Month: April 2022

Prep Sheet for Test #28:

RBC TV: ___/7 RBC Weather: ___/7 RBC Rec Notice: ___/10 SMYK:___/10
TS Quizzes: ch8: ___/5 ch9: ___/7 ch10: ___/7

Period Six gets +2 for vocab relay, all others get +1.

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Mental Floss.

1. How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of newspaper and yet be unable to touch each other without stepping off the newspaper?
2. What do these sets of letters have in common?  Clfrn, Clrd, Hw, Grg, Txs, Lsn   
   
3. These SEVEN words are hiding something. What?
   Vermont, statues, Swedish, Arthur, Africa, sensation, misunderstood
4. Tom Sawyer Anagrams:  a) Tall Pun Yo   b) Hamsters Cool (Technically a title.)  c) Put Off Term  d) Bro Icon Nods
5. Although much water you see,
   by definition, “desert” fits me.
   In the winter I double in size,
   but staying away is a word for the wise.
   I am very windy, that is a clue,
   What am I? Good luck to you. (Alert: geography.)

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Test #28 – Final

Doodle Theme: A new kind of theme/amusement park.

Tomorrow’s Test: HD, V, RBC, TS. Link to Preview after Period 4. Test 28 Preview

“Husker Du Mix-up, 4/28.”

Period One – Test #7
a) diligent  b) compelling  c) convene  d) turmoil  e) heedless  f) cordial  g) diffident   h) abundant  i) dire  j) grovel

1. In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ .
2. In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the hare is _____.
3. The llama was being petulant, so his mom ate the cheeselog.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
4. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
5. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on

Period Two and Period Five – Test #11
a) vivid  b) saw  c) aspire  d) pacify  e) daunting  f) diminutive  g) pragmatic  h) volatile  i) dilemma  j) iconic

1. The root of this word meant “to lessen.” _____
2. The root of this word meant “likeness or image.” _____
3. Why did Vladek’s father always try to keep him and his brothers out of the army?  a) He hated the Polish army.   b) He sympathized with the Nazis. c) Because of his father’s experience with the Russian army. d) He was against war in general. e) NOTA
4. How many battles did Vladek fight in as a soldier? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 0
5. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor?  a) He acts lazy. b) He tries to get out of working. c) His hands. d) He thinks Jews don’t work. e) NOTA

Period Three – Test #16.
a) convivial  b) incense  c) alibi  d) dismay   e) reluctant  f) muse   g) lurid  h) disposition  i) rigmarole  j) conglomeration

1. The root of this word meant “to arrange.”  _____
2. One of the reasons people like zombie movies is that they are usually very _____.
3. What does it mean to REDACT a document?   a) hide it  b) make it known  c) censor it  d) rewrite it  e) make corrections to it  f) NOTA
4. “That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and warm.”  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) rising action  e) climax  f) falling action  g) resolution
5. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket. a) SIMPLE  b) COMPOUND  c) COMPLEX

Period Six – Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____
2. The roots of this word were Latin for completely away from public life. _____
3. ID: Srodula. a) The concentration camp where Vladek is eventually taken. b) One of the Gemeinder. c) The Jewish police. d) The Jewish ghetto where Vladek went into hiding. e) NOTA
4. Artie very often shows Vladek telling his story as he pedals his exercise bike. What does this probably symbolize? a) How important exercise is to Vladek. b) Vladek always running from the Nazis, but never escaping. c) How he and Mala don’t get along. d) How much he misses Anja. e) How he has too much energy.
5. “under the counter.” a) illegal b) legal c) bought with food coupons d) cheap e) expensive f) NOTA

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“Vocab, 4/28

1. One of Tom’s superstitions was that crossing water would _____ your pursuers.
2. The little cabin in the mountains was __________ and pretty, but it wasn’t very comfortable.
3. Some people are _______(ed) by cauliflower, but others find  it tasty.
4. Huck admired how ______ Tom’s language was when he composed the blood oath.
5. When they found Muff Potter the day after the murder, he was worn out and ______ after the events in the graveyard.
6. Even though he was a _____, he was able to learn quickly and help the team right away.
7. When Mr. Coward refers to the “sea of red” on a test, you might say the results are ______.
8. The root of this word meant “to bewitch.”
9. The root of this word meant “silly.”
10. The root of this word meant “to clothe.”
11. The roots of this word meant “out of your cloak.”
12. The roots of this word meant “driven back.”
13. The roots of this word meant “at the top.”
14. One of the roots of this word meant “witch.”

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“RBC #5. p369” Answer NOT letter. (10p)

1. There are classes for kids of all ages under 18.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
2. You have to be able to swim  to sign up for the swim classes. a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
3. Which class would it probably be smart to sign up early for?
4. Why?
5. You have to have your own cleats and shin guards to sign up for soccer.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
6. You have to have your own musical instrument to be in the jazz band.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
7. You have to be able to speak English to participate in the activities.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
8. Which of the activities do(es) not say it requires parental permission?  a) soccer  b) swimming  c) band  d) band and soccer  e) They all require parental permission.
9. (2) What are two things you could do to find more info about the classes?

