Month: September 2021

Thursday, 9/9: AW’s + Relay, Sentence Combining,

Tomorrow’s Test: AW’s, Husker Du, Verbs, Outsiders. (Link after 4th Period.) Test #3 Preview

“AW’s 9/9.” (10p) potential, mature, impact, valid, status, ambiguous, asset, savvy, ironic

 

  1. They say that Mona Lisa’s smile is ______; it’s hard to tell what she’s thinking.
  2. The energy that is about to be released from this slingshot is called “______ energy.”
  3. ______ (LOL)
  4. Being older doesn’t necessarily make you more emotionally ______.
  5. Corvairs and madras shirts were _____ symbols for the Socs in 1967.
  6. The ending of the story is rather _____; you’re not sure which choice he made.
  7. My mom didn’t think my argument was ______, so I didn’t get to stay up late.
  8. (2) The city council studied the ____ ____ of the possible new shopping center on the nearby neighborhood.
  9. Her gentleness was a(n) _______ in her job as a veterinarian because she kept the animals calm.

AW/VOCAB RELAY!

“Sentence Combining, 9/9.”
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 of each for ++!)

  1. a) His teacher appears unamused.   b) His teacher is a woman.  c) She is quiet.    d) She has karate experience.
  2. a) She advances down the aisle.   b) Her advance is slow.   c) Her advance is quiet.    d) Her advance is scary.

“Verb! That’s What’s Happenin’!” and “The Tale of Mr. Morton”

(copy) A verb is a word that shows action, being, or state of being.
Examples: run, jump, be (am, is, are, was, were)
The main verb in a sentence is called the predicate.

“Verb Practice I – 9/9.” List the verbs in each sentence.

  1. Matt is a young musician who practices all the time. (2)
  2. “I am wet,” she cried.  (2)
  3. LouDog ran for ASB President, but he lost the election. (2)
  4. Millie felt scared as she peeked around the corner.  (2)
  5. “Too many things could happen when you are drunk.” (2, 1 is a combo)

The Outsiders

Wednesday, 9/8: AW’s, Messy Room, Sentence Combining, Outsiders

“AW’s, 9/8.”|ambiguous, potential, mature, impact, valid, status
(One word used twice.)

  1. Since we were separated and without cell phone coverage, we didn’t know the ____ of the other group.
  2. The question was so _____, it was hard to choose the right answer.
  3. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
  4. You can always check the ____ of your grade on Aeries.
  5. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
  6. KBARR has a large ____ on your grade.
  7. My main argument was not ____, so I lost the debate.
  8. BONUS: If the root valent  means “feeling,” use the word ambivalent  in a SMYK sentence. (Husker du what ambi- meant yesterday?? And yes, ambivalent is now a vocab word!)

Messy Room demos. Due Tomorrow: Shared GDoc + HARD COPY! (NAME AND PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!)

Don’t just list; SHOW!!!

“Sentence Combining, 9/8.”
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 of each for ++!)
1.  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.

2.  a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.

3.  a) Then a voice freezes his behavior.    b) The voice is stern.    c) The behavior is disturbing.

The Outsiders

Read Chapter 2 excerpt aloud. What should you have marked?

Question 1: The greasers’ REACTIONS, NOT Johnny’s injuries!

Question 2: “Jumpier than ever, knife…

Question 3: money vs feeling?

Continue reading…

Today’s term: foreshadowing.

Tuesday, 9/7: Homework, Academic Words, Debrief Test #2,

Video Link for Homies: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14KZcIV0fvfCBkexQlkH9BqKqMnBPqWof/view?usp=sharing

Copy Homework into Planner.

Messy Room Reminders/Examples…

Paragraphs! Proofreading! Sentences!

Due Thursday: 1 page (350+ words), Google Doc shared with me + printed, title. mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc. No opinions, just *WDILL? (*What Does It Look Like?)

