Month: February 2019

Thursday, 2/28: Husker Du, Vocab + Relay, Giver, POETRY?!

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du for your class, Vocab, Giver.

POETRY!?
Something else the members of the Community don’t understand is poetry.

Much of the meaning in poetry comes from the way the poet arranges the lines. In poetry, each line is a unit of meaning. The words a writer uses at the end of each line are specifically chosen to build meaning. In the hands of a poet, one sentence can become a work of art. William Carlos Williams was inspired to write a poem as he was caring for a dying little girl (he was a doctor too). He looked out the window of her room as he sat by her bed, and saw the scene he describes. This is one of the most famous and best-loved, as well as most analyzed poems of all time. Here it is as a sentence:

So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the white chickens.

Try arranging this sentence into a poem.
FEEL FREE to: chop it up into lines, chop up individual words, repunctuate, not punctuate, play with the capitals. 
Just DON’T: rearrange the order, add or subtract any words. 

Remember: you’re trying to build meaning into the poem with your line arrangement. This could be from the arrangement of syllables to the way the poem looks.

Once you have a version you like, recopy it neatly/artistically onto a clean sheet of paper. I will give extra credit for those who turn in a nice artistic version.

 

We’ll look at the poet’s version in a bit.

 

“Vocab, 2/28.  Used properly or not? Write Yes if the word is used properly in the sentence. Write No if it is not.

  1. The band was so crescendo I couldn’t hear my friend talking.
  2. She yearned for a better life.
  3. The buckle bridge was very old and ready to fall.
  4. I frazzled my homework last night because it was so hard and took so long.
  5. She drank a magnitude of soda and burped all night.
  6. The police were vigilant, watching the house 24/7.
  7. First period acted so regress yesterday; they were just like kindergartners.
  8. He made a feeble attempt at studying, decided he was too feeble-minded, and gave up.
  9. The ghost manifested itself at the end of the hall and scared the bejabbers out of me.
  10. The elephant’s trunk sinuoused out of the enclosure and took the peanut.
  11. He didn’t understand the peril of his situation and thought he was safe.
  12. The magnitude of Jeff Bezos’s fortune is mind-blowing. (About $52 million per day, over $2 million per hour, and $36,000 a minute.)
  13. Lack of sleep for an extended period can result in a regression of your IQ.
  14. The manifest teacher turned out to be an alien!
  15. He was so weak, he feebled when he tried to pick up the barbell.

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!

Giver, 17 & 18.

  1. Now that Jonas is experiencing deep feelings like anger and sadness, what does he realize about his family?
  2. (“quote”) Why is Jonas disturbed by the game his friends are playing?
  3. How do they make the decision about which twin to release?
  4. What is Lily’s theory about Elsewhere?
  5. What memory changed Rosemary?
  6. Why did they change the rule about the Receiver asking for release?
  7. What idea of Jonas’s intrigues the Giver?

Chapter 19… “Bye-bye, little guy.”

Wednesday, 2/27: Husker Du, Vocab, Giver

Bright Bytes Survey.

 

“Husker Du, Period One, Test #7.” a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate

  • 7. The root origin of this word meant “turned against.”  ________
  • 18. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama.  (More than one.)  a) women’s  b) woman’s  c) womens’s  d) NOTA
  • 19. I think ____ going to be OK. a) there  b) their  c) they’re  d) NOTA
  • 21. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  • 29. When Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution

“Husker Du, Period Two, Test #21.” a) infringe  b) exasperate  c) unscrupulous  d) reprieve  e) profound  f) indolent  g) conspicuous  h) tentative  i) haphazard  j) relinquish

  • 1. During the summer, without something to do, some kids can get very _____ and end up not doing much of anything.
  • 2. After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _____(ly) to see if it would support her weight.
  • 9. In exchange for safety and peace, the members of the Community seemed to have _____(ed) a lot of freedom.
  • 13. One reason people may dislike lawyers is due to ____ lawsuits that waste everybody’s time and money.  a) frivolous  b) exploit  c) contemporary  d) abandon  e) dramatic  f) NOTA
  • 14. The roots of this word mean “of the present time.” _____  a) frivolous  b) exploit  c) contemporary  d) abandon  e) dramatic  f) NOTA

“Husker Du, Period Five, Test #7.”  a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate

  • 7. The root origin of this word meant “turned against.”  ________
  • 18. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama.  (More than one.)  a) women’s  b) woman’s  c) womens’s  d) NOTA
  • 19. I think ____ going to be OK. a) there  b) their  c) they’re  d) NOTA
  • 21. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  • 29. When Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution

