Month: September 2019

Monday, 9/23: Homework, AWs, Sentence Combo, Debrief Test #5, Outsiders

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“SAWs, 9/23.” Each word is used twice.
complexity (noun) the quality of having many interrelated parts; the quality of not being simple
culture (noun) a way of life; a group of people who share a particular way of life
element (noun) a piece, part, or component
resourceful (adjective) inventive; capable
tradition (noun) a regular practice; a custom that is repeated over time

  1. We used the _____ of surprise for Joe’s birthday party.
  2. For many, it is a ___ to give Santa cookies and milk on Christmas.
  3. _____ people reuse everything they can.
  4. In American _______, we celebrate our independence on July 4.
  5. He couldn’t handle the ___ of the Webster’s crossword because his vocabulary wasn’t strong enough.
  6. As your vocabulary increases, you can read and understand writing of greater ______.
  7. (2) Much of what makes up a ______ are its _____(s).
  8. Because he was ____, he was able to survive until he was found.
  9. There are several _____(s) that help make up a good essay.

 

“Sentence Combo, 9/23.”

  1. The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat.
  2. A girl rode her unicycle. Down the street is where she went. She had a llama-shaped balloon.
  3. She likes pizza. The llama prefers salmon burgers. 

 

Go over Test #5.

The Outsiders!

Friday, 9/20: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #5

Prep sheet for Test #5.
FROs:  ___/8 ___/10  ___/9   KBARR: _____/40
Outsiders Quiz: ___/8    Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
Vocab Practices:  ___/10   ___/10    ___/10
Other Extra Credit: Vocab Relay: Per. 6 +3, Per. 2 +2, Per. 1 + 1.  Carly Simon +1. vain/vane/vein  +1 each.  Same = +1   Sound = +1

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Explain how I do it: “In my bedroom, the nearest lamp that I  usually keep turned on is 12 feet away from my bed. Alone in the room, without using wires, strings, or any other aids or contraptions, I can turn out the light on that lamp and get into bed before the room is dark.”
  2. What are the elusive characters; missing two letters or numbers? (In other words, what letters go into the blanks? The answer is NOT R and E.)
    W  A  T  E  ___ M  ___  L  O  N
  3. 1961 was a special year (other than for the fact that Mr. Coward was born then). In fact, the next time a year will be this special will be the year 6009. What is so special about those two years?
  4. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
  5. In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence, “What shall I do, Gertrude?” has the word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
    • a) Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.
    • b) People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.
    • c) For the Halloween party, John came looking like a radish.
  6. When does 1+1+1=1?

 

Test #5.

 

Doodle Theme: Music.

Thursday, 9/19: Vocab, FRO’s Sentence Combo, Outsiders Quiz

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, FROs, Outsiders, Husker Du, Sentence Combining.

“Vocab, 9/19.”
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The teacher’s attitude was very _____(ing); he always treated his class like they were in kindergarten.
  5. nonchalant : hysterical ::  gossipy : _____
  6. Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
  7. If you ____ (ed) Chipotle last night, it benefited the band program.
  8. Buck Merrill sometimes sold _____ alcohol.  (It was called bootlegging.)
  9. A spy must be ____ and not go blabbing secrets around.
  10. I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!

 

“FROs 9/19.”  CS = Correct Sentence.  F = Fragment.  RO = Run on. 

  1. Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
  2. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
  3. Fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, he battled the vicious llama.
  4. Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
  5. The strange life of the llama.
  6. Jack and Jill and the llama went up the hill to fetch a pail of water then they fell down.
  7. The llama fell down and broke his crown Jack and Jill fell in the well.
  8. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
  9. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.

“The Adventures of Chuckie, II, 9/19.”

  1. a) His teacher is not amused.   b) His teacher is a woman.   c) She is very quiet.   d) She has karate experience.  (Hint:  his____,_____ with ______, is)
  2.  a) His teacher walks toward Chuckie’s desk.  b) Her walk is cool.  1c) Her walk is silent.  1d) Her walk is slow. (Hint: -ly)
  3. a) The class holds its breath.  2b) They have anticipation.  2c) They know what will happen next. (Hint: with, because.)

The Outsiders. Write the ANSWER, not the letter.

  1. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the book they’re reading than Pony, even though Pony is the “smart” one, is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
  2. The real message of  “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that bad things always happen.  a) True  b) False
  3. Which quote so far best connects to the title of the novel?  a) “How’d you like to live with that?”  b) “I guess we’re different.”  c) “Too bad it couldn’t stay like that all the time.”  d) “Things have been happening so fast…”  e) “I bet they were cool old guys.”
  4. The same character said all five of the quotes in the previous question. Which one?  a) Pony  b) Soda  c) Dally  d) Johnny  e) Darry  f) Two Bit  g) Steve
  5. Chapter 5 would be considered part of the ______ of this story.    a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) NOTA
  6. Who said? “I can’t believe little old Johnny could kill somebody.”  a) Pony  b) Dally  c) Soda  d) Darry  e) Two-Bit   f) NOTA
  7. This person is commenting on the irony of that.  a) True  b) False
  8. Dally getting hauled in for the murder he didn’t do is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False

Wednesday, 9/18: Vocab, FRO’s, Chuckie, Outsiders

Checking SMYKs.

“Vocab 9/18.”

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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
  5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
  6. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
  7. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher. Worrying about the kids’ problems wore her out.
  8. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
  9. Johnny and Two-Bit were _____ by what Pony said about Darry being mean.
  10. The root of this word means “to struggle against.”  ______

VOCABULARY RELAY!

“FRO’s, 9/18.” CS = Correct Sentence, F = Fragment, RO = Run-on

  1. The chuck wagon, a rolling kitchen on wheels.
  2. The word chuck means food or grub, and that is what they served.
  3. Jimmy, laughing at the comedian’s act.
  4. Is this a fragment?
  5. Looking after saddles was also one of the llama’s jobs.
  6. Explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it.
  7. Over the hills and through the woods, to the llama’s house we go.
  8. I love that llama because he is so funny.
  9. As the llama trained to be a ninja.
  10. The llama helps me with my homework, he does a great job.

 

 

OUTSIDERS. 

Tuesday, 9/17: Vocab, Sentence Combo, FRO’s, Outsiders

Bonus Warm Up: Homophones
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Spell all three correctly for +3!

Second Bonus: What do the roots of the word homophone literally mean?  ____  _____.

Checking Definitions.


“Vocab, 9/17.” (10p)

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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. buy : sell :: boycott : ____
  5. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ____
  6. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
  7. This word literally means “discovered speechless.” ______
  8. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
  9. I was _____ to tell the teacher about the cheating I saw, because the person was my friend.
  10. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.

Fragments and Run-ons. (FRO’s)

What’s wrong with the following “sentences”?

  1. The llama in the field.
  2. Every day after school.
  3. Whenever the llama sings.
  4. The llama that is so smart.

What about these?

  1. I love that llama he’s so sweet.
  2. I saw a llama yesterday it was purple.
  3. The llama helps me with my homework he does a great job.
  4. It’s too far to walk, let’s ride a llama.

How do we fix them? How do we avoid them?

“FRO Practice I, 9/17.”  (7p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group. Tell how to fix the FROs for extra credit!

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we hiked.
  4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
  5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
  6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
  7. Into the hole fell he.
  8. I love that story; I have read it three times.

 

 

The Outsiders.