“Academic Vocab, 9/7.” Copy and then match the word with the appropriate pic.
This is our “vocab” for the week.

  • status: position or rank; current state
  • ambiguous: able to be understood in more than one way
  • potential: possible
  • mature: showing the emotional qualities of an adult
  • impact:  effect
  • valid: fair or reasonable; logical

a) b) c) 180px-Social d)duckrabbit e) oaktree_lg  f)

Debrief Test #2. hrrrm… #21, #25…

The Outsiders, Chapter 2.

Read aloud to p 32.

In workbook:

  1. Read p5-7 and read questions 1-3.
  2. In the workbook, mark the SPECIFIC passages in the text that would answer each question.\

Read aloud and check annotations.

Do questions 1-4 on p8.

Read aloud…

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, 9/3: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #2

Prep sheet for Test #2 :
KBAR: ___/24  (___ /6 x 4)         Adjectives: 9/1:___/5   9/2: ___/6
Vocabulary Homework: ____/15 (5 for squiggle + ___/10 for SMYK.)         Vocabulary Practices: 9/1:___/11 9/2: ___/13

Other Extra Credit: +1 for Kal-El, +2 for Periods 3 and 6 for Vocab Relay,  +1 for 2-Bit, +? for not adj.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark with  him? (Note: It asks how many animals, not how many pairs.)
  2. Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.
  3. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36? (Alert: math.)
  4. 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.)
  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

 

Test #2

Doodle Theme: “WEIRD Planet!”

Thursday, 9/2: Adjectives, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders

Checking KBARR.

“Husker Du? 9/2″(Do You Remember?) Part of  Tomorrow’s Test (#2)

  1. The root of this word means shape. _______  a) bliss  b) infer  c) bleak  d) nonchalant  e) gingerly  f) rueful  g) savvy  h) conform  i) sage  j) connotation
  2. “If it weren’t for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are.” Which Outsiders character?
  3. Which word doesn’t belong? a) evaluate  b) predict  c) question  d) summarize  e) react
  4. she: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th person?
  5. Even though words like gross, ugly, fun, and weird are technically adjectives, they are really _____, and not ______.  a) descriptions, modifications  b) opinions, adjectives  c) opinions, descriptions  d) modifiers, descriptions  e) articles, opinions

Review: My Room is Such a Mess” due next Thursday, 9/5.
Show me the most nightmarish room imaginable. I want to feel, see, hear, taste (ewww), smell everything.
1 page (350+ words), Google Doc shared with me + printed, CREATIVE title.
mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.
No opinions, just WHAT DOES IT LOOK (Sound, Smell, Feel, Taste) LIKE?

“Adjectives, 9/2.” (6p) Copy the underlined word and say whether it is an adjective or not.

  1. A savvy Kal-El  knew just what to do. (Solo Bonus for +1: who is Kal El?)
  2. The running criminal was finally tackled.
  3. The running criminal was finally tackled.
  4. I hate running in PE.
  5. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
  6. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”

“Vocabulary, 9/2.”  All blanks are vocabulary words except #12.

Serena Williams shows disgust and contempt irony-guide-dogs-blind-read-wytch-demotivational-posters-1314762209 543253ddcff76.image 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The Socs are the _____ social class in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  6. Maybe his cold unfeeling exterior is simply a _____ that hides his true feelings.
  7. Pony _____(ed) at the thought of his brother being a drop-out. It was a painful memory.
  8. mask : facade :: resource : _____
  9. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).
  10. Pony can’t understand why the Socs are so ______ of the greasers. “Why do they hate us so much?”
  11. It was rather _______ that her dog was run over by an Animal Rescue vehicle.
  12. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me.
  13. *(Bonus: Not a vocab word.) The root cred, as in incredulous and incredible and credit, means to _______.

Bonus: If incredulous means you can’t believe something, what might credulous mean? (Don’t say, “You CAN believe it.” It’s more than that.)

Outsiders Chapter 2.

What is required to actually have a STORY?