“Husker Du, Period Six, Test #16.”  a) succumb   b) subsist   c) presumptuous   d) reproach   e) cathartic   f) frugal   g) cobble   h) futile   i) dissemble   j) ambivalent

  • 3. Sometimes it’s tough to not ______ to peer pressure.
  • 4.  During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips and pizza.
  • 11. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn’t buy broccoli or schnitzel for the party.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  • 16. If you were 25, healthy, and unmarried, which way would you probably have been sent at the stadium?  a) Left  b) Right
  • 17. Who “volunteered” to go to the bad side at the stadium.  a) Ilzecki  b) Vladek’s father  c) Wolfe  d) Anja’s father  e) NOTA

 

“Vocab, 2/27.”  Once each.

  1. The elephant reached out with its ____trunk.
  2. Jonas said that the main feeling in his Stirrings dream was the ______(ing).
  3. One of these days your knees will ____ under the weight of your giant backpacks.
  4. The chatter in the class reached a ______, and then Mr. Coward yelled, “Quiet!”
  5. He didn’t realize the _____ of his mistake until much later when it all came back to haunt him.
  6. Lack of sleep _____(s) itself in many ways, such as an actual drop in intelligence.
  7. The test supervisor was not very ____, and many students cheated on the test.
  8. (2) Sometimes when a guest teacher is a little _____ in the discipline department, classes will _____ to being kindergartners again.
  9. (2) The guest teacher had better not be _____(ed) by your class, or you will be in great _____ when Mr. Coward returns.

 

The Giver.

WHY do you think this community exists?  WHY do you think they went to SAMENESS?

“Dah Givah, 15, 16.” Write the ANSWER.

  1. Why does The Giver give Jonas the memory of war?
  2. (“quote”)Why doesn’t Jonas want to go back to The Giver?
  3. What does the boy in the war memory ask for?
  4. All of these are things Jonas has experienced through the memories so far, except…   a)  Pain  b) Loneliness  c) Solitude  d) Joy  e) He has experienced all of these.
  5. The word Jonas was searching for to describe the feeling in the room of the memory was… a) Christmas.  b) family.  c) belonging.  d) comfort.  e) love.  f) NOTA
  6. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him,their reaction could best be described as…  a) disgust.  b) annoyance.  c) anger.  d) amusement.  e) NOTA
  7. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas tells Gabe he wants to escape the Community.  a) True  b) False
  8. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas decides the Pills are a good idea.  a) True  b) False
  9. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas lies to his parents.  a) True  b) False
  10. The Giver is told in ___ person.   a) first  b) second  c) third  d) fourth

 

Chapter 17, 18…

Tuesday, 2/26: Husker Du, Vocab, Giver

Kindness Week Continues…

Tonight’s Reading: To the end of Chapter 16, with 1-1-1 for ch. 16 only.

“Husker Du, Period One, Test #7.”
a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate

  • 1. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
  • 2. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and refuses to buy their products.
  • 9. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)
  • 17. I think that llama is _____.   a) they’re  b) theres  c) their’s  d) theirs  e) NOTA
  • 22. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence

“Husker Du, Period Two, Test #21.”
a) infringe  b) exasperate  c) unscrupulous  d) reprieve  e) profound  f) indolent  g) conspicuous  h) tentative  i) haphazard  j) relinquish

  • 7. It had been raining so much that we ____(ly) planned the picnic for Saturday, but we also made other plans just in case.
  • 10. The word ______ comes from a word that means ethics.
  • 11. If we use the word _____ as a noun, it can also mean an adventure.  a) frivolous  b) exploit  c) contemporary  d) abandon  e) dramatic  f) NOTA
  • 18. What is most likely the main theme of “Old Glory”?  a) That the right to a fair trial is important.  b) That freedom of speech is important.  c) That if people don’t stand up for their rights, those rights might be taken away.  d) That you shouldn’t burn flags.  e) NOTA
  • 26. We can wait here until Carlos calls us. a) Simple   b) Compound  c) Complex

“Husker Du, Period Five, Test #7.”
a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate

  • 1. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
  • 2. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and refuses to buy their products.
  • 9. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)
  • 17. I think that llama is _____.   a) they’re  b) theres  c) their’s  d) theirs  e) NOTA
  • 22. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence

“Husker Du, Period Six, Test #16.”
a) succumb   b) subsist   c) presumptuous   d) reproach   e) cathartic   f) frugal   g) cobble   h) futile   i) dissemble   j) ambivalent

  • 2. The root of this word means both. ______
  • 7. The root of this word means “to clean out.” _____
  • 8. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.”
  • 23. A bunker is another name for a…  a) gun  b) secret stash of food  c) bed  d) hiding place  e) ghetto  f) NOTA
  • 24. Being called a kombinator is a compliment.  a) True  b) False

 

“Vocab, 2/26.” Each one once.
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“Giver 13,14.” Write the distinguishing words OF THE ANSWER.

