Month: October 2021

Friday, 10/15: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #8

Prep sheet for Test #8:
Ap. 10-14:___/11     Last Weeks’s KBAR: ___/24   
Vocabulary H/w: ___/15    Vocabulary Practices: ___/13   ___/13   ___/12
Other Extra Credit: Period 6 Gets +2 for Vocab Relay, all other classes get +1. 

Mental Floss = Wacky Wordies.

Test #8 – 2021

Doodle Theme: Cheese Rolling!

 

Thursday, 10/14: Apostrophes, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders, Correct Test #7

NOTICE: OUTSIDERS PROJECTS ARE NOW DUE NEXT THURSDAY, 10/21! You are welcome.

Tomorrow’s Test: Apostrophes, Vocab, Husker Du, Outsiders. Preview Link: Test #8 Preview

“Apostrophe’s.” COPY the boldfaced, underlined parts.

  1. _____ llama was selected for the fair.  (Charles)
  2. The llama got all ____ on my report card.  (B)
  3. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to llamas. (More than one.)  (teacher)
  4. _____ llama is that?  (who)
  5. I think that llama is _____.   (they)
  6. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama. (woman)
  7. I think ____ going to be OK. (they)
  8. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky. (llama)
  9. She’s sure ____ going to be OK. (it)
  10. All classes earned ____ from the sub. (10 – more than 1)
  11. Is the above title spelled correctly?

“Vocab, 10/14.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Which word would you most likely do at the swap meet? ____
  5. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
  6. compelling : boring :: scarce : _____
  7. gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______
  8. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”_____
  9. The roots of this word meant “to distrust.” ______
  10. The root of this word meant “heart.” ______
  11. The ancient root of this word meant “to face downwards.” _____
  12. The roots of this word are very uncertain. (haha) _____

VOCABULARY RELAY!

The Outsiders Wrap Up.

  • Reread the middle paragraph on p179. It’s the one that begins, “Tell Dally.” What is Pony’s purpose in writing this all down?
  • Is the book optimistic or pessimistic? Explain your reasoning.

 

Place the events below on Plot Mountain. More than one event can be in the same place.
exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

  1. the fire in the church ______
  2. the greasers win the rumble ______
  3. Johnny and Dally die ______
  4. we find out that the book is Pony’s theme for English _____
  5. Johnny kills Bob ______
  6. the boys hide out in the church ______
  7. Ponyboy threatens the Socs  _____
  8. Dally, Johnny, and Pony go to the movies ______
  9. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death _____

 

Correct Test #7. (Finally)

Wednesday, 10/13: The Levitating Comma, Vocab, Outsiders, SE Hinton

“The Levitating Comma, 10/13.”

  1. Correctly spell the actual name for the levitating comma.
  2. Spend as long washing ____ hands…  (you)
  3. …as it takes to say the _____.   (ABC)
  4. ______ suggestion was a good one.  (Carlos)
  5. We had four ______ in class.  (Jake)
  6. All the ____ clothes are on the second floor. (child)
  7. The llama wagged ____ tail. (it)
  8. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (man)
  9. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
  10. The best era for music was the ____. (70)
  11. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
  12. Five _____ parents will be slimed at the event. (student)

“Vocab, 10/13.”

Write the word. You will use words more than once.

  1. (2) In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ and the hare is ______.
  2. After he forgot his wife’s birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
  3. He practiced the skate trick ______(ly) until he got it right.
  4. His ____ facade hid a very dangerous person.
  5. My mom didn’t find my reasons for “needing” an X-Box8 very _____, so I was denied.
  6. He was so hungry that he ate the food, ____ of the mold around the edges.
  7. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
  8. compelling : boring  ::  cordial :  ____
     
  9. _____
  10. _____
  11. _____
  12. _____

 

The Outsiders to the End.

Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass? (p172)

 

Speaking with SE Hinton…

(SE Hinton Scene?)

 

Tuesday, 10/12: Correct Test #7, Apostrophes, Vocab, Outsiders

The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!

Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Examples?

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

 

“Apostrophes, 10/12.” 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)

Checking Definitions.

“Vocab, 10/12.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. boring : compelling :: aloof : ____
  6. The “consequences” for misbehavior in schools in the old days were sometimes pretty ______. I remember getting hit by a ruler more than once.
  7. His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
  8. Even though there is actually a(n) _____(ce) of  food being grown in the world, most of it doesn’t get to the people who need it.
  9. The roots of this word mean “together to come.” ______
  10. The roots of this word mean “together to drive.” _____
  11. (3) Choose the vocab adjective that describes each character:
    a)  Johnny is _____.
    b) According to Cherry, Dally is _____.
    c) According to Darry, Pony is _____.

The Outsiders!

Why was Dally’s death even sadder than Johnny’s? Did he die gallant? (Notice that Pony didn’t say gallantLY.)

Chapter 12

Correct Test #7.

Monday, 10/11: Homework, Correct-a-thon, Outsiders

HOMIES: GO GET YOUR CHROMIES!

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dRmNm_7Q6_CFjqj5vQnO4xbJv7Uq0yOJ16XYPL3j2Nk/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations!!! EVERYONE earned a week off KBARR. Thank you for your cooperation. I will check last week’s on Friday.

Copy homework into planner.

Outsiders project due next Tuesday, 10/21.

Correct-a-thon…

If you haven’t finished the “Thank You Ma’am” stuff, it’s homework, and it’s due Tomorrow!

Discuss Chapter 9 quotes. Correct Chapter 9 questions.

Discuss Big Question. Why? Correct Chapter 10 questions.

Correct Test #7, record above scores, and recollect.

Outsiders Chapter 11. (What part of Plot Mountain are we on?)