Month: September 2022

Prep Sheet for Test #3:

KBARR: ___/18   AW’s 9/7: ___/7  AW’s 9/8:___/10  Extra Combos: +____

Mental Floss.

1. You have six sticks that are vertical on the floor like this:
   |  |  |  |  |  |
   Add five more sticks to make nine. You may not move any of the original 6 sticks.
2. An archaeologist uncovers an ancient tomb, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.  Two, unclothed, long-dead bodies are found in the tomb.  One is an adult male, the other an adult female.  Both bodies are perfectly preserved, although dry and leathery with age.  The archaeologist takes one look and exclaims: “It’s a miracle! I have found Adam and Eve.”  How did the archaeologist know this at a glance?
3. Here is a question on international law: If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S.-Mexico border, where would they be required to bury the survivors?
4. Removing an appendix is called an appendectomy, removing tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. What is it called when they remove a growth from your head? (haha)
5. What is the next thing in this sequence. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ____.  See if you can fill in the blank correctly.
6. When does 1+1+1=1?

Test #3 – Final Version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJDJnvdpF3CiM8JUP3ida0IjFtiZP3ucO7q0gVb3orE/edit?usp=sharing

FOR #26: Combine into a smooth sentence on the back of your test sheet.

Doodle Theme: FUN!

Tomorrow’s Test: AW’s, S/P, SS, Plot, Outsiders. Kinda like today’s stuff. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJDJnvdpF3CiM8JUP3ida0IjFtiZP3ucO7q0gVb3orE/edit?usp=sharing

“Warm Up, 9/8.” 1-4: Which part of Plot Mountain? #5: Unscramble.

1. When Mufasa dies in The Lion King.
2. When Dally starts bugging the girls at the drive in.
3. Pony and Johnny in the church.
4. When Nemo goes off to school, and Marlin tells him to “have an adventure.”
5. –was rising  –as I listened   — go on and on   –to Johnny’s quiet voice   –a panic  –in me  (p57)

“Subject/Predicate, 9/8.”

1. My friend, the aloof llama, practices his guitar almost daily.
2. Pony’s head turned away from the sight of Bob.
3. After that, Pony was sick on the sidewalk.
4. The usually jumpy Johnny remained as cool as Darry.
5. The top of Jay Mountain seemed so far away.

“AW’s 9/8.” potential, mature, impact, valid, status, ambiguous, aloof, savvy, ironic

1. They say that Mona Lisa’s “smile” is ______; it’s hard to tell what she’s thinking.
2. The energy that is about to be released from this slingshot is called “______ energy.”
3. ______ (LOL)
4. Being older doesn’t necessarily make you more emotionally ______.
5. Corvairs and madras shirts were _____ symbols for the Socs in 1967.
6. The ending of the story is rather _____; you’re not sure which choice he made.
7. My mom didn’t think my argument was ______, so I didn’t get to stay up late.
8. (2) The city council studied the ____ ____ of the possible new shopping center on the nearby neighborhood.
9. The stray cat kept hanging around, but he remained _____ and wouldn’t let us pet him.

“Richard Cory.”  Which character from The Outsiders could be compared to Richard Cory?

The Outsiders

“Warm Up, 9/7.”

1. Why do we not see Johnny stab Bob the Soc?
2. The Socs’ reaction when Johnny stabbed Bob illustrates Pony’s distinction between ___ and ___.
   Subject/Predicate Combo?
3. The old milk still tasted fine to the llama.
4. Ponyboy winced at the pain in his head.
5. The llama, in the course of the dodgeball game, took one to the face.

“AW’s, 9/7.”|ambiguous, potential, mature, impact, valid, status
(One word used twice.)

1. Since we were separated and without cell phone coverage, we didn’t know the ____ of the other group.
2. The question was so _____, it was hard to choose the right answer.
3. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
4. You can always check the ____ of your grade on Aeries.
5. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
6. KBARR has a large ____ on your grade.
7. My main argument was not ____, so I lost the debate.
8. BONUS: If the root valent  means “feeling,” use the word ambivalent  in a SMYK sentence. (And yes, ambivalent is now a vocab word!)

“Sentence Scramble, 9/7.”  For each one:
Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!

1. –the electrical outlet   –grabbing   –Crazy Cathy   –the cat’s tail   –headed for
2. –her creamed corn   –yelling   –at the baby sitter   –onto the floor   –Jennifer flipped

PLOT. Copy into your notebook on a fresh page! You will get to use it on the test Friday. If you finish copying early, decorate it!

Where on The Mountain?

1. “And they lived happily ever after.”
2. The 5 W’s usually are given here.
3. Nemo gets taken.
4. Where most of the action usually occurs.
5. Dad finds Nemo in Finding Nemo.
6. Johnny stabs Bob.
7. A book with a sequel will sometimes leave out which two parts?

The Outsiders!

Volleyball Video for Homies: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LhZVyHGtw1JNTRaXpwUCSvjohVehFHF/view

Copy homework into Planner.

Debrief Test #2

“Academic Vocab, 9/6.” Copy and then match the word with the appropriate pic.T his is our “vocab lite” for the week.

• status: position or rank; current state
• ambiguous: able to be understood in more than one way
• potential: possible
• mature: showing the emotional qualities of an adult
• impact:  effect
• valid: fair or reasonable; logical

a)  b) c)  d) e)   f) 

“Sentence Scramble, 9/6.” Use every word. Do not break up the pieces. DO NOT ADD ANY WORDS. Rearrange the chunks until you get the right-sounding sentence. Write it down. There might be more than one way (bonus!)!

The Outsiders

Prep Sheet for Test #2:

KBAR: ___/24    SMYK? YES / NO Vocabulary Practices: 8/30:___/10 8/31: ___/10  9/1:___/11
Other Extra Credit: Period 4 get +2 for vocab relay. All other classes get +1

Mental Floss. On back of test sheet.

1. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark with  him? (Note: It asks how many animals, not how many pairs.)
2. Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.
3. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36? (Alert: math.)
4. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
5. If everybody in the world jumped off a cliff, would you? Why/not? (No credit without correct reason!!)
6. Which is smallest? nobis, nettikt, wrothag, useom, irgafef

Test #2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19TLu8zf-OrIvAzOiV0m03r4n4jcH7TOXz5UEny2Xyc8/edit?usp=sharing

Doodle Theme: “WEIRD Planet!”