Monday, 5/17 (Periods 1,2,3) – Tuesday, 5/18 (Periods 5,6)

ZoomaZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

15 More School Days!

Check Homework Page!

SBAC TESTING Continues.

 

If you have finished:

  1. Go to NewsELA.com and do the “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. You can also go to the Assignments tab at NEWSELA.
    https://newsela.com/read/ela-poem-dreams-langston-hughes/id/2001011372/?assignment=2005423806&classroom=2002732643
  2. Now do the poem “My People.” https://newsela.com/read/ela-poem-my-people/id/2001010345/?assignment=2005424063&classroom=2002732643
  3. Begin reading the story “The Other Foot.” https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GNvQmz-ZUhXcgmr3hqRwrrUiseCeTBkjAesnbLroGFs/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, 5/14: All Classes! (17 Days)

ZoomaZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10oZUdf6dfBLaotw57EplmNOfJ8rBGiIl_1RCgoqFAmw/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for you cooperation while I was gone!

We will deal with SBAC issues next week. Mr. Schalde will take care of everything.

I will be catching up on late KBARR, or KBARR I somehow “missed,” or whatever else ails you by Tuesday afternoon. I am SOOO DONE with people turning in late work and then “demanding” I fix their grade. You just ended up at the back of the line.

Only 17 Days of School Left!

 

Warm Up in Chat. Preview of YEE: Year End Essentials.
Sort of like a final exam. Here’s a sample of Part I of III. You must receive 100% to move to the next section.

PRIVATE IN CHAT!!

Instructions: Write three short sentences in the order below. Make no punctuation or spelling errors.

  1. In the first one, use the word RUNNING as a VERB.
  2. In the second one, use the word RUNNING as a NOUN.
  3. In the third one, use the word RUNNING as an ADJECTIVE.

I will change the word each time we do this.

 

“Vocab Practice, 5/14.” (6p)
augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate

  1. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from scolding to use of the discipline wand.
  2. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
  3. The roots of this word meant “to chain the FEET of.”
  4. The root of this word meant “to float or swim.”
  5. The root of this word meant “skinny or “lean” (as in no fat).
  6. The roots of this word meant “banished person.”

 

 

Go have a FUN weekend!

 

 

Monday 5/10 – Thursday, 5/13 — All Classes

SBAC, Monday, 5/10 – Thursday, 5/13.

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW/HAVE YOUR SSID! The teacher covering the class has a list, but you should still know it. You will get the session id from the teacher for each day/session.

IN PERSON CLASSES will have a substitute (and probably Mr. Schalde popping in) covering the class. You guys:

  1. Plug in your headphones and make sure they work.
  2. Open the Secure Browser.
  3. Make sure you know your SSID.
  4. Do the ELA tests in the order given.
  5. If you run out of time on Wednesday/Thursday, you will get more next week!
  6. Bring something to do if you finish early. (EC SMYK’s!)

ZOOM CLASSES. VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT GO TO MY ZOOM!
SCROLL DOWN FOR  THE VIDEO SHOWN IN HOMIE BASE ABOUT REMOTE TESTING!

 

  1. Follow the Zoom Link below that corresponds to your class period. You will be joining Mrs. Dellinger’s 8th grade class (Periods 1,2,3,5) or Mr. Laffin’s 7th grade class (Period 6).
  2. You should have already downloaded the secure browser or have a school chromebook with it installed.
  3. Follow the directions given by Mrs. D or Mr. L.

 

If you have ANY SBAC issues from home, please email Mr. Schalde (sschalde@slcusd.org) immediately!

 

DL ZOOM LINKS FOR SBAC:

Period 1: https://zoom.us/j/96611206245?pwd=ek41T3NTay95TEQ2dlVCOTBnMnBYdz09

Period 2: https://zoom.us/j/96611206245?pwd=ek41T3NTay95TEQ2dlVCOTBnMnBYdz09

Period 3: https://zoom.us/j/96611206245?pwd=ek41T3NTay95TEQ2dlVCOTBnMnBYdz09

Period 5: https://zoom.us/j/96611206245?pwd=ek41T3NTay95TEQ2dlVCOTBnMnBYdz09


Period 6: https://zoom.us/j/99692689205?pwd=NGRheTFyOVpaU3VVVGJJcENqNXRiZz09

 

 

Friday, 5/7 – All Classes (22 Days)

ZoomaZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

 

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wkR9BbzBPjkFWjGnnIZWt2d4hKn-OhTvFTCVUsvZS-c/edit?usp=sharing

KBAR CHARTS are due and payable! Essays should have been shared by now!


