Month: April 2023

Friday, 4/28 (28): Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #29, Argument

https://www.tpr.org/environment/2023-04-27/photos-spacex-is-grounded-after-rocket-explosion-caused-extensive-environmental-damage

Prep Sheet for Test #29.

Mental Floss.

  1. “She” is a word that contains two personal pronouns: she and he. What five-letter word beginning with “U” contains four personal pronouns? (Hint: wedding.)
  2. How can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?
  3. Which is more desirable, an old hundred dollar bill or a new one?
  4. What gets bigger the more you take away from it, but smaller the more you add to it?
  5. What property do 1, 2, 6, and 10 all have that no other whole number has?
  6. Which word in the English language, beginning with “P”, is singular until an “S” is added to the end and it becomes a plural, but reverts back to a singular word if another letter “S” is added to the end? (Hint: royal)

 

Test #29.

Argument.  Your draft should be close to finished. Final Drafts are due EOP MONDAY.
We will proofread and read around on Monday and then share with me.

Pages for models and tips:
Evidence Paragraphs: p304
Opposing Claim Paragraph: p305
Intro: p307, second one and p286
Conclusion: p280, 290

 

At the end of your document, list your sources in this format.

Works Cited.  Search “cite it” or similar to find a citation formatting tool.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow,
www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html.

“Athlete’s Foot – Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014,
www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

 

 

Thursday, 4/27: HD Gramma, Vocab + Relay, Argument

Tomorrow’s Test: Grammar, Agreement, Vocab, Argue. Preview is still rough.

Starlink Launch.

“Gramma, 4/27.” Copy and label.

Homer tripped very awkwardly, and hit his big, fat head on the door.

 

“Vocab, 4/27.”
 

  1. _____ (The guy on the far left.)
  2. _____ (Not picturesque.)
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. You people are _____(ly) wasting your quarters trying to get jawbreakers….
  7. …and it completely _____(s) me as to why.
  8. Even though he was a _____, he was able to learn quickly and help the team right away.
  9. The root of this word meant “to equip or clothe.” _____
  10. The root of this word meant “terrifying.” _____
  11. In my interview with Grampa, he told of his _____(s) with his homies in high school.
  12. Do you really need all those _____ just to go to the park?
  13. The cheesecake at that restaurant is so _____ it should be illegal.

 

Argument.  Your draft should be close to finished. Final Drafts are due EOP MONDAY.
We will proofread and read around on Monday and then share with me.

Pages for models and tips:
Evidence Paragraphs: p304
Opposing Claim Paragraph: p305
Intro: p307, second one and p286
Conclusion: p280, 290

 

At the end of your document, list your sources in this format.

Works Cited.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow,
www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html.

“Athlete’s Foot – Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014,
www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

Wednesday, 4/26: Gramma, Vocab, Argument

“Agreement HD, 4/26.”

  1. Nothing _____as good as my dad’s five-alarm chili.
  2. *Most of the group’s music ____playing on the radio.
  3. Several of those coats ____ on sale this week.
  4. Some of Meredith’s poems _____ me laugh.
  5. Neither the trumpet player nor the drummers _____ visited our school.
  6. *The King and I _____performed as the spring play this year.
  7. “The Pit and the Pendulum” ____scary.
  8. *“Heart and Soul” ____ being played on the piano right now.
  9. B. J. and the Martians ____like a funny TV show.

 

“Vocab, 4/26.”
 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____ (The one on the right.)
  4. _____
  5. The root of this word meant “to bewitch.”
  6. The root of this word meant “silly.”
  7. The roots of this word meant “driven back.”
  8. One of the roots of this word meant “witch.”
  9. The roots of this word meant “at the limit.”
  10. (4) We were ______(ed) by her decision to go on ______ _______(s) right before a major test, and as we thought, the results were ______.

Argument Essay.

You should have 3 reason paragraphs, and a larger, opposing argument paragraph.

Now for your intro and conclusion:

INTRO:

In the first box on in the yellow chart on p303: “Include an interesting question, anecdote, quote, or detail to grab the reader’s attention.” Do that.

Now look at the two examples on p307: Make yours like the second one!

CONCLUSION:

Read the paragraphs on p280 and 290. Those are models of  conclusions from both sides. Go

Tuesday, 4/25: Gramma, Vocab, Argument

“Gramma, 4/25.”   For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought pigs flew with graceful birds across the sky.
Copy the list below and fill it in.

  1. Nouns (5):
  2. Adjectives (2):
  3. Verbs (2):
  4. Adverbs (?):
  5. Prepositions (3):
  6. *a, the = ______(s)

“Vocab, 4/25.”
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____ (not picturesque)
  4. _____
  5. _____ “You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese.”
  6. When Mr. Coward refers to the “sea of red” on a test, you might say the results are ______.
  7. Some people are _______(ed) by cauliflower, but others find  it tasty.
  8. The little cabin in the mountains was __________ and pretty, but it wasn’t very comfortable.
  9. The choir performance was _____ and had everyone in tears at its beauty.
  10. After staying up all night, he looked very ____ and worn out.
  11. The Latin root of this word meant “new.” _____
  12. The French roots of this word meant “to deceive, mock or ridicule.” _____
  13. The Italian root of this word meant “painter.”   (ummm…duh.)

ESSAY—> BOB p304.

Use one of your Reason/Evidence/Sources to do like they show on p304. Now do 2 more.

Finished with all three reasons?

p305: Address an opposing claim. “Counter and Crush.”

Monday, 4/24 (32): Homework, Grammar, Debrief Test #28, Argument Essay

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11xrpJM5_p88CTiM0QJjwfp8fozFO4TH2lcd4J3f_oz8/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner. Essays due FRIDAY. It’s only homework if you make it so.

“Warm Up, 4/24.” Try to translate this “official slang” from 1938.

  1. Ground grippers (n.):
  2. Crumb crushers (n.):
  3. Cubby (n.):
  4. A hummer (n./adj.):
  5. Drape(s) (n.):
  6. Gimme some skin (v.):
  7. Hard spiel (n.):
  8. Igg (v.):
  9. Hep cat (n.):
  10. Hincty (adj.):

“Husker Du, 4/24.”COPY and label each word with its part of speech.

Some people suggest the only way to get to Mars is with the help of private companies.

Debrief Test #28. OK…MOST of you.

ESSAY—> BOB p304.

Use one of your Reason/Evidence/Sources to do like they show on p304. Now do 2 more.