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“Tom Sawyer Chapter 10.” What does the expression “the last straw” mean?

1.  (4 word quote) What form of oath is OK for common things, like swearing with girls?
2.  But for something serious like this, the boys’ oath requires ____________.
3. (2) According to the boys’ oath, what will happen if they tell on Injun Joe?
4. Who is Bull Harbison?
5. Aunt Polly punished Tom for sneaking out by…
6. The “final feather that broke the camel’s back” for Tom was…

Read aloud Chapter 11 and 12.

Husker Du, 4/27.

Period One – Test #16.
a) convivial  b) incense  c) alibi  d) dismay   e) reluctant  f) muse   g) lurid  h) disposition  i) rigmarole  j) conglomeration

1. The root of this word referred to a legal document with a list of offenses.  _____
2. The roots of this word meant “to struggle against.”  _____
3. The Earth Men didn’t understand why there was so much ____ involved in getting recognized
4. Even though it doesn’t really have anything to do with the story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that the little girl plays with. What’s the point?  a) To show how weird the Martians are. b) To show us a glimpse of what Martian life is like. c) He’s comparing the Earth men to the spider; they are just toys that the Martians play with. d) To show that the girl really isn’t interested in the man’s story. e) B and D.  f) NOTA
5. It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is…   a) military  b) government leader  c) police  d) immigration  e) psychology  f) welcoming committee  f) NOTA

Period Two and Period Five –  Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. His accent was a(n) _________; he wasn’t really from France.
2. During the Nazi occupation of Poland there was a(n) ______ shortage of food and other necessities…
3. …which _____(ed) Jewish community of the things they needed to live.
4. If you were 25, healthy, and unmarried, which way would you probably have been sent at the stadium? a) Left b) Right
5. What is Artie a prisoner of in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”? a) sadness b) joy c) guilt d) loneliness e) The Nazis f) death g) his mom h) NOTA

Period Three – Test #7
a) diligent  b) compelling  c) convene  d) turmoil  e) heedless  f) cordial  g) diffident   h) abundant  i) dire  j) grovel

1. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
2. gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______
3. His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
4. The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a duck on his head.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
5. You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on

Period Six – Test #11
a) vivid  b) saw  c) aspire  d) pacify  e) daunting  f) diminutive  g) pragmatic  h) volatile  i) dilemma  j) iconic

1. The root of this word meant “to fly away.” _____
2. skinflint : benevolent :: ______ : easy
3. The root of this word means “life.” _____
4. What does it mean when Vladek is shown wearing a pig mask?  a) He’s in disguise. b) He’s pretending that he’s Polish. c) He’s pretending he’s German. d) He’s pretending he’s not Jewish. e) He’s really wearing a mask. f) NOTA
5. What kind of work does Vladek do for the Germans in the work camp?  a) Disposing of the dead.  b) Cleaning out stables.  c) Leveling mountains and filling valleys.  d) Making weapons.  e) NOTA

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“Vocab, 4/27.”

8. (4) We were ______(ed) by her decision to go on ______ _______(s) right before a major test, and as we thought, the results were ______.

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RBC #4. Weather Map.  p347

1. In the context of weather, the word precipitation means…  a) snow  b) rain  c) ice/hail  d) any of the above  e) none of the above
2. What does the big capital H on the map mean?
3. What do the shaded bands on the map  represent?
4. Areas of low pressure seem to be associated with…  a) warm temperatures  b) a lot of wind  c) flooding  d) precipitation e) cheese
5. Which of these is the warmest city on the map on p347?  a) San Francisco  b) Las Vegas  c) Honolulu  d) Phoenix  e) Miami
6. Which of these cities has weather that is most similar to our current weather?  a) San Francisco  b) Billings  c) Raleigh  d) Phoenix  e) Miami
7. According to the map on p347, about how far is it from San Francisco to Salt Lake City?  a) 350 miles  b) 1000 miles  c) 1500 miles  d) 750 miles  e) You can’t tell.

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Tom Sawyer, Chapter 9.

1. 

(7) Label a-g with the appropriate names from p66-67.

 

Chapter 10 aloud.

Movie excerpt. (23:15-32:50)

 

Husker Du, 4/26.

Period One – Test #16.
a) convivial  b) incense  c) alibi  d) dismay   e) reluctant  f) muse   g) lurid  h) disposition  i) rigmarole  j) conglomeration

1. The root of this word meant “to arrange.”  _____
2. One of the reasons people like zombie movies is that they are usually very _____.
3. What does it mean to REDACT a document?   a) hide it  b) make it known  c) censor it  d) rewrite it  e) make corrections to it  f) NOTA
4. “That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and warm.”  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) rising action  e) climax  f) falling action  g) resolution
5. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket. a) SIMPLE  b) COMPOUND  c) COMPLEX

