Month: November 2019

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab Review (3 vocab question from each of the vocab sections on Tests 1, 2, 4, 5, 6), RBC – Bus Schedule, Husker Du – Proofreading, the end of TMA.

“Vocab Review, 11/6.”

1. The Socs are the ____ social class in 1967 Tulsa.  a) rueful  b) illicit  c) vain  d) elite  e) asset  f) bleak  g) NOTA
2. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).     a) smolder  b) nonchalant  c) indignant  d) elite  e) incredulous  f) roguish  g) NOTA
3. Dally spat on the ground ______(ly) when he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny.a) contemptuous  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) gorge  e) reluctant  f) indignant  g) NOTA
4. Every time Mr. Coward played the beat, he _____(ed) a response from the class, who thought someone was coming through the door.  a) illicit  b) hysterical  c) elicit  d) acquit  e) wince  f) patronize  g) NOTA
5. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me.  a) elite  b) elude  c) conform  d) reminisce  e) fathom  f) circumvent  g) NOTA
6. Most religions promise eternal _____ in something like Heaven.  a) incredulous  b) exploit  c) defunct  d) premonition  e) connotation  f) savvy  g) NOTA
7. We know now that Dally’s toughness was just a _____.   a) facade  b) hysterical  c) fathom  d) reluctant  e) conform  f) leery  g) NOTA
8. Her gentleness was a(n) _______ in her job as a veterinarian. a) savvy  b) asset  c) facade  d) connotation  e) leery  f) reminisce  g) NOTA
9. My parents were a little _____ about the crowd I was hanging out with.  a) nonchalant  b) gingerly  c) leery  d) wistful  e) defunct  f) patronize  g) NOTA
10. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough.  a) bliss  b) illicit  c) elicit  d) implore  e) bluff  f) ironic  g) NOTA
11. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.  a) reluctant  b) bluff  c) indignant  d) aloof  e) discrete  f) sage  g) NOTA
12. The explorer’s ______(s) made great material for a book and movie.  a) circumvent  b) illicit  c) acquit  d) dumbfound  e) elude  f) exploit  g) NOTA
13. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive.  a) facade  b) hysterical  c) fathom  d) reluctant  e) wistful  f) leery  g) NOTA

 

Vocab Relay! I picked 10!

 

Correct RBC — Product Information. (7p)

“RBC – Product Label, 11/6.” (7p) Write the answer, not the letter.

1. The medicine is labeled for use in all these cases, except…  a) flu.  b) common cold  c) aches and pains  d) headache  e) It is labeled for all these.
2. For up to how many days can this medicine be taken for a headache?  a) 1  b) 3  c) 10  d) 14  e) It doesn’t say.
3. This is an OTC drug, as opposed to a prescription one. What does OTC mean? 
4. This drug can be used to reduce swelling.  a) True  b) False
5. Who should not take the tablets at all?
   
6. Since this is an OTC drug, it can be considered completely safe.  a) True  b) False
7. As it is used on the label, what does the word Indications [A] mean?

 

 

Paradoxes (Thanks to Wikipedia!)

“Is the answer to this question no?”

Exception paradox: if every rule has an exception, then there must be an exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
Variation: The only rule is that there are no rules.

“Practice moderation in all things. Including moderation.”

 ??

Think of all the paradoxes created by time travel!!

You can actually see backwards in time any day or night. You don’t need any sort of contraption either.  Try to guess how.  Any semi-reasonable, complete-sentence answer gets credit. Go.

 

“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury

• “I don’t try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
• “Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.”
  

Pick one of the quotes and explain to the person next to you what you think he means.

 

Read aloud

Copy homework into planner. No vocab homework! Make sure you know the first 5 weeks’ worth of vocab words.
How many of these do you remember from Week #1?
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation

1. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ______
2. rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
3. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
4. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used.
5. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
6. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.

 

“AW’s 11/4.”
adjustment (noun) small change
exposure (noun) display; attention; experience with something
modify (verb) to make changes to
monitor (verb) to check; to keep track of
transition (noun) change process

1. Many people think that ______ to violence in games and movies can lead to real violence.
2. (2) To make a(n) ________ is to _______ something.
3. We have been working on ______ words and phrases such as “for example,” “secondly,” and “furthermore.”
4. Parents should ______ what their kids are watching and what games they are playing.
5. Stranded in the snowy mountains without a jacket, he almost died of _______.
6. The US prides itself on a peaceful _______ from one president to the next.
7. An adjective ____(s) a noun.
8. After a(n) ______ or two, the car ran perfectly.
9. Unless you take specific steps to stop it, your phone _____(s) almost all your actions.

 

Debrief Test #11. Sigh.

Alyce.