Month: September 2020

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Warm Up/Announcements:

• Check in in the chat by typing a complete sentence that begins with the word although.
• Check out the link to test0320, which happens MONDAY, 10/5 for periods 1,2,3 and Tuesday, 10/6 for periods 5,6.  I might add or subtract questions depending on how far we get in Outsiders today.
• NO CLASSES OR KBARR ON FRIDAY!

 

Title in Notebook: “Sentence SCRAMBLE, 9/30 (10/1).” 
Instructions: NEW! Use every word. Do not break up the pieces. DO NOT ADD ANY. Rearrange the chunks until you get the right-sounding sentence. Write it down. There might be more than one way!
Individual.

the roast pig immediately stick when an apple is finished in its mouth

to learning used for cheating because they cause distractions cell phones are banned and are sometimes  in most schools

Title in Notebook: “Vocab, 9/30 (10/1).” 
Instructions: Use your vocab definitions to choose the correct word for each picture or blank.  You might use some more than once; you might not use them all.
dogged, indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge, bluff
Collaborative in Breakouts.
  

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“Messy Room Examples.

WDILL?? = WHAT DOES IT LOOK (SMELL, SOUND, ETC) LIKE?

You put a little more weight on the foot on the carpet, testing it. It sinks right through and slips on something in pieces underneath. It feels like a bunch of little splinters that are rubbing against your shoe. Probably pieces of old, broken legos, you think to yourself. But then you stop. To feel the pieces of legos underneath the carpet, it would have to not be anchored into the ground. Ugh! You are standing in a sea of mold. Sure enough, when you lift your foot to take another step, there is a hole in the sea of mold where your foot was.

There were broken boxes filled to the brim of gifts from relatives. Some of them had vines growing out of them. There were also a couple pairs of glowing eyes. I picked up an old sandwich that was under there, and sniffed it. It smelled like someone put rat poison in it. Opening it up, the cheese was so moldy, there must have been a couple hundred organisms living on it.

 I  realized it was that piece of the air I choked on. I coughed it up then I was fine. Not again my feet had gotten stuck to the floor from standing in the same place for too long. The yellow puss was making a hard paste around my boots. It felt cold and as hard as cement. I grabbed the knife in my pocket and I cut just enough hard paste off to escape from.

When I walked in, it looked terrible(And smelled terrible). There was a pile of bar wrappers, piles of dirty underwear and socks. There was also a pile of clean but not hanged in the corner of the room.

Worms wiggle around on the bed, and they cover the entire bed. As you move to the closet, a dead grizzly bear falls out of the closet, fully stinking of skunk farts. As you leave, the door eaten by termites falls on you…

 When I lay on my moldy mattress, look up and see the month-old piece of pizza stuck to the ceiling. I rolled over and saw a faint splatter of blood on the wall when I slammed my brother on the wall for throwing up on my floor. I peek down at the floor and, sure enough, there is that tan stain on the floor.

Next Show not Tell: Fun!  “It Was So Much Fun…” Show me you having fun. What does that look, feel, sound like? Don’t tell me what you like to do; SHOW me you in the middle of doing it! 350+ words, share your Gdoc with me, ndp, creative title. No opinions!

• Monday, 10/5 for Periods 1-3.
• Tuesday 10/6 for Periods 5,6.

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The Outsiders!  Read aloud to the end of chapter 2 +.  Look for answers to these questions (which will be on the test tomorrow)!

• “…worked too hard anyway…”     a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
• “…is nervous around strangers”?   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
• “…sometimes seemed “hardly human…”   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
• “…is “happy-go-lucky…”    a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
• “…lies to himself all the time…”   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Dally
• The Outsiders is written in ______ person.   a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 4th
• When Cherry says that she “kind of admires” Dally, this is ironic.  a) True  b) False
• “It was almost four months ago…” This begins an example of…  a) conflict  b) Show not Tell  c) foreshadowing  d) flashback  e) NOTA
• “Not over his dead body…”  This is an example of…  a) conflict  b) Show not Tell  c) foreshadowing  d) flashback  e) NOTA

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Warm Up during Roll:

1. Check in with a word beginning with the letter J.
2. What “day” of the week is it in this class? Answer in CHAT, BUT DO NOT HIT ENTER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO!
3. Which of the following sentences (A or B) is “better” and why? Answer in CHAT, BUT DO NOT HIT ENTER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO!
   • A. The llama ate some bad sushi, and he got sick.
   • B. Because the llama ate some bad sushi, he got sick.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Time for a new KBAR Chart! Make it now!
• Time for a New Topic in the new forum! Don’t do that until you’ve read today!
• If the Forum gives a weird error message, JUST GO BACK AND LOG IN AGAIN!
• No school Friday! That means no KBARR Friday!
• Email me a pic of last week’s chart (9/21-9/25) by 3:00 pm.
• Due Today: SMYK’s.

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Title in Notebook: “FRO’s 9/28 (9/29).” 
Instructions: For each “sentence” write: CS = Correct Sentence, F = Fragment, or RO = Run on.
Individual.

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.

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Title in notebook: “Noun, Verb, Adjective, 9/28 (9/29).”   
Instructions: Copy each underlined word, and write whether it is a noun, verb, or adjective, or none of the above.
Individual.

For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.

1. brief.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
2. moment.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
3. stupidly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
4. fly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
5. across. a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA

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Checking for SMYK’s!

Title in Notebook: “Vocab, 9/28 (9/29).”
Instructions: Use you vocab definitions to choose the correct word for each picture or blank.  You might use some more than once; you might not use them all.
dogged, indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge, bluff
Collaborative in Breakouts.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (Hint: Why did he move?)
4. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
5. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
6. Since I studied, I ________(ed) myself quite well on the test!
7. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
8. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
9. Pony was _____ when he thought of his parents, remembering how nice things used to be.
10. The students ____(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. “Please?” they begged.

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Next Writing Assignment:
“Fun.” SHOW (don’t tell)  me you in the middle of having fun! The dust hitting you in the face as you bomb down the hill on your bike, dodging the ruts and holes… etc! Show me what it looks and feels and sounds like from your point of view while you are having FUN!

What does that look, feel, sound like? Don’t tell me what you like to do; SHOW me you in the middle of doing it! 350+ words, share your Gdoc with me, ndp, creative title. No opinions!

• Due Monday, 10/5 for Periods 1-3.
• Due Tuesday 10/6 for Periods 5,6.

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The Outsiders! Chapter 2… This will be a significant portion of the test!

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NEW PROCEDURE! As you enter the zoomer, please type a greeting in the chat! Today’s greeting must start with the letter H. This is my new ROLL-Taking procedure.

You should already have 4  KBARR’s completed, chart and response on the forum.

UPDATE: THERE IS A TEACHER WORK DAY NEXT FRIDAY, 10/2. THAT WILL MOVE THE DUE DATE FOR THE NEXT SHOW NOT TELL. PLEASE SEE THE HOMEWORK PAGE FOR DETAILS.

AFTERNOON MINUTES:

• TEST #2 Retakers
• Anyone with one or more zeros in Aeries.
• 5th period: 1:30 pm  6th period: 2pm

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Title in Notebook: “Sentence Combo, 9/24 (9/25).”
Instructions: Combine each group into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, and change words, but make sure all the info is still there. I give you a hint for starting each one. Any extra versions are extra credit.
Individual.

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.  c) Her walk is silent.  d) Her walk is slow. (Hint:  Add -ly to cool, silent, slow)
3. a) The class holds its breath.  b) They have anticipation.  c) They know what will happen next. (Hint: Use with, because.)
   

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Title in Notebook: “FRO’s, 9/24 (9/25).”
Instructions: CS = Correct Sentence, F = Fragment, RO = Run-on
Individual.

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.

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Title in Notebook: “Vocabulary, 9/24 (9/25).” Checking Vocab Definitions.
Instructions: Use your vocab definitions to choose the correct word for each picture or blank. You may use words more than once, and you might not use them all.
Collaborative in Breakouts.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (Bonus for who this is from Greek myth!)
4. _____
5. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with; she didn’t trust them to make good decisions.
6. I waited until Mom’s anger _____(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
7. Listening to music is not ______ to studying. It interferes with your learning.
8. The jury ______(ed) him, so he was free to go.
9. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
10. I was ______ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.

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The Outsiders aloud to the end of ch1 +

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You should already have one KBARR completed, chart and response.

Warm Up During Roll. Answer in chat, BUT DO NOT PRESS ENTER UNTIL I SAY SO.

What “day” is it in this class?

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Go over homework. I will be talking about the next Show not Tell on Thursday and Friday, when I go over the “Messy Room” essays. I wouldn’t start the new one until I talk about it.

This afternoon: Send me a pic of your KBARR Chart from last week! (9/14-9/18). Come here live if you have any zeros in Aeries.

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“Sentence Combining, 9/22 (9/23).” — Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination!)
1.  Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.    He is the class clown.    He clucks like a chicken.

2. His fingers make sounds.   The sounds are scratching.   They claw the desktop.    The desktop is battered.

3.  Then a voice freezes his behavior.    The voice is stern.    The behavior is disturbing.  (Hint: stern and disturbing are just adjectives.)

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Go over Test #2. The Outsiders section was a problem! USE THE BOOK!

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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, 9/22 (9/23).”  (8p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group.

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.

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The Outsiders aloud into ch 2.

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Monday, 9/21: EVERYBODY GOES TO THEIR MATH CLASS AT 1:00!

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Mental Floss. (In your notebook) Remember, they are all tricks!

1. A boat has a ladder hanging off the side that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
2. Show how it is possible to name the capital of each and every one of the United States in less than a minute.
3. Which is correct, “bigger of two halves” or “biggest of two halves”?
4. Johnny’s mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?
5. There are ten sheep walking in a straight line across a field. What numbered sheep can look back and say he is the third from the last in line?

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Find your numbers for the “week” in the notebook:

Vocabs: /11, /12, /11 = ___/34
Verbs and Adjectives: /10, /6, /5 = ___/21
Other Bonus: Kal El? quadruped? Mental Floss?

Type your numbers into chat following the model above. If you were absent, that number is zero until you make it up!

Attention: You should start a new KBARR chart for the week and a topic on the forum for the new week!

 

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CLOSED NOTEBOOKS, OPEN OUTSIDERS BOOKS!

Test #2! Be sure to also write your answers in your notebook. SPELLING COUNTS, but not capitalization. DOUBLE CHECK!

Test 2 – Period 5.

Test 2 – Period 6.

 

Test 2 – Period 1.

Test 2 – Period 2.

Test 2 – Period 3.

 

 

Finished early? Have you finished/shared your “Messy Room”?

Your choices:
1) Doodle – Theme: “Weird Planet.” The theme is optional; you may doodle about whatever you want. If I like it you get get extra credit.
2) Trackword. Spell words by connecting adjoining letters. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Each letter must touch the one before it. No proper nouns, abbreviations, or foreign words. You can only use a letter once in the same word. 10 words = +1, 20 words = +2, etc. Use any blank area on your test sheet for your word list. Be sure to number your list. (IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, Take a pic.)

3) Read something.