SBAC Next Week (M-Th):

Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready.

In Person: Please read the directions on the web page on Monday very carefully. Bring your own headphones if you want. You will have a sub, but Mr. Schalde will be checking in. Be sure to have your SSID ready.

Distance People: Please read the directions on the web page on Monday very carefully. It will NOT be the same Zoom link. Remember, you are going to another teacher’s class! Be respectful! Do your work and follow directions. If you do not have a school-issued computer, please follow the link below TODAY to download the secure browser. If you have trouble TODAY doing that, please email me immediately and we will zoom together to fix it or send you in for a chromie! Be sure to have your SSID ready.

SECURE BROWSER DOWNLOAD: https://ca.portal.cambiumast.com/

Scroll all the way down and choose the type of computer you are using. Follow the directions. EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY if you have trouble.

 

Mental Floss. PRIVATE in CHAT!

  1. Try to figure out the noun or adjective that is common to all the items each group.
    • a) person, clock, cliff
    • b) feather,  torch,  low-calorie
    • c) fishing rod, actor, checkout counter
  2. The following not only describes a famous monument, but is an anagram for its name. What is it?   Built to Stay Free.
  3. Cross out six letters and you’ll find an easy word. What is the word?  SBAIXNLETATNERSAS

Test #17. The Maus Book is your only resource. Write down your answers. You may leave when you are finished.


Test #17 – Period 1

Test #17 – Period 2

Test #17 – Period 3

Test #17 – Period 5

Test #17 – Period 6

 

Wednesday, 5/5 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 5/6 (Periods 1,2,3)

ZoomaZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

Wednesday/Thursday: Essays are Due! Definitions Due!

SEND YOUR KBARR CHARTS THIS AFTERNOON!

Test Friday: Husker Du (inc. prepositions), Vocab, Vladek. Preview is here: Test 17 Preview


“Husker Du, 5/5 (5/6).” a) dogged  b) indignant  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) implore  f) subside  g) acquit  h) leery  i) gorge  j) bluff

  1. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  2. The jury voted to ______ because there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty.
  3. I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
    For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.
  4. stupidly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
  5. fly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
    (What’s wrong with #6?)
  6. Danny told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase
  7. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother’s house.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase
  8. I am going to skip on my way to Grandmother’s house.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase

“Vocab, 5/5 (5/6).”
augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate

   

  1. _____ Pic of a basketball player getting in another player’s way as he drives to the basket.
  2. _____ Drawing of a face with hands covering the eyes and mouth.
  3. _____ Pic of a little boy very excited and joyful about a pine tree.
  4. _____ Pic of a plate with one pea on it and a knife and fork poised over it.
  5. The mayfly’s life is very _____. A mayfly only lives to reproduce and is alive for only 24 hours.
  6. After the police mishandled the fight, it ____(ed) into a riot.
  7. He tried to ___ his income by selling magazines door to door.
  8. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
  9. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ____.
  10. The amount of food coupons given to the Jews only allowed them very ____ portions, not enough to get survive legally.
  11. The Lemony Snicket books are known for their ____ humor about seemingly terrible events.
  12. On the last day of school, the kids ran _____(ly) through the halls.
  13. His pants were so tight they _____(ed) his movement.

Finish Vladek.

The DP Camp where Vladek got word about Anja: Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp
Discussion.

  1. On the last page, when Vladek is finally reunited with Anja, he says with great sincerity, “More I don’t need to tell you.  We were both very happy, and lived happy, happy ever after.” What is sad and ironic about that statement?
  2. Art Spiegelman has said that the final page of Maus II really has at least three endings. What stories is it the ending of?
  3. Give at least one reason why Vladek would disapprove of MAUS and one reason he would approve.