  1. For Jonas, what is the most frustrating rule of his training? a) The one about medication for pain.  b) The one about talking about his training.  c) The one about rudeness.  d) The one about lying. e) NOTA
  2. What disturbed Jonas the most about the memory of the elephant?  a) The guns.  b) The blood.  c) The brutality of the men.  d) The fact that there were two colors of men.  e) The anguish (pain) of the other elephant.
  3. When the previous successor to The Giver failed, what happened? a) The people had no one to make decisions.  b)  The Receiver was punished.  c) Her memories were released into the Community, and the people felt pain. d) The books were banned when people found out. e) They had to release her.  f) NOTA
  4. What does the Giver say that shocks Jonas?  a) “I don’t even know why they need a Receiver…”  b) “Frightening isn’t it?”  c) “They know nothing.”  d) “And you will (suffer). It’s my life. And it will be yours.”  e)  “Sameness sucks.”   f) NOTA
  5. On p100, when the Giver says, “And next it will be you. A great honor,” he is being ironic.   a) True  b) False
  6. The Giver says that knowing facts without having memories is…  a) stupid  b) conflict-free  c) easier  d) meaningless  e) intelligent  f) NOTA
  7. What makes Jonas feel “desperately lonely”?
  8. The Giver tells Jonas that the memories of pain and suffering give them _____.
  9. What memory was the strongest when the Elders sought the Giver’s advice about increasing the birthrate?
  10. What power did Jonas discover that “frightened” him?

 

 

Monday, 2/25: Homework, Debrief Test #23, Giver.

Homies: Here’s the word from Mr. Calandro:

No Vocabulary this week.  Instead, everyone must do the following:

In your home base classes select ONE act of kindness (more visible is better) that every student in your class will perform throughout the week. (Examples may be: offer to clean up after others at lunch, greet all of their teachers and ask how their day was, offer to help others, give their full attention to others (when appropriate), hold the door for other students, shake hands/give high fives to others and get to know people’s names, offer their seat at a lunch table to someone else, greet other students…) The act should be concrete and students should count how many times they do it each day and we will track it throughout the week.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW (VIA EMAIL) WHAT YOUR CLASS IS DOING AS THEIR ACT OF KINDNESS

So… What’s it gonna be, homies?

Copy homework into planner.

 

Vocabulary Intro.
On your vocab sheet, rate each vocab word 1-4 (write it under the word).
1 = Never seen/heard the word before.
2 = Seen/heard it, but don’t know what it means.
3 = Kinda know what it means.
4 = Own it and can explain to everyone else.

Let’s hear from those with some 4’s.

 

No SAWs. Spin the Wheel of Doom one week early! We will respin if #23 or #24 comes up.

Period One. Test #7: #3. #4, #8, #23, #27

Period Two. Test #21: #4, #8, #12, #17, #23

Period Five. Test #7: #3. #4, #8, #23, #27

Period Six. Test #16. #5, #10, #12, #19, #21

 

Debrief Test #23. Do NOT memorize! Study and UNDERSTAND. READ THE QUESTION.

 

Dah Givah aloud.
Big Questions
Why having choices important? Is it really?
What is a “life”?
“They know nothing…” (p132)
“And next it will be you. A great honor” (p133) ???

 

 

Friday, 2/22: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #23

Prep sheet for Test #23. (Reload the test to test the latest version.)
1-1-1’s: ___/30   Husker Du: ___/10  ___/10   ___/10
Giver Quizzes: ___/9  ___/10
Other Extra Credit: ?

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Serena needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down: butter, milk, eggs, duct tape, cashews, toilet paper, oranges, vinegar, lemon juice…     What was Serena making?
  2. Why can’t a man marry his brother’s wife’s mother-in-law? (Assume she’s not dead.)
  3. How many numbers between 1 and 799 can be divided by 2? (Alert: Math!)
  4. What color is represented by this “word”  BRLEUDE
  5. Wacky Wordy:   CLOU__ __
  6. An infinite number of mathematicians are standing behind a counter. The first asks the man for half a pint of root beer, the second for a quarter pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of root beer will the man need to fulfill all mathematicians’ orders? (Alert: math.)

 

Test #23. Doodle Theme: A PERFECT Life.

For PAPERBACK BOOKS, use the following page numbers for #29: a) p113  b) p113  c) p119  d) p121  e) p117