Month: December 2020

Friday, 12/4 (Per. 1,2,3) – Monday, 12/7 (Per. 5,6)

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HOMEWORK UPDATE.

Check in in Chat: PUBLIC.

Write a sentence about Ponyboy using the word nevertheless.

Happy Friday Video: Travel Goal. (Screen share.)

Periods 5,6: SGI TODAY (Monday,12/7):

  • SHOW MW YOU KNOWS.
  • Go to NewsELA.com and log in. 
  • Follow the instructions for the Reading Skillz Check 1. You may do this anytime today. CHOOSE ONLY 1 ARTICLE!
  • If you don’t see the assignment, click the Assignments Tab.
  • If you were not here when we NEWSELA’ed last time, send me an email.

Husker Du? 12/4 (12/7) (Do You Remember?) Write the ANSWER.

  1. We have three ______ in our class. (Morris)
  2. The upstairs library is a great place to quietly study.  List the Adjectives.
  3. us: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  4. That moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  Fragment, Run On, Correct Sentence
  5. Up, up, and away went my beautiful llama balloon.  Fragment, Run On, Correct Sentence
  6. The llama thought he was ok until he wasn’t.  simple, compound, complex

“Vocab, 12/4 (12/7)” 
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  1.  (Lawyer’s Office) “This is the letter A. It’s the first letter of the alphabet. So much for the initial consultation. Further advice requires $1000.” ______
  2. (Giant wave and huge storm.)_____
  3. (Mickey being pulled along by the aroma of a cake.) _____
  4. (Pic of willow tree bark and bottle of aspirin.) _____
  5. responsible : disreputable :: calm : ____ (Bonus: Add -ing to another vocab word, and it becomes a 2nd correct answer!)
  6. I cannot ____ someone who cheats. He or she will face consequences.
  7. Winning the lottery is not always the _____ people think it will be.
  8. Some people think it’s a good idea to build a giant fence to try to _____ the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants.
  9. On the last day of school, the screams of joy will _____ in the hallways.
  10. He bought his computer from a(n) ____ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck. (Not sham.)
  11. We must all ____ by the same rules.
  12. The word midwife is a ______ of the Middle English words meaning “with woman.” (Bonus: What’s a midwife?)

 

The Outsiders.

 

Wednesday, 12/2 (Per. 1,2,3), Thursday, 12/3 (Per. 5,6)

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OOPS! NO SGI TODAY. If you have zeros to clear, stick around at the end of the period for a couple minutes.

Check in in Chat: This is the most missed question on the Social Identity Quiz. Let’s try again.

“In addition, some identities are stigmatized. Examples could include a person with AIDS, a homeless person, or a person struggling with substance abuse.”

  1. Why did the author include this idea? Public.

to illustrate how social identity can be a negative factor,
to explain that some social identities are acquired by chance,
to suggest that society values some identities less than others,
to show the difference between social and personal identity

2. Connect this with Outsiders.  Private.

“Scrambles and Transitions, 12/2 (12/3).” The bold-faced words are “transition words” that smooth your combined sentences. SO, do not begin with them 😉

  1. –however  –many books  –I would like  –I don’t have  –to read  –enough time
  2. –nevertheless  –seems effective  –more research  –to see  –the medication  –must be done  — if it’s safe
  3. –in fact  — at all  –a beast  –a gentle giant  –is not  –that llama  –he is

Show Me Your Defs!

“Vocabulary , 12/2 (12/3).”

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  1. _____ “Where’s the ‘Any’ key?”
  2. _____ (Bonus for this guy’s name.)
  3. _____ (Bonus for what this type of bandage is called.)
  4. _____
  5. (2) Which two vocabulary words this week have prefixes that mean not?
  6. The codeine in your cough syrup is a ______ of the same plant that is used to make heroin. (Bonus for what plant.)
  7. Their relationship was rather _____, with many ups, downs, and in-betweens over the years.
  8. Which vocabulary word has a prefix that means again?
  9. Unlike the Socs, the greasers were considered to be _______ characters
  10. The carpenter we hired to build the shed was very ______; it was a well-built shed.
  11. Give an example of a derivative of the word child.

 

The Outsiders.