Month: October 2022

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“Spellling, 10/24.”  Write the incorrectly spelled word correctly, or if they are all correct, write “all correct.”
NOT COLLABORATIVE! DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR SPELLING LIST!

1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) beleivable  d) all correct
2. a) insurence  b) security  c) separately  d) all correct
3. a) cooperation  b) moveable  c) ignorance  d) all correct
4. a) maturity  b) narrative  c) creative  d) all correct
5. What is the rule that this week’s spelling words follow?
6. Bonus: Find the other spelling mistake in this warm up.

Copy homework into planner.

“Sentence Scramble, 10/24.”

• saw witches and devils
• and fear lived
• suddenly
• everywhere
• in every cottage
• the whole village

What kind of sentence did you end up with? S? CD? CX?

Debrief  Test #9. Yay! Better!

TMA Ch4/5

Prep Sheet for Test #9:

KBARR: ___/24     Vocabulary Practices: ___/12   ___/12   ___/13 Influencers: ___/5 TMA: __/5
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss:

1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day for years, and now he is a millionaire. How?
2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
   Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
   umop
6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

Test #9

Doodle Theme: Free the Doodle!

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocab, Influencers, TMA. Preview here.

“Warm Up, 10/20.” Which version of the underlined word is correct?

1. Neither Jack nor Jill understand(s) the danger of that hill.
2. Both Jack and Jill know(s) what to do when a llama attacks.
3. Either Jack or Jill is/are going to the party but not both.
4. Whether Jack or Jill go(es) doesn’t matter to the llama.
5. Whether Jack and Jill go(es) is not important.
6. The fire in the church. (PM)
7. Dally, Pony, and Johnny go to the movies. (PM)
8. In the beginning, there was nothing but llamas. F? RO? CS?
9. After I ate a doughnut, I felt blissful.  S?  CD?  CX?

10. Copy and Punctuate: what did you do asked the llama it looks bad

“Vocab, 10/20.”

5. Pokemon Live was a worldwide ____ for awhile.
6. I cannot _____ cheating in class. (Not validate.)
7. The root of this word was Old French for “imagine or create.”
8. The root of this word meant “made legal.”
9. Ponyboy thought that the greasers should be treated with more _____ by the Socs; they were just as good as they were.
10. (2) We should be very _____ of the _____ world of social media; it’s not what it seems.
11. The root of this word was Latin for “raising up”?
12. Write a derivative of the word child. (Not a plural) _____

Medieval Cottage

“TMA, 10/20.”  In England, Lady Day was New Year’s Day (i.e. the new year began on 25 March) from 1155 until 1752.

1. True or False? Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of “snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babies.”
2. What made the midwife decide to take Beetle home? (“Quote” a line from the book.)
3. Why does Beetle not resist the bullies?
4. Why do you think Beetle saved the cat? (Don’t say she felt sorry for it.)
5. Why did Beetle cuss at the cat instead of talking nicely?

Chapter 3—>

 

“Warm Up, 10/19.”

1. The greasers win the rumble.  (Plot Mountain)
2. Two-Bit is relieved when Ponyboy picks up the broken bottle.  (Plot Mountain)
3. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death.  (Plot Mountain)
4. Alice learns to walk and speak again in her new body.  (Plot Mountain)
5. I think that llama is _____.  (they)
6. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to students. (teacher)
7. We don’t have to walk since the llama has a truck with lots of room. S? CD? CX?
8. Copy and punctuate: Who said no pain no gain

“Vocab, 10/19.”
 

6. Part of being kind is treating everyone with _____.
7. The prefix of this word means “not.”
8. He bought his computer from a(n) ____ dealer, and when it broke the next day, they told him he was out of luck.
9. Everyone said they would ____by the judgment of Mom.
10. It’s always best to be ______about what you see on social media.
11. Ponyboy was _____(ed) by the dream of a better life, but it always seemed just out of reach.
12. The root of this word meant “to draw water into a channel.”

The Midwife’s Apprentice.  Takes place ca. 1300.

What’s a midwife?
What’s an apprentice?
What was life like in 1300? We’re going to find out.

Maybe??! IF you have your chromebook.

Possible Topics: The funny names.  Stay Gold.  Darry as Dad. Soc v Greaser and feelings.  Hair and haircuts. Fashion and coolness.  Johnny and Dally. Fire in the church. Living situation. Do it for Johnny. The rumble.

“Quotes, 10/18.” Copy and punctuate and capitalize.

1. you’re an idiot screamed the llama how could you

2. she’s right he hissed you messed it up

3. did I hear you say the llama is right she asked

“Vocab, 10/18.” (Bonus for who on #2.)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. The root of this word meant “worthy.”
7. The root of this word meant “thing appearing to view.”
8. The codeine in cough syrup is _____(ed) from the same plant that heroin and opium come from.
9. The greasers were so ______ that Cherry couldn’t let her parents see her with Pony.
10. Since she couldn’t talk to her Soc friend’s, Cherry got _____(ion) for her feelings by talking to Pony.
11. Everyone has to _____ by the same rules with no exceptions.
12. This week’s word ______ is similar in meaning to a previous vocab word: leery.

“Not Everything It Seems.” (5p – SOLO) Capital Letter OK.

1. What is the author’s purpose in the selection? a) To argue that the influencer world has problems beneath the surface   b) To express concerns that the influencer world is causing harm   c) To inform the audience about how the influencer world works   d) To entertain readers with stories about the influencer world
2. What is the author’s point of view about the influencer world? a) It offers an easy, exciting way to be a tastemaker.  b) It offers a way to improve your marketing skills.  c) It’s a fun, rewarding way to make money.  d) It’s not as glamorous as it appears to be.
3. What is the effect of the phrase pull back the curtain in the sentence from paragraph 1?  a) It suggests that the influencer world is better than it might seem at first.  b) It suggests that many aspects of the influencer world are artificial.  c) It indicates that powerful people are controlling the influencer world.  d) It indicates that the influencer world is not as influential as many believe.
4. (Pick 2) What are two purposes of the section called “#Worldofinfluencers”?  a) To give advice to influencers  b) To describe what influencers do  c) To explain why influencers have power  d) To show the downside of the influencer world  e) To convince readers that influencers are problematic

If you have between 50k and 75k followers.

Finish Reading p25-26.
DO:

1.  p27
2. p28: 1, 3, 4