Month: April 2023

Prep Sheet for Test #26:   Space KBARR: ___/15 SMYK:___/10  Mars Met Quiz: ___/10    Bonuses: 

Mental Floss.

1. Wacky Wordy:
   NIGHTDANCE
   NIGHDANCE
   NIGDANCE
   NIDANCE
   NDANCE
   DANCE
2. (Palindromes) a) He drank a bottle of __  __  __ as he tied the __  __  __ around the neck of the little __  __  __ so she wouldn’t spill her drink on her dress.
   b)  The pitcher tore the __ __ __ __ __ __  __ cuff in his shoulder, and won’t be able to play for at least two months.
3. Each sentence below contains a word whose letters can be rearranged to answer or describe the sentence.
   • a) Bit of brush.
   • b) Opposite of unite.
   • c) Craft that might tip in the ocean.
4. Think of two-word rhymes that are described by the clues.  Example: noisy gathering of many people Answer: loud crowd
   • a) swimming reservoir below room temperature
   • b) single telecommunications device
   • c) slender fish appendage

 

 

 

Test 26.

Doodle Theme. FUN.

Tomorrow’s Test: Umm, duh! Preview here, but it would be better to study the week’s exercises and especially the ones you got wrong.

“Husker Du, 4/5.”

Period One, Two, Three: Test #9. Do 16-20.

• Neither Jack nor Jill ______ the danger of that hill.  a) understands  b) understand
• Both Jack and Jill _____ what to do when a llama attacks. a) knows  b) know
• Either Jack or Jill _____ going to the party but not both.  a) is  b) are
  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
• Johnny and Dally die. _____
• Two-Bit is relieved when Ponyboy picks up the broken bottle. _____

Period Four, Test #3. Do 17-21.

• Pony gets jumped by the Socs.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution g) plot
• The 5 W’s usually are given here. a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution  g) plot
• Usually the longest part of the story, where most of the action occurs. ______.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution  g) plot
• The llama hates the running we do in PE.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
• The large llama enthusiastically did the running long jump.  List the adjectives.

Period Six, Test #14. Do 6, 7, 23, 24, 25.

• The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____  a) suave  b) affectation  c) non sequitur  d) acute  e) prevalent  f) ideology  g) zealous
• The roots of this word were Latin for completely away from public life. _____ a) suave  b) affectation  c) non sequitur  d) acute  e) prevalent  f) ideology  g) zealous
• If you were 25, healthy, and unmarried, which way would you probably have been sent at the stadium?  a) Left  b) Right
• Sent to the bad side at the stadium because of having four kids.  a) Tosha  b) Mala  c) Anja  d) Fela  e) Vladek’s father  f) Mala  g) NOTA
• “Volunteered” to go to the bad side at the stadium.  a) Ilzecki  b) Vladek’s father-in-law  c) Wolfe  d) Anja’s father  e) a friend of Vladek’s family, Mordecai.  f) Vladek’s father  g) NOTA

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“Vocab, 4/5.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The prefix of this word means “above.”
6. The root of this word meant “to crave.”
7. The root of this word meant “to grow pale.”
8. ______ has a better connotation than nosy though the denotations are similar.
9. People thought his blasphemy was ____ when he screamed obscenities in the church.
10. An old cliche is that there are only two really _____ things: death and taxes.
11. He regretted taking the job after he found out all the work it would _____.
12. Examples of _____ pronouns are words like anybody, somebody, and nobody.
13. The root of this word means “work.”  (duh)

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BOB… Do:

1. p245
2. p246 #1 and #2
3. p248
4. p249

Correct. Use this as a cheat sheet tomorrow if you need it.

 

Rhetorical and Loaded Questions.

 

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“Challenges for Space Exploration” p253.

• Read 253, 254.
• Do the two annotations on p254.
• Do the quiz on p255.
• Still time? Doodle on the author on p252.

Bonus Warm Up! Garbage Pail Kids! NAME the Book!

“Husker Du, 4/4.”

Period One, Two, Three: Test #9. Do 1-5
a) prestige b) deprive c) dishevelled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
2. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. ______
3. The root of this word was Latin for needle. _____
4. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
5. The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______

Period Four, Test #3. Do 1-5
a) potential  b) ambiguous  c) status  d) mature  e) valid  f) impact  g) savvy  h) savvy i) ironic

1. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
2. You can always check the _____ of your grade on Aeries.
3. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
4. KBARR has a large _____ on your grade.
5. The ending of the story is rather ______; you’re not sure which choice he made.

Period Six, Test #14. Do 1-5.
a) derive  b) disreputable  c) validate d) tantalize  e) contrived  f) dignity  g) skeptical   h) abide  i) competent   j) relevant

1. Ponyboy was _____(ed) by the dream of a better life, but it always seemed just out of reach.
2. I cannot _____ cheating in class. (Not validate.)
3. The root of this word was Old French for “imagine or create.” _____
4. The root of this word meant “made legal.” _____
5. Ponyboy thought that the greasers should be treated with more _____ by the Socs; they were just as good as they were.

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“Vocab, 4/4.”  avid, indefinite, inevitable, inquisitive, elaborate, appalling, entail, imperative, sullen, surpass, prone

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. ______
7. Please ____ on your reasons for applying for this job. I’d like to know more.
8. The supercar was extremely fast, but it was also extremely _____ to breaking down a lot.
9. The root of this word meant “to seek.”
10. A(n) _____ sentence gives an order. (Bonus: What is the subject of that kind of sentence?)
11. Her performance on the test ____(ed) all expectations, and proved that studying works.
12. The root of this word meant “solitary.”
13. My mom thought the violent video game was _____.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nasa-astronaut-reveals-the-horrors-of-going-to-the-bathroom-in-space

Finish “Martian Metropolis” (begins p241) and do the quiz below in your notebook

“Martian Metropolis” p241. (10)

1. What was one argument given for humans to live on Mars.
2. (3) What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?
3. Which was listed as most dangerous?
4. (2) Name 2 resources Mars likely has that humans can use to live there.
5. What might be one source of power?
6. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14. Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth?
7. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

 

TIME? Do p245, p246 #1 and #2, p248, p249

Welcome to the Fourth Quarter!

New Seating Charts.

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E6ZIuaPJSJb9x9rXDP_pMLMcYEXdDcwGvHUCwiqRw2E/edit?usp=sharing

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Copy homework into planner.

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Spin the Wheel of Doom.

Period One, Two, Three: Test #9. Do 11-15.

Period Four, Test #3. Do 10-14

Period Six, Test #14. Do 10-14

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BOB, p238.

1. Do Whom… on p238. For WHO, focus on skills and abilities and physical requirements.
2. Read Analyze Structure on p239.
3. Do the “Structure” Exercise below in your BOB.

“Structure, 4/3.” Copy each keyword and then choose the organizational  structure it signals. Choose from:  a) Classification  b) Cause/Effect  c) +/- (or C/C)

1. drawback
2. secondly
3. because
4. unlike
5. therefore
6. on the other hand
7. finally

 

Begin reading ALOUD (YOU): “Martian Metropolis” p241.

Yes, EVERYONE WILL BE READING ALOUD FOR AWHILE.