Month: October 2020

Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1,2,3) – Friday, 10/16 (Per 5,6)

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Check-in in Chat: COPY the Sentence that is completely correct or type “they are all wrong.”  (Use <  > for the Italics.)

Which one is correct? a) On the album Megatron, my favorite song is “Do You Love Me?”   b) On the album Megatron, my favorite song is Do You Love Me?  c) On the album “Megatron,” my favorite song is Do You Love Me?  d) On the album Megatron, my favorite song is “Do You Love Me?”.  e) They are all wrong!

Test04-2020 Preview: Apostrophes, FRO’s, Vocab, Outsiders. The test is Monday (10/19)  for Periods 1,2,3 and Tuesday (10/20) for Periods 5,6.

ATTENTION: NO KBARR RESPONDING NEXT WEEK (10/19-10/23)! JUST DO YOUR READING AND YOUR CHARTING! 

AFTERNOON SGI: Come back if you’ve shared your Perfect Music AND you want a little help with it.

Perfect? I don’t think so!! Examples: notPerfect.

PERFECT PAPERS are due Monday (10/19)  for Periods 1,2,3 and Tuesday (10/20) for Periods 5,6.

“Sentence Scramble, 10/15 (10/16)”
Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate! Extra ways = Extra points.

  1. * her creamed corn  * yelling  * at the baby sitter  * onto the floor  *  Jennifer flipped
  2. * almost on tiptoe   *of the hospital  *we went in  *because the quietness  *scared us

Apostrophes, 10/15 (10/16)

  1. _____ llama was selected for the fair.  (Charles)
  2. I got all ____ on my report card.  (A)
  3. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to students. (More than one.)  (teacher)
  4. _____ llama is that?  (who)
  5. The _____ was the best decade for music.   (70)

“Vocab, 10/15 (10/16).”
  

  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 the other 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!

The Outsiders! The PLOT begins

 

Tuesday, 10/13 (Per. 1,2,3) – Wednesday, 10/14 (Per. 5,6)

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EVERYONE comes back this afternoon for me to check SMYK’s.

Afternoon MINUTES 10/13 (10/14): As you enter, I will give you a word, look at your SMYK’s and type the corresponding SMYK sentence in the chat. 

Check-in in Chat: Type the sentence below, fixing any and all mistakes.

the best song on the album my love is like a cheese is love baby kiss doll.

Use < > for italics/underlining.

You should have:

  • 2 days of KBARR in a new chart
  • 2 responses in the new forum
  • SMYK’s
  • Sent me a pic of last week’s chart; 10/5 – 10/9.

EVERYONE comes back this afternoon for me to check SMYK’s.

Period 1 : 1:00   Period 2 : 1:30  Period 3 : 2:00

Period 5 : 1:30  Period 6: 2:00

Title in Notebook: “Apostrophe’s +, 10/13 (10/14).”
Instructions. COPY the boldfaced part and write the correct form of the word at the end in the blank. Not all of them will need an apostrophe.

  1. Spend as long washing ____ hands… (you)
  2. …as it takes to say the _____. (ABC)
  3. We had four ______ in class. (Jake)
  4. The____ clothes are on the second floor (more than 1 child)
  5. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
  6. ______ hair is pretty cool.  (Elvis)
  7. I think that llama is _____.   (they)
  8. The ______ live down the street from us.  (Jones)
  9. I think ____ OK. (they)
  10. Is the title spelled correctly?

Title in Notebook: “Sentence SCRAMBLE, 10/13 (10/14).”
Instructions: Use every word. Do not break up the pieces. Rearrange the chunks until you get the right-sounding sentence. Write it down. You don’t even need a comma if you do it correctly!

  • that the doctor
  • if we didn’t
  • we stayed with you
  • told us
  • in the hospital ourselves
  • we were going to
  • get some sleep
  • end up
  • so much

Title in Notebook: “Vocab, 10/13 (10/14).”  (11p) 

discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, dumbfounded, patronize, stamina,  reluctant

1. 2.Hystl-300x214 3. illicit-1 4.   discreet discrete

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

 

 

The Outsiders to the end of chapter 3+

Friday, 10/9 (Per. 1,2,3) – Monday, 10/12 (Per. 5,6)

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MAKE A NEW KBARR CHART. Post to the NEW FORUM. Send a pic of your KBARR CHART for 10/5-10/9.

