I’m coming to see your defns and your first KBARR!
“Warm Up, 8/23.” Write the answer in your notebook. Do not copy the question. Do not forget to write the Title and Date.
- Who is delinquent in the poem “Delinquent”?
- What is pretty much the only way to earn “extra credit” in this class?
- What does SMYK stand for?
- The expression “Mind your own business” is a motto. a) True b) False
- The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto. a) True b) False
“Vocabulary, 8/23.” (in your notebook) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
- _____
- _____
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- You can ____ from this picture that the person on the other end is upset.
- The roots of this word mean “same shape.” _____
- cool : good :: dig : ______
- rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
- For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
- Every time Homer Simpson says, “D’oh!” he is being ____ about something he did or didn’t do.
- Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
- Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.
Coming Attraction!
Adjectives answer the question “What Kind?” about nouns!
The Outsiders.
- What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?
- As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
- As used in The Outsiders, the words Soc is short for _____.
- Which character did our narrator say “understands everything, almost”?
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd person? Ponyboy is a ______ person narrator.
Read Aloud.