Month: September 2022

Prep Sheet for Test #5:
KBARR: ___/24  SMYK: ___/10    Vocab Practices:   9-20:___/12 9-21:___/13  9-22:___/12 
S/CD/CX 9-22:___/11      Other Extra Credit: 

Bonus Opportunity: What is Sarsaparilla? (As in Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla…)

Mental Floss.

1. What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
2. What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
3. I am so fragile that when you say my name you break me. What am I?
4. What letter can you place on the line, other than E, to complete this sequence?
   SEQUENC__

5. 5 + 5 + 5 = 550
   Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to make the equation correct. No, you can’t make a not equal sign: that would be an inequality, not an equation.

6. While riding in the car I saw a license plate that read like this: IXMNIZ. What occupation did the man in the car have?

Test #5.

Doodle Theme: What a mistake!!!

Tomorrow’s Test: FRO’s, S/CD/CX, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s2GFtkkR9CkHLKeFnCQFGf52M66gxbahEl6atuM_CJs/edit?usp=sharing

“NVAPA, 9/22.” (10) COPY and label.

He was a very scary bear and we quickly retreated from his lair.

“Vocab, 9/22.” Some used more than once. (12)
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher. Worrying about the kids’ problems wore her out.
6. Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than _____units of sound.
7. Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
8. If you ____ (ed) CPK last night, it benefited the band program.
9. A spy must be ____ and not go blabbing secrets around.
10. I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!
11. The roots of this word mean “not allowed.” _____
12. The root of this word meant “defender.”

I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause.
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I.
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = I + D or D + I. 

“S/CD/CX, 2/4.” Simple? Compound? Complex? Fragment? Run-on?  (11)

1. Words like since, unless, and because signify that a sentence is…
2. The presence of a comma and one of the FANBOYS usually means the sentence is….
3. The llama was being petulant , so his mom ate the cheeselog.
4. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.
5. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
6. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence.
7. Even though he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut anyway.
8. The crew checked the llama , and the captain prepared her for the sea.
9. We can wait here until the llama calls us.
10. The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a duck on his head.
11. You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly.

The Outsiders.

1. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob (p129), and he realizes that Bob was a lot like… who?
2. Pony goes off on Cherry (p129) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble.
3. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p129) What is he trying to say?

“FRO’s, 9/21.” Fragment, Run-on, OK? (Bonus: Based on what we talked about yesterday, what is another name for the fragments?)

1. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
2. I love that story, so I have read it three times.
3. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
4. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
5. As the llama trained to be a ninja.

“Vocab, 9/21.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
6. Pony and Johnny had a lot of time in the church to quietly ______.
7. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
8. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
9. An early meaning of this word was to “treat with excessive kindness.” _____
10. The roots of this word meant “drawn out by trickery or magic.” _____
11. The root of this word meant “place for observation.”
12. (2) He was so _____ he spent hours ______(ing) his own face in the mirror.

“Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences.”
I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause.
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = I + D or D + I. The Dep. Clause will begin with although, since, because, while, when, if… etc.)

“S/CD/CX, 0/21.”  Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

1. I like turtles   because they are cute.
2. The llama is a quadruped   with fins for swimming.
3. I sent the llama to the store   before the party started.
4. Katy tried to call me  , but   my phone was dead.
5. You would like it   if you were a llama.
6. Herbie the llama ate some pizza  , so   he didn’t want dinner.
7. He failed the test   after he ignored the warning.
8. He forgot to practice  , yet   he still did well.
9. Jenni ate the hot dog  , and   she got sick.
10. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.
11. Bonus for +1: Why is #10 a “better” sentence than #9?

The Outsiders.

1. What makes Pony, for the first time, think of Dally as his buddy?
2. What is Pony’s main motivation for wanting to be in the rumble?

“NVAA, 9/20.” COPY the sentence and label each word as N, V, ADJ, ADV. (8p. Bonus if you know the crossed out ones too!)

Homer stupidly hit his fat head on the closed door yesterday.

“Vocab, 9/20.”
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. He _______(ed) the meaning of the poem for a long time.
6. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ______
7. gossipy : discreet :: nonchalant : _____
8. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
9. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
10. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.
11. It’s my birthday. I’m going to ______myself and eat whatever I want to eat.
12. The root of this word meant “empty or without substance.”_____

COPY into notebook:
A CLAUSE is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE can stand alone as a sentence.
A DEPENDENT CLAUSE cannot stand alone. (because, if, when, although, since…)

“Clauses, 9/20.” ID the underlined clause as IND or DEP.   EXAMPLE: DEP.  Please bring your camera when you visit.
1. The llamas , which we grew ourselves, taste wonderful.
2. Jennifer bought that llama when it was just a puppy.
3. This is Diego, whose llama you met yesterday.
4. If you need more llamas , I can loan you some.
5. Rain has fallen every weekend since the llama bought his skates.
6. When the llama lands, please stay in your seats.
7. The door opened before the llama walked up the stairs.
8. You can talk to Mr. Llama before class starts.
9. The instrument that you heard is a llamaphone.
10. Because he reads quickly, the llama  can finish this story in an evening.
11. Write a complex sentence by adding a DEPENDENT CLAUSE to the following independent one:  The llama was annoyed.

The Outsiders.

1. What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never got?
2. What makes Pony finally realize Cherry was right when she said, “Things are rough all over”?
3. How was Bob like Johnny?

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/113lEh6nynyYbDiJcGxMGoarHwDw7G1tXrC8bvuK-1iQ/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner. Bonus: What are words like to, too, two called? (Several of this week’s vocab words too!)

“Sentence Combo, 9/19.”

1. The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat.  (although)
2. She likes pizza. The llama prefers salmon burgers.  (however)

Debrief Test #4. Ouch.

The Outsiders…

What was the inciting incident of the Pony vs Darry conflict? What was the climax?