Test 16B is tomorrow. Preview is Here: Test 16B Preview.
Remember: No ZOOM tomorrow, but be sure to go to the website and do what it says to get credit for attendance. This must happen between 7:50 am and 3:00 pm.
Maus Essay. Due Wednesday, 5/5 (1,2,3) – Thursday, 5/6 (5,6)
P1: (Maybe start with a brief example for an opener.) Restate the question and state your thesis (yes/no), and list your reasons.
P2-4 or 5: Explain your reasons with specific examples from the book and show at least one counter example to prove your point.
Last P: Come up with a “tag line” kinda like theirs (“…impossible to achieve…”), but not quite. 😉
“Scrambles and Transitions, 4/28 (4/29).” Unscramble into sentences. Do not add or subtract. Try to punctuate correctly! There may be more than one way especially for #3!
–however –more books –I would like –I don’t have –to read –enough time
–nevertheless –seems effective –more research –to see –the medication –must be done — if it’s safe
–in fact — at all –a beast –a gentle giant –is not –that llama –he is
“Prepositions! 4/28 (4/29)” Copythe underlined part and say whether it is a prepositional phrase or not.
Bonus: What kinds of sentences are 1/2, 3/4, 5/6? S/CD/CX?
Rudolpho was upset because his llama ate the last of the cheeselog.
His llama was upset because his Rudolpho ate the last of the cheeselog.
We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through the school!
We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through the school!
We can wait in the limo while the llama checks for crazy fans.
We can wait in the limo while the llama checks for crazy fans.
Everybody is supposed to run a mile of hilly terrain.
_____Cartoon of two guys looking out from the top of a skyscraper saying, “Yes, the view is nice—but I mostly want people to look up here and think how rich I am.”
_____Pic of a pack of dogs with a fox blending in.
_____ Pic of a cute little lamb taking its first steps. (NOT: benign, scrupulous, haphazard, or indolent, or any other “it could be’s.”Sigh.)
“Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name.” (haha) ______
Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was _____ and not cancerous.
He prepared so ______(ly) that his presentation was painful to watch. (Not: tentative or indolent.)
After asking for (previous vocab word for bonus), the student received a _____ and was released from detention.
The neighbor’s fence _____(ed) on our property, so they had to move it.
Sometimes second period can be ______(ing), but when certain people are absent, it can be a fun class.
The word ______ comes from a word that means ethics or morals.
Homework Check: SMYK’s (Today and Tomorrow), Last of 120 Seconds, 600 Words, Test Friday, EC Vocab due Friday via Email (copy/paste and send).
Test 16A Retakes anytime after class today. 13+ = no, 12 = optional, 11 = yes. See Below for links.
DL PEOPLE IN CHAT: WORD COUNT 4/20-4/27?
CHECKING SMYK’s.
“Prepositions I, 4/26 (4/27).” Prepositional Phrase or Not?
The Unikitty with the pink fur ate a doughnut.
I found an old photo of a toothless pirate in the attic.
That field of corn will be gone within a year.
At lunch, Danny told us about the great vacation that he had.
Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after him.
Timmy mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.
BONUS: What needs to be fixed in #6?
“Prepositions II, 4/26 (4/27).” Rewrite each short sentence below adding prepositional phrases as indicated. Try to be a nutty as possible!
The dream was exciting. –Add a prepositional phrase that tells what kind of dream it was.
I was running. –Add two (2) prepositional phrases about how, when, or where you were running.
Turtles were chasing me. – (2) Add a prepositional phrase about the turtles AND a prepositional phrase that describes the chasing.
(1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
(1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
(1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
(1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
(1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
(1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
(1-?) Level of Difficulty: A typical page from The Outsiders = 3
Vladek.
TEST 16A Retakes. 13+ = no, 12 = optional, 11 = yes. Max Retake Score = 17.
Wacky Wordies:
a) OFTEN, NOT, OFTEN, NOT, OFTEN
b) S – N – O – W (I probably should have done this one in December.)
The amazing No Snore Sally has gone 11 days without sleeping. How does she do it?
What’s the common link?
a) tailor, wrestling match, bowling alley
b) watermelon, tournament, flower
c) hurricane, needle, potato
d) barber, rooster, beehive
TEST 16A.
The Maus book is your only resource. Write your answers down.
Retakes (<12) will happen Monday/Tuesday. The Retake Test will have different questions!!
33 More Days! Test 16A is Friday. Here is the Preview: Test 16A Preview
Definitions due TODAY!
SMYK’s are due Monday (1,2,3) – Tuesday (5,6).
“Warm Up, 4/21 (4/22).”
When MAUS was published, the Washington Post said, “…impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics.”
What do you think about that? Do you think it’s true? Could MAUS have been anything but a comic and been as powerful? Why or why not?
Prep-o-sitions!
A preposition is a part of speech, just like a noun or a verb. It connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, showing us the relationship between them. They often tell the location of a person or an object in time or space. This information is given as a group of words, rather than a single word. We call that group of words a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases act like adjectives and adverbs.
“Prepositions, 4/21 (4/22)”!
Read each of the sentences below. Let’s look for PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES that DESCRIBE. Write the PHRASE!
The family of iguanas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
I found an old photo of a toothless pirate in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
Rabbits live in burrows and under piles of brush, and they are cute as a button.
Hovercraft have been used for transportation in a number of places, but that is not a hoverboard.
Jim Gary is an artist who makes sculptures of dinosaurs from old car parts.
No one except a fool would run across the highway in that traffic.
“Vocab, 4/21 (4/22).”
_____ Pic of a sign with the NIKE swoosh that says Mike Wong, with the W being an upside down McDonald’s logo.
_____ A “Get Out of Jail Free” card from a Monopoly game.
_____ A pic of a kitty in the corner with his front paws in the air and saying, “I give up!”
_____ Pic of a teenager throwing her hands in the air in anger and rolling her eyes at her mom.
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” -Aristotle. ______
If you search more systematically, instead of so ____(ly), you will be more likely to find whatever you’re looking for.
During the summer, without something to do, some kids can get very _____ and end up not doing much of anything.
After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _____(ly) to see if it would support her weight.
She was always very _____ about her work. That’s why she got A’s.
Many rappers “sing” the praises of “bling” and _____ consumption.
The _____ student copied his essay from the internet.
120 Seconds. Judges’ Rubric.
(1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
(1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
(1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
(1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
(1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
(1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
(1-?) Level of Difficulty: A typical page from The Outsiders = 3
