Month: December 2022

Tuesday, 12/13: Sentences, Vocab, Vladek, 120

“Sentences, 12/13.” Rewrite the compound sentences in 1 and 2 making them complex.

  1. We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through.
  2. They took the skinheads bowling, but the llama stayed at home alone.
  3. (3) What POV is each of the three sentences above?

“Vocab, 12/13.”mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, subjugate, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper
 Excitement_After_the_Game  Mediator

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____ (LOL)
  6. They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party.
  7. When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the first moon walk, they were _____(ed) to make sure they didn’t bring back any “space germs.”
  8. Many of you have pretended to be sick to get out of stuff, but a _____(c) actually believes he is sick.
  9. Mala says that, even though Vladek is rich, he still lives like a _____.
  10. The Nazi army _____(ed) the surrounding countries.
  11. The prefix of this word means between.
  12. After Johnny and Dally died, Ponyboy was ______(ing) in misery and self-pity, and Darry told him to stop.
  13. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late to save him.

 

Why don’t we treat everyone the same?

“The Sneetches”

(Starts @:47.)

What makes people treat others differently?   So a star on your belly isn’t difference enough? What is?

  1. Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?
  2. What lesson do the Sneetches finally learn?
  3. Connection to Maus?

Vladek to p144.

120 Seconds. The next performances will be tomorrow.
Rubric (40 points)

  1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
  2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
  3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
  4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
  5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
  6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Monday, 12/12: Homework (Interviews!), Debrief Test #15, Vladek

Slides link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LQbn6yF_EbcTt17s1wvWZ8aiCkw5iUWRspqoLo0Mppk/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner.

Interviews! Questions due by Thursday. Interviews with answers and notes due when we get back: Jan 9.

 

“Warm Up, 12/12.”

  1. Write a complex sentence about Artie.
  2. Write a compound sentence about Mala.
  3. Combine them into 1 Sentence.

 

Debrief Test #15.

 

Vladek to 138+.

Link to book for those at home:

 Book 1

Friday, 12/9: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #15

Prep Sheet for Test #15:

KBARR: ____/16  SMYK: ___/10   Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/13  ___/13    S/CD/CX (12-8): ___/14

Other Extra Credit: Period 6 gets +2 for vocab relay, all others get +1.

Mental Floss.

  1. A word I know, six letters it contains.
    Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
    What word is it?
  2. Wacky Wordy: TTTT RRRRRRRRR
  3. Wacky Wordy: Must get here. Must get here. Must get here.
  4. Wacky Wordy: history history history history
  5. When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, this day will be as far from Friday as this day was from Friday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it?
  6. The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth?

 

Test #15

Doodle Theme: Invent a new Game or Sport.

Thursday, 12/8: S/CD/CX, Vocab, Vladek, 120 Seconds

Tomorrow’s Test: S/CD/CX (sigh), Vocab, Vladek. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTZWn1KC6SCjRqTbLlSsfjRZK0KyJjL63Om3LijUJ80/edit?usp=sharing

“S/CD/CX, 12/8.”  ALSO TELL WHY!

  1. As part of his occupation, the llama carried nunchucks.
  2. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched the llamas instead.
  3. The llama ate several hotdogs and felt refreshed.
  4. Since my llama left me, I’ve found a new place to dwell.
  5. Zoltan forgot his wallet, so he couldn’t buy broccoli.
  6. Before you pet a llama, you should ask permission.
  7. We didn’t repair the dam in time; the llamas will rush through.

“Vocab, 12/8.”  succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
macgyvertool_310squeezebucksnoodle 

  1. _____  (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Multiple answers accepted.)
  5. _____
  6. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips, pizza, and Dr. Pepper.
  7. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we were saying that the person was _____(ing) about their true feelings.
  8. (2) Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches because he is too “_____” to buy them.
  9. The roots of this word meant “to bring low.” _____ (not subsist)
  10. This word is French for “advance guard.” _____
  11. This word’s roots meant “to bring back close.” _____
  12. This word’s roots meant “leaky” and “pour.” _____

VOCABULARY RELAY RETURNS!!!!!

Vladek to at least p138. Link for those at home: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVm8Wm1glcMJYXJeUsgoyDFjjdsNau-h/view

120 Seconds. Next Performances are Tuesday. Write your book/author on the board after your presentation.

  1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
  2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
  3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
  4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
  5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
  6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Wednesday, 12/7: S/CD/CX (Again), Vocab, 120 Seconds, Vladek

ATTENTION: FINALLY A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 1,  Book 2

“S,CD,CX? 12/7.” ALSO TELL WHY YOU THINK SO!!!

  1. I saw a llama skating with your hamster yesterday, and I died.
  2. The llama studied, but he ultimately failed.
  3. Although they are kind of creepy, I like llamas.
  4. I saw a llama skating and falling yesterday in the bathtub.
  5. The llama studied since he didn’t know the words.
  6. I like llamas unless they are rude.

“Vocab, 12/7.” succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. There used to be a TV show called The ____ Gourmet which showed you how to eat well without spending a lot of money.
  5. Art Spiegelman once published magazine collections of ____ comics like “The Prisoner on the Hell Planet.”
  6. We rushed to ______ together a float for the parade before the upcoming deadline.
  7. Horror movies are sort of _______ for many people.
  8. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows what I say is true.”
  9. The athlete was ___ about the use of steroids. He knew they were harmful, but they helped his performance.
  10. The root of this word meant “to disguise or conceal.” _____
  11. The root of this word means “to clean out.” _____
  12. (2) She tried to stay awake during math, but it was ______, and she finally ______(ed) to the sleepiness and nodded off.

VLADEK to page 129.

120 Seconds. Next Performances are tomorrow.

  1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
  2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
  3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
  4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
  5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
  6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?