Month: January 2023

“Spelling, 1/31.”  (8) COPY #1 only.

1. it’s, they’re, ___
2. Dally was Johnny’s _____.
3. Do you understand the ____(s) of dividing fractions?
4. The word ____ comes from the French word for body.
5. Please check the ____ number on the device you are trying to get help with.
6. (3) ____ books have been sitting ____ for a long time; I hope ____ coming back soon.

“Vocab, 1/31.” tentative, infringe, reprieve, benign, profound, indolent, relinquish, exasperate, (in)conspicuous, (un)scrupulous, haphazard

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” -Aristotle. ______
6. During the summer, without something to do, some kids can get very _____ and end up not doing much of anything.
7. After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _____(ly) to see if it would support her weight.
8. She was always very _____ about her work. That’s why she got A’s.
9. Many rappers “sing” the praises of “bling” and _____ consumption.
10. The  _____ student copied his essay from the internet.
11. The root of this word meant “chance or luck.” _____
12. The root of this word meant “rough/irritated.” ______
13. The roots of this word meant “well born.” _____

“Maus Check, 1/31.”

1. How many members of Vladek’s family survived the war?
2. Chapter 5 begins with Artie listening to a tape recording of Vladek describing Richieu’s death. What literary device is this called?
3. Why did Vladek say he was happy to leave Poland after the war?
4. How did Vladek manage to sell all of the “unfashionable” stockings no one else could sell?
5. Why couldn’t Vladek and Anja come to America after the war was over?

Finish Vladek’s Story.

Discuss, Write, Discuss:

1. Art Spiegelman has said that the final page of Maus II really has at least three endings. With your group, discuss what stories they might be endings of. Be ready to point out which panels or images end each story.
2. When MAUS was published, the Washington Post said, “…impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics.”  What do you think about that? Do you think it’s true? Could MAUS have been anything but a comic and been as powerful?  Why or why not?

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KU5IfqXUb1GxlcCb6FdQiIwPirzwo4_2-sjceTypa6o/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner.

“Spelling 1/30.”(7)  COPY!!!

1.  friendly : hostile :: active : _____
2.  its, whose, ____
3. (2)  Sacramento : ______ :: Mr. Meinert : ______
4.  He got a popcorn ____stuck in his teeth.
5. (2) _______ books are ______?

Debrief Test #18. Nice Improvement  (for MOST).

Vladek. Words to watch out for: Gentile, Displaced Person (DP),

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. (January 27)

Prep sheet for Test #18:

KBARR: ___/24     Vocab Practice: ___/13 ____/13   ___/13    Vladek: ___/5

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

Mental Floss.

1. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
2. What two words contain the most letters?
3. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
4. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words? (Hint: Sing them to yourself.)
   gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
5. Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
   • a) “Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves.”
   • b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
   • c) “Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!”
   • d) “Sam, arsenic is poisonous! I read about it on the internet.”

Test #18.

Tomorrow’s Test: Prepositions, Vocab, Vladek, Husker Du. Preview.

“Prepositions, 1/26.”Write out the completed sentences.

1. The dream was exciting.  –Add an adjective prep phrase that tells what kind of dream it was.
2. (2) I was running. –Add two adverb prep phrases about how, when, or where you were running.
   
3. (2) Turtles were chasing me. –Add an adjective (turtles) AND and adverb (chasing) prep phrase.

“Prepositions Pretest, 1/26.” 10/10 = EXEMPT from the Prepositions section of the test tomorrow. NOT COLLABORATIVE! ANSWER NOT LETTER!

1. A prepositional phrase must always end with a… a) preposition  b) verb  c) clause  d) noun or pronoun  e) NOTA
   Prepositional Phrase   or     Not a Prepositional Phrase
2. As the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.
3. As the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.
4. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.
5. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.
6. The llama was going to skip on his way home from Gramma’s House.
7. The llama was going to skip on his way home from Gramma’s House.
8. The llamas in the accident were treated for their injuries.
9. The llamas in the accident were treated for their injuries.
10. I saw a llama riding his bike along the highway.

“Vocab, 1/26.” ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. Towards the end of the book, Vladek gets very ____ and weak because of his health issues.
6. Vladek is so ____, he spent four hours unpacking, refolding and then repacking their luggage.
7. He spoke in an _______ voice about the upcoming battle which they would probably lose.
8. The roots of this word mean “to pass through.” _____
9. The root of this word meant “loose or too easy.” _____
10. The root of this word was Latin for “everywhere.” _____
11. The root of this word meant “not modest.”
12. (2) When your sadness is _____(ed), your soul has found ___. (Awww.)

Vocab Relay!

Vladek.

Excerpts at 41:20  and 49:03.

MAUS  II.  Chapter 3 – 4

SMYK’s due.

“Prepositions, 1/25.”  Write the prepositional phrases you find in each sentence. Each sentence has two.

1. The family of llamas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
2. I found an old photo of a toothless llama in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
3. Llamas live in burrows and under brush, and they are cute.
4. Llamas have been used for transportation in many places, but that is not a llama.
5. Among the people honored at the banquet, the llama really stood out.
6. Three llamas fell off the boat when the storm hit out of nowhere.

“Vocab, 1/25.” ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.
5. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.
6. The smell of brownies _____(ed) the house and made me very hungry.
7. With about 40,000 locations worldwide, Subway Sandwich places are _____.
8. Mr. Coward is not happy about Zoltan’s less than _____ papers. They are very difficult to decipher, and scores might get entered incorrectly.
9. The roots of this root mean “to be like.”
10. The original root of this word meant “fear.” (As in fear of failure?)
11. The root of this word means “to throw.”
12. (2) Whenever she was _____, she always seemed to find _____ in her music.

Vladek…

“Maus Check, 1/25.”

1. p212, panel three, the one on the left. _____
2. p212, second to last panel, the one talking. _____
3. p221, first panel, the one on the right. _____
4. How did Vladek manage to get over to Birkenau and actually see Anja?
5. p228, second to last panel, the one in stripes. _____

Book 2, Chapter 3: “And Here My Troubles Began”

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