Period Two and Period Five –  Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____
2. The roots of this word were Latin for completely away from public life. _____
3. ID: Srodula. a) The concentration camp where Vladek is eventually taken. b) One of the Gemeinder. c) The Jewish police. d) The Jewish ghetto where Vladek went into hiding. e) NOTA
4. Artie very often shows Vladek telling his story as he pedals his exercise bike. What does this probably symbolize? a) How important exercise is to Vladek. b) Vladek always running from the Nazis, but never escaping. c) How he and Mala don’t get along. d) How much he misses Anja. e) How he has too much energy.
5. “under the counter.” a) illegal b) legal c) bought with food coupons d) cheap e) expensive f) NOTA

Period Three – Test #7
a) diligent  b) compelling  c) convene  d) turmoil  e) heedless  f) cordial  g) diffident   h) abundant  i) dire  j) grovel

1. In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ .
2. In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the hare is _____.
3. The llama was being petulant, so his mom ate the cheeselog.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
4. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
5. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on

Period Six – Test #11
a) vivid  b) saw  c) aspire  d) pacify  e) daunting  f) diminutive  g) pragmatic  h) volatile  i) dilemma  j) iconic

1. The root of this word meant “to lessen.” _____
2. The root of this word meant “likeness or image.” _____
3. Why did Vladek’s father always try to keep him and his brothers out of the army?  a) He hated the Polish army.   b) He sympathized with the Nazis. c) Because of his father’s experience with the Russian army. d) He was against war in general. e) NOTA
4. How many battles did Vladek fight in as a soldier? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 0
5. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor?  a) He acts lazy. b) He tries to get out of working. c) His hands. d) He thinks Jews don’t work. e) NOTA

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“Vocab, 4/26.” Each word once.
 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (not picturesque)
4. _____
5. _____
6. Another name for our current novel could be The _____(s) of Tom Sawyer.
7. Tom and Huck are about to witness a _____ scene in the graveyard.
8. After staying up all night, he looked very ____ and worn out.
9. The Latin root of this word meant “new.”
10. The French roots of this word meant “to deceive, mock or ridicule.”
11. The Italian root of this word meant “painter.”

 

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“RBC #3.” p373 in red book. Answer not letter.

1. What is the label of the key you would press first to make the Setup menu appear on the screen?
2. Once you’re at the Setup menu, what is the label for the key you would press to get to the other menus, such as Timer Setup? (Use the diagram!)
3. What key would you press to get back to watching The Simpsons when you’re done setting the timer? (Use the diagram.)
4. Which is the answer to #4 on p 372?
5. The warning says that the timer will only work if you have already set the TV clock. a) True b) False
6. Which of these words should you NOT have chosen in response to #1 on p372? a) Quit. b) Press c) Select d) Repeat e) You should have chosen all of them.
7. Which of these numbers had multiple steps? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) They all had multiple steps.

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Stamping Study Questions.

Tom Sawyer Chapter 8 Quiz. NOT COLLABORATIVE (5p)

 1. Why does Tom envy Jimmy Hodges?
   2. When Tom’s superstition about his marbles fails, he blames it on…?
   3. Which career did Tom contemplate (and discard in disgust) that is not depicted in the illustration? 
   4. Who is the “Black Avenger of the Spanish Main”?
   5. Why won’t Tom “fall” (die) when he and Joe are “sword-fighting”?

 

Tom Sawyer aloud.

Chapter 9: Murder in Graveyard!

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iK4zsyQadw2-SOVCI1_rTPVxq-MAQoHa1AL39icbfog/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner.

Study Questions go on the back. Vocab in Notebook.

Debrief Test #27. Not too bad!

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Spin WoD for Husker Du, 4/25.

Period One – Test #16.
a) convivial  b) incense  c) alibi  d) dismay   e) reluctant  f) muse   g) lurid  h) disposition  i) rigmarole  j) conglomeration

1. The roots of this word mean “to live together.”  _____
2. The roots of this word mean “stick together thing.”  _____
3. The root of this word meant “set fire to.”  _____
4. The root of this word meant “elsewhere.”  _____
5. The root of this word meant “to meditate.”  _____

Period Two –  Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
2. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. ______
3. The root of this word was Latin for needle. _____
4. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
5. The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______
   

Period Three – Test #7
a) diligent  b) compelling  c) convene  d) turmoil  e) heedless  f) cordial  g) diffident   h) abundant  i) dire  j) grovel

1. According to Darry, Pony is _____.
2. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
3.  He practiced the skate trick __(ly) until he got it right.
4.  compelling : boring :: scarce : _____
5. After he forgot his wife’s birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.

Period Five – Test #12
a) prestige b) deprive c) disheveled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
2. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. ______
3. The root of this word was Latin for needle. _____
4. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
5. The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______

Period Six – Test #11
a) vivid  b) saw  c) aspire  d) pacify  e) daunting  f) diminutive  g) pragmatic  h) volatile  i) dilemma  j) iconic
Doing your homework every day before playing video games is a ____ strategy for success.

1. Doing your homework every day before playing video games is a ____ strategy for success.
2. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice emanated from such a ____ girl.
3. The situation on Maple Street became _______ rather quickly, and then everything broke down.
4. The root of this word meant “to tame.” _____
5. The root of this word means “peace.” _____

 

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Tom Sawyer Chapter 7 aloud.

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