Month: September 2022

Friday, 9/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #4

Prep Sheet for Test #4:

KBARR: ____/24   Vocab Practices: 9/15: ___/12   9/14:___/12   9/13: ___/12
FRO’s: 9/15:___/10  9/14: ___10  9/13: ___/7    Extra Combos:____
Other Extra Credit: Period 4 gets +2 for Vocab Relay. All others receive +1. Sisyphus? +1  Lolly III? +1 

Mental Floss. (On back of test.)

  1. Explain how I do it: “In my bedroom, the nearest lamp that I  usually keep turned on is 12 feet away from my bed. Alone in the room, without using wires, strings, or any other aids or contraptions, I can turn out the light on that lamp and get into bed before the room is dark.”
  2. What are the elusive characters; missing two letters or numbers? (In other words, what letters go into the blanks? The answer is NOT R and E.)
    W  A  T  E  ___ M  ___  L  O  N
  3. 1961 was a special year (other than for the fact that Mr. Coward was born then). In fact, the next time a year will be this special will be the year 6009. What is so special about those two years?
  4. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
  5. In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence, “What shall I do, Gertrude?” has the word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
    • a) Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.
    • b) People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.
    • c) For the Halloween party, John came looking like a radish.

 

Test #4: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9dp7dEmh0KdBF9TqMgGdZzAZ69x73JUr-XlaASh8EI/edit?usp=sharing

 

DOODLE THEME: Alien TV.

Thursday, 9/15: Adverbs, FRO’s, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: Adverbs, FRO’s, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9dp7dEmh0KdBF9TqMgGdZzAZ69x73JUr-XlaASh8EI/edit?usp=sharing

 

“Adverbs, 9/15.” (10p) List the adverbs you find in each sentence.

  1. The sweaty llamas finally finished repairing the pipes today.
  2. Quite suddenly the wild llama bolted across the field.
  3. That llama is simply marvelous; he’ll go far in life if he keeps working doggedly.
  4. Undoubtedly the Lollys can very easily help you with all of your adverb needs.

“FRO’s, 9/15.” Fragment, Run On, OK?

  1. While my llama gently weeps.
  2. Up one side and down the other went the llama.
  3. Although the llama is a quadruped, he also has fins for swimming.
  4. In the beginning, there was nothing but llamas.
  5. That is an embarrassing moment when you realize your llama just wrote a run-on sentence.
  6. You can beat the llama’s score you will be part of the elite llama squad.
  7. The llama won the race although he had a broken leg.
  8. The llama couldn’t call his agent his cell phone was dead.
  9. Across the frozen wasteland, chasing the wild llama.
  10. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful llama balloon.

“Vocab, 9/15.”

  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  6. Since I studied, I _____(ed) myself quite well on the test.
  7. Johnny persisted ____(ly) in asking about his parents.
  8. The roots of this word meant “to look with disapproval.”
  9. The root of this word meant “to brag.”
  10. The root of this word meant “to set free.”
  11. The root of this word meant “throat.”
  12. The root of this word meant “not worthy.”

The Outsiders.

  1. Johnny’s behavior (not scared, having fun, very decisive) inside the burning church is both ironic and not ironic.  Explain.
  2. When Pony asks about Dally and Johnny, and Jerry Wood “studies his wedding ring,” what’s going on?

Wednesday, 9/14: Sentence Scramble, FRO’s, Adverbs, Vocab, Outsiders

Welcome Guest Teacher. Please Note that the Guest teacher will be rating each class 1-10 for cooperation and respect. A 10 will result in a reward for that class. Anything less than 8 will result in consequences.

“FROs 9/14.”  Fragment, Run-on, or OK?

  1. Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
  2. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
  3. Fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, he battled the vicious llama.
  4. Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
  5. The strange life of the llama.
  6. Jack and Jill and the llama went up the hill to fetch a pail of water then they fell down.
  7. The llama fell down and broke his crown Jack and Jill fell in the well.
  8. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
  9. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
  10. The llama helps me with my homework, he does a great job.

“Sentence Scramble, 9/14.”

  1. –however  –many books  –I would like  –I don’t have  –to read  –enough time
  2. –nevertheless  –seems effective  –more research  –to see  –the medication  –must be done  — if it’s safe
  3. –in fact  — at all  –a beast  –a gentle giant  –is not  –that llama  –he is

“Adverbs, 9/14.” Copy each underlined word below, and say whether it is being used as an adjective, or an adverb.

1. She jumped up suddenly, and left the room.
2. That oil painting is absolutely magnificent.
3. (2) At the pet shop, a cuddly, little kitten snuggled up to me, and I nearly bought it.
4. (2) The early bird gets the worm early.

“Vocab 9/14.”
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Hint: Why did he move?)
  5. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
  6. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
  7. The jury ______(ed) him, so he was free to go.
  8. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
  9. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
  10. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  11. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  12. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one.

The Outsiders. Read aloud from around p96-100 depending on class.

Tuesday, 9/13: Adverbs, FRO’s, Vocab, Sentence Combo, Outsiders

NEXT UP: Advoibs!

“Sentence Combining, 9/13.”
Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination of each for ++!)

  1. a) His teacher appears unamused.   b) His teacher is a woman.  c) She is quiet.    d) She has karate experience.
  2. a) She advances down the aisle.   b) Her advance is slow.   c) Her advance is quiet.    d) Her advance is menacing.

What’s wrong with the following “sentences”?

  1. The llama in the field.
  2. Every day after school.
  3. Whenever the llama sings.
  4. The llama who is so smart.

What about these?

  1. I love that llama he’s so sweet.
  2. I saw a llama yesterday it was purple.
  3. It’s too far to walk, let’s ride a llama.

Fragments and Run-ons. (FRO’s) How do we fix them? How do we avoid them?

 

“FRO Practice I, 9/13.”  (7p) Write F (fragment), RO (run-on), or CS (complete sentence) for each word group. Tell how you can tell it’s not a CS.

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we hiked.
  4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
  5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
  6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
  7. Is this a fragment?

“Vocab, 9/13.”  Checking Vocab Defs.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____ (Bonus for which Greek myth character!)
  4. _____
  5. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with; she didn’t trust them to make good decisions.
  6. I waited until Mom’s anger _____(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
  7. Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
  8. After a long trial, he was ______(ed) and finally set free.
  9. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
  10. I was ____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
  11. The roots of this word meant “to bring together.”
  12. The roots of this word meant “to ask for with tears.”

The Outsiders.

Who said? “I guess we’re different.”

What are the arguments Dally gave Johnny for not turning himself in?

What do we learn about Dally when he talks to Johnny about jail?

Monday, 9/12: Homework, Debrief Test #3, Sentence COMBO, The Outsiders

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Um7Bhq6ThDP-AEBkclZqydbfGXuHOTisgwp05qdhWj4/edit?usp=sharing

“Warm Up, 9/12.”

  1. If you are absent from this class on a Wednesday, what should you do at home? Be very specific.
  2. If you are absent on a Monday, what extra step do you need to take?
  3. If you are absent on a Friday for a test, what should you do?

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test #3. Yay! Much mo’ bettah!

“Sentence Combining, 9/12.”  Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination of each for ++!)
1.  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.     (Hint: Use “-ing.”)

2.  a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.   (Hint: Use the word “as.”)

3.  a) Then a voice freezes his behavior.    b) The voice is stern.    c) The behavior is disturbing.  (Hint: You can eliminate all but one word in b and c.)

The Outsiders…