Month: January 2023

Definitions due.

“Prepositions, 12/15.” For 1-10: Copy the boldfaced, underlined “phrase” and say PP (Prepositional Phrase) or no PP. (LOL)
Bonus: What’s wrong with #10 For #11: Write the sentence.

1. As the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.
2. As the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.
3. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.
4. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.
5. That llama will be gone within a year or two.
6. That llama will be gone within a year or two.
7. The llama was going to skip on his way home from Gramma’s House.
8. The llama was going to skip on his way home from Gramma’s House.
9. I saw a llama riding his bike along the highway.
10. The llama told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.
11. Combine the following three sentences into ONE SIMPLE sentence using prep phrases.
    • A girl rode her unicycle.
    • Down the street is where she went. (down)
    • She had a llama-shaped balloon.   (with)

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“Vocab 1/24.”
  
ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was _____ for days.
6. The goal of immigrants used to be _____(ion), but these days people are proud of their differences.
7. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____, and pouts about everything.
8. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
9. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
10. By definition, memes are _______.
11. When Anja died, Vladek expected Artie to give him _____, not the other way around.
12. The root of this word means “omen.”
13. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”

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“Vladek Review, 1/24.” These are on the test Friday!

1. How does Pavel try to show Artie what Auschwitz felt like?  
2. What makes Art shrink down again on p207?
3. What’s a barrack (aka a block)?
4. Why does the tin shop foreman, Yidl, dislike Vladek? 
5. What does Vladek do to change Yidl’s opinion?
6. What was Appel?
7. Who helps Vladek establish and maintain contact with Anja?
8. What was a Selektion?

 

Vladek…. to p234 at least.

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

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KlyHWThq59suQTf9yk2JGddPkxxH_En8vkTVhC0BGJ8/edit?usp=sharing

KINDNESS WEEK!

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Copy homework into planner.

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“Prepositions! (COPY)   A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It is ALWAYS part of a phrase.  TIME, DIRECTION, LOCATION.

“Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.”

DO NOT USE THE SAME WORD TWICE! Copy the boldfaced underlined parts.

“Prepositions, 1/23.”

1. My llama was lying ____ the couch.
2. The llama ____ the counter was rude.
3. The llama flew the chopper ____ the clouds.
4. The llama who sits ____me is annoying.
5. The llama ____ the bridge is a troll.
6. The llama looked ___ the window.
7. The llama bought a can ___ beans.
8. The llama trudged ___ the hill.
9. (2) The llama went ____ me ___ the store.

 

Debrief Test #17.

 

Vladek!

FOV: Fish Operated Vehicle

Prep Sheet for Test #17:
Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/13  ___/13   Husker Du 1-11: ___/17

 

Mental Floss.

1. What do you get when you add 1 and 11 four times?
2. Which three numbers give the same result when they are multiplied as when they are added? (Alert: math)
3. The more you take away the bigger it gets; the more you add, the smaller it becomes. What is it?
4. Below are clues to two homonyms. Figure out what pair of words the clues are describing. Example: Rabbit fur = hare hair. You must get the order of the words correct and spell them correctly.
   1. a) What a metal thief would do.     b) A basic truth about a school leader.     c) A loud noise from tennis devices.
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
6. What is this poem talking about?
   “The beginning of eternity
   The end of time and space
   The beginning of every end,
   And the end of every place.”

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Test #17.

Doodle Theme: Spacecraft that matches your personality.

Tomorrow’s Test (Yes, tomorrow!): HD, Vocab, Vladek. Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/171xDU5Y6qEvcNBsSDkgufFO_DzdsUsCtjvL_VmFaF_M/edit?usp=sharing

hmmm

“Husker Du, IV, 1/18.”

Period 1: Test #2

Period 2: Test #14

Period 3: Test #3,

Period 4: Test #6,

Period 6:,

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“Vocab, 1/18.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction
 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
5. He was a ______ opponent and very tough to outwit.
6. The Nuremberg Laws ____(ed) Jews to second-rate status.
7. She said she found the cute, slightly used dress for a low price at the _____(ment) store.
8. The roots of this word meant “other speaking.” ______
9. The original root of this word was “unforeseen.”______
10. The roots of this word meant “to loosen, to free.”______
11. This root of this word originally meant “an evil person or thing,” but gradually the connotation changed to a positive one. _____
12. The root of this word was “to mark with the sign of the cross.” _____
13. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) Diary of a Wimpy Kid  f) B and D  g) NOTA

 

120?

 

Interviews. Share with me by Friday Morning. Checklist and Rubric.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 300+ words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Examples of Finished Products.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSzrjuvzOKwGb9NgWsHsDl-a9zBQUNMqgj_M6hKInIo

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjCch7x9N_VfCe2b37Au1D3Jjr9Zzhha1bg1uSuw23s

Copy Homework into planner.
Remember: KBARR = 4/9 Articles + Quizzes in the Reading Skills Check on NEWSELA by THURSDAY.
Remember: Interview Essays are due THURSDAY.
Remember: The First Semester ends THURSDAY.

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FastBridge. If you finish early, work on you interview or your NEWSELA articles.

1. Check your sound volume – you need to hear computer instructions.
2. Fastbridge link. (https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login)
3. Sign in to Illuminate using the RED google button.
4. Select the blue Continue to Portal bar.
5. Select FastBridge Learning from the side menu.
6. Select FastTrack Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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