Warm Up/Check-in in CHAT: Type the following sentence correctly, fixing any and all errors,
BUT DO NOT HIT ENTER UNTIL I TELL YOU TO!

my favorite rock and roll album by the band funky cheeselog is called twerking penguin

Use < > for Underlining/Italics.

I will be checking Definitions! Make sure you got two for patronize!

NO SGI TODAY (FRIDAY, 10/9). Work on SMYK’s or KBARR!


Title in Notebook: “Vocab, 10/9 (10/12).” 
Instructions: Choose the correct vocab word for each. You will not use them all, and you might use some more than once.

discreetIncrease-Athletic-Staminavector-of-a-cartoon-vain-man-staring-at-his-reflection-in-a-mirror-outlined-coloring-page-by-ron-leishman-19811

  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.
  11. Bonus for +1: Pairs of words like discrete and discreet are called _________.

Title in Notebook: “Apostrophes, 10/9 (10/12).”
Instructions: COPY the boldfaced, underlined parts. Pluralize and/or possessify. REMEMBER: You get ONE “S”!

  1. She’s sure ____  all right. (it)
  2. My friend _____ goal is to become an astronaut. (Maria)
  3. _____ bright idea was this?  (who)
  4. It was every single _____ nightmare. (student)
  5. The llama wagged ____ tail. (it)
  6. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (more than one man)
  7. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
  8. The best era for music was the ____. (70)

The Outsiders aloud, p39 —>

Wednesday, 10/7 (Per. 1,2,3) – Thursday, 10/8 (Per. 5,6)

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ROLL: Check in in CHAT with a sentence about Ponyboy that has the word because in it!

What “day” is it in this class?

Go over homework. Let’s talk PERFECTION!

Debrief Test #3.

The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!

Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Answer in chat.

  1. Contractions: is + not = isn’t  (Takes the place of a letter.)
  2. Possession: The book of Joe = Joe’s book
  3. Pluralize letters and words used as words:  All A’s on my report card. 1’s and 0’s.

 

“Apostrophes, 10/7 (10/8).”
Copy only the bold-faced, underlined part. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify. YOU get ONE S.

  1. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
  2. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  3. _____ going with them?  (who)
  4. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
  5. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
  6.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
  7. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (more than one lady)
  8. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

The Outsiders aloud! p30 —>

Monday, 10/5 (Per. 1,2,3) – Tuesday, 10/6 (Per. 5,6)

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CHECK IN in the chat with a word that starts with L.

Announcements:

“FUN” is due! Be sure you have shared with me by 3pm.
TAKE A PIC OF LAST WEEK’S KBARR CHART AND E-MAIL IT TO ME BY THE AFTERNOON.
You should already have 1 KBARR in your chart and 1 response on the new forum!

Mental Floss. (in notebook)

  1. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
  2. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark with  him? (Note: It asks how many animals, not how many pairs.)
  3. Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.
  4. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36? (Alert: math.)
  5. If everybody in the world jumped off a cliff, would you? Why/not? (No credit without correct reason!!)
  6. Which is smallest? nobis, nettikt, wrothag, useom, irgafef

In the chat record your scores exactly like the bold-faced example.

Vocabs – 10/1 __/11 , 9/29 ___/10,  9/25 ___/10 = ___/31
FRO’s –  9/29 ___/9,  9/25 ___/10 =  ___/ 19
Any EXTRA sentences + Any Mental Floss + Sisyphus?  = + ___
Don’t worry about the NVA (Noun, Verb, Adjective).

AFTERNOON MINUTES:
ANYONE WHO GETS 16 or LESS ON THE TEST, come back for a retake.
ANYONE with ANY Zeros in Aeries, come back.

CLOSED NOTEBOOKS, OPEN OUTSIDERS. Write the answers in your notebook!

Test #3 – Period 1

Test #3 – Period 2

Test #3 – Period 3

Test #3 – Period 5

Test #3 – Period 6

AFTERNOON MINUTES: ANYONE WHO GETS 16 or LESS ON THE TEST, come back for a retake.
ANYONE with ANY Zeros in Aeries, come back.

Period 5: 1:30

Period 6: 2:00