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Month: May 2023

Monday, 5/8: Debrief Test #30, FastBridge

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V0ORoZBjD3cC3fqlUK7iejgI0DpAKUCHvLEr4FSeg5U/edit?usp=sharing

No Homework: SBAC all week starting tomorrow.

Debrief Test #30. Better!

 

Chromies and Headphones for FastBridge:

  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

 

Friday, 5/5: : Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #30

Prep sheet for Test #30:

SMYK: ___/10      (May 1) RBC Graphs:___/5  (May 2) RBC Weather:___/18  (May 3) RBC Meds:___/14
(May 4) RBC Bus: ___/12   SLOBUS: ___/10       Bonuses-Practices:       Extra Words:  

Period 6 gets +2 for VR, all others get +1.

 

Mental Floss.


  1. Which shape comes next?
  2. Y, A, D, S, R, E, H, T, A, _. What letter comes next?  (Hint: June 18)
  3. What’s the next letter in this sequence? W T N L I T _
  4. What one three-letter word can be placed in the blanks below to make four different words?
    ___less ___ure ___orse ___ing
  5. What do all these have in common? Pebble, Long, Cocoa, Palm, Myrtle 
  6. What Animal?  a) very exposed  b) a lamenting cry  c) a precious or loved one  d) these make up a chain

 

 

Test #30.

Doodle Theme: Magic Bus

Thursday, 5/4: Mars Needs Women, Bus Skeddy, Vocab + Relay, The Other Foot

Tomorrow’s Test: RBC, Vocab, HD, TOF. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J4H6g7h6PsFhSftiHT7jeAZxEFC085HG6vlGpr55Kc8/edit?usp=sharing

Mars Needs Women:

https://bigthink.com/hard-science/female-space-missions/

“RBC Bus Quiz.”  Write the answer, not the letter. (7p +5p for stamp on h/w = 12p possible.)

  1. What did you answer for #1?  a) Grand  b) Delaware  c) Lincoln  d) Lawrence  e) NOTA / I didn’t answer this question.
  2. What did you answer for #2? a) weekday  b) weekend  c) holiday  d) I didn’t answer this question.
  3. What is the fourth stop on the route?
  4. What did you answer for #4?  a) 9:20  b) 9:52  c) 9:22  d) 8:57  e) NOTA / I didn’t answer this question.
  5. What did you circle for question #5?  a) A  b) B  c) C  d) D  e) I didn’t circle anything.
  6. About how many hours of the day does this schedule show? a) 5  b) 7 1/2  c) 12  d) 17  e) You can’t tell.
  7. If you wanted to travel from Memorial Hospital to Lawrence Station on this line, and you catch the 8:14 bus, what time will you arrive at Lawrence Station?  a) 8:14  b) 8:25  c) 7:55  d) 8:28  e) You can’t tell.

RBC SLOBus: SLO City Bus Route.  Collaborative. (10)

  1. Which direction does this bus travel? (clockwise? etc.)
  2. What is the last stop before Laguna in the morning?
  3. What is the last stop of the day before the bus heads back to the Transit Center?
  4. Is there a bus stop by Burger King?
  5. If you had an activity at Laguna on a Saturday, could you take this bus?
  6. If you are going to Summer School can you ride this bus?
  7. How much would YOU have to pay for a monthly pass?
  8. How can you track your bus with your phone? (Be specific!!!)
  9. (2) Name two places to get a monthly pass.

“Vocab, 5/4.” If the word is used correctly, write Yes. If it is used incorrectly, write No.

  1. In “The Other Foot,” Willie is trying to instigate a mob.
  2. I thought the reparations were boring.
  3. The city was so sprawl, it took forever to get anywhere.
  4. He had a lapse in judgment and cheated on the test.
  5. I was full of incense after my mom took my phone away.
  6. Since I began studying, I have seen my grade surge.
  7. My low grades dismayed my mom.
  8. My failure incensed my mom.
  9. The idyllic I saw on the Travel Channel is where I want to go on vacation.
  10. The jury didn’t believe his alibi, so he was convicted.
  11. People claim to have seen a phantom ship floating on the lake late at night.
  12. For the first time, Jonas felt a glimmer of hope.
  13. I was so alibi that my mom let me off easy.
  14. Urban sprawl is an environmental problem in very large cities.
  15. The ghost phantomed at the top of the stairs.
  16. He was sprawled on the floor after the earthquake.
  17. Studying for Mr. Coward’s test is ubiquitous throughout every class.
  18. I caught a glimmericious glimpse of sun after the lang storm. (LOL. Thanks, boys.)
  19. (2 – do both) I liked the serenity of the idyllic little village.

 

Vocab Relay! Reparation subbed for Idyllic.

