Month: January 2022

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocab, Vladek.  Preview Link: Test 15 Preview

“Husker Du IV, 12/13.”

1. A prepositional phrase must always end with a…  a) preposition  b) verb  c) clause  d) noun or pronoun  e) NOTA
2. While the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.   Prepositional Phrase or Not?
3. While the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.   Prepositional Phrase or Not?
4. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.    Prepositional Phrase or Not?
5. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.    Prepositional Phrase or Not?
6. I like llamas, yet I bought one anyway.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
7. The llama ate several hotdogs, went on a ride, and ate several more.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
8. I saw a llama with an eye-patch skating into a snowdrift.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
9. The llama studied since he didn’t know the book.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
10. I like llamas unless they are rude.  Simple, Compound or Complex?

 

“Vocab, 12/13.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. “You’re _____(ing) I ate your goldfish?
4. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
5. He was a ______ opponent and very tough to outwit.
6. The Nuremberg Laws ____(ed) Jews to second-rate status.
7. She said she found the cute dress for a low price at the _____(ment) store.
8. The roots of this word meant “other speaking.” ______
9. The original root of this word was “unforeseen.”______
10. The roots of this word meant “to loosen from.”______
11. This root of this word originally meant “an evil person or thing,” but gradually the connotation changed to a positive one. _____
12. The root of this word was “to mark with the seal of the cross.” _____
13. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”  f) B and D  g) C and E  h) NOTA

 

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!!!

 

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Vladek to the end.

1. Art Spiegelman has said that the final page of Maus II really has three endings. With your group, discuss what stories they might be endings of. Be ready to point out which panels or images end each story.
2. 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? Explain why you think so/not.

 

Once Again, the link for Maus II: https://uniteyouthdublin.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/spiegelman-maus-ii.pdf

And the link to all the interviews: elderinterviews2021

If your name is not a link, I do not have your interview!

 

“Husker Du III, 1/12.”

1. Write a simple sentence with at least 2 prepositional phrases.
2. Write a compound sentence that does NOT use the word and.
3. Write a complex sentence that does NOT use the word although.

EVERYBODY SHARES!

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“Vocab, 1/12.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _________, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
5. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
6. Years of work were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the terrorist organization.
7. After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
8. This word’s roots mean “to bend/lean inward.” ______
9. The roots of this word  meant “driven.” ______
10. The roots of this word meant “loathing or disgusting.” _____
11. Which one is the allegory?  a) Using animals instead of people in Maus.  b) The early bird gets the worm.  c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) B and D.  f) All are allegories.  g) None are allegories.

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Vladek. Quick Questions:

1. What does Francoise mean when she says, “I’ll bet you that Anja’s notebooks were written on both sides of the page…” ?
2. How does Vladek get the store manager to accept the returned food?
3. Where does Vladek say his “troubles began”?
4. Why did the French man share his food with Vladek?
5. What is a barrack (AKA block)?

Read to the end of chapter 4.

 

Once Again, the link for Maus II: https://uniteyouthdublin.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/spiegelman-maus-ii.pdf

“Husker Du Two, 1/11.”

1. 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
2. I love running in PE.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
3. I like the sound of running water.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
4. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. it:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
6. Two-Bit nodded wisely. ‘Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.’    Adjectives?
7. The part where Marlin and Nemo are reunited and Nemo saves Dory.   a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution g) plot
   Simple, Compound, Complex, Fragment, Run-on?
8. When you forget to call your mom.
9. Balancing a duck on his head, the llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill.
10. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.

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Checking Definitions.

“Vocab, 1/11.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The old photographs were all ______(ed) to the attic because nobody looked at them any more.
5. He tried to _____ himself into the “cool crowd” by hanging around them A LOT.
6. North Korea is still under economic and trade _____(s) by the United States and others for the treatment of their citizens.
7. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
8. I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
9. Mr. Coward does not ______ the use of cell phones at school.
10. The annoying kids taunted the dog over the fence until he was _____(ed) enough to jump over it. 
11. (2) He fooled his pursuers with a _____ trick that he ______(ed) on the spot.

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Quick Questions from Yesterday’s Reading:

1. What does Vladek’s last comment on p230 (p66 online) mean?
2. What is one reason Vladek says it was hard for the Jews to resist at Auschwitz?
3. Why couldn’t Vladek and the others do their plan to escape from Auschwitz?
4. What does Francoise mean when she says, “I’ll bet you that Anja’s notebooks were written on both sides of the page…” ?

Vladek to the end of Book 2, Chapter 3.

 

 

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YcPMd-po2EL99i2d2oSApiaEqugCjIU8mpgUDNOB-hs/edit?usp=sharing

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Copy homework into planner. Last test of the semester is Friday. Semester ends next Thursday.

Reading Skills Check instead of KBARR this week:

Class Codes for NEWSELA:

Period One:  https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/XJXGJN

Period Two: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/B6JA34

Period Three: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/9MMJM8

Period Five: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/PC7YRR

Period Six: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/XCQ2C3

Join your class and then click the assignments tab. You must read 4/9 articles by Friday and take the quizzes. This is KBARR this week.

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“Husker Du, 1/10.” Let’s see how much you remember! Write the answer not the letter!

1. As the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.  Prepositional Phrase or Not?
2. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.  Prepositional Phrase or Not?
3. The roots of this word mean between go.  _____  pandemonium, defray, subjugate, resolute, intercede, disgruntled
4. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late.  pandemonium, defray, subjugate, resolute, intercede, disgruntled
5. I like llamas unless they are rude.   S, CD, CX?
6. I like llamas, so I bought one.   S, CD, CX?
7. The llama ate several hotdogs, went on a ride, and ate several more.   S, CD, CX?
8. Why did Vladek think it was safe to go with the smugglers?  a) They spoke Yiddish.  b) Mrs. Motonowa trusted them.  c) His friend Mandelbaum trusted them.  d) Vladek got a letter back from someone who said they got through safely.  e) Anja trusted them.  f) NOTA
9. Why does Artie say it’s so hard to tell Vladek’s story in comic form?  a) “Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents…”  b)”Maybe everyone has to feel guilty.”  c) “If it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s be kinda funny…”  d) “…I couldn’t compete…”  e) “…so much has to be left out or distorted…”  f) NOTA
10. What does Artie mean when he says he had a “sibling rivalry with a snapshot”?   a) “Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents…”  b) “…so much has to be left out or distorted…”  c) “If it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s be kinda funny…”  d) “It’s so presumptuous of me…”  e) “…I couldn’t compete…   f) NOTA

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Vladek : Link for Maus 2: https://uniteyouthdublin.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/spiegelman-maus-ii.pdf

Absentees read to pg 79 in the online version.