Names Matter.
A Swedish study compared immigrants who had changed their Slavic, Asian, or African names, such as Kovacevic and Mohammed, to more Swedish-sounding, or neutral, ones, like Lindberg and Johnson. The economists Mahmood Arai and Peter Skogman Thoursie, from Stockholm University, found that this kind of name change substantially improved earnings: the immigrants with new names made an average of twenty-six per cent more than those who chose to keep their names.
Stamping Pink Sheets!
“Warm Up, 3/15.” Use your pink sheet for 1-5. 6-8 are from Test #1. NOT COLLABORATIVE.
- What is the official name for the FANBOYS?
- A COMPOUND sentence has at least how many subordinate clauses?
- Besides using one of the FANBOYS, what is another way to join independent clauses into a compound sentence?
- The predicate is another name for the main _____ in a sentence or clause.
- Look at the sentence(s) you wrote yesterday for the scramble. Compound or not?
- The root of this word means shape. _______ bliss, savvy, connotation, infer, conform, bleak, NOTA
- She is a savvy basketball player. a) adjective b) not an adjective
- The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto. True or False?
Correct Pink Sheet – Exercise #3. Cheat Sheet for Friday! (Link: https://mrcoward.com/middleschool/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/compoundsentences.doc)
“Vocab, 3/15.” Each word once. No hints. OK to collaborate.
“DG Quiz, 3/15” Not collaborative.
- (p221) When the men at the store don’t seem worried, how does Harry feel?
- (p224) What’s the first sign that Harry is starting to give in to becoming Martian?
- (p226) What metaphor does Harry use to explain the change in his family’s eye color? (Not the answer to #4.)
- (p226) Explain Harry’s metaphor in paragraph 171. What is he comparing him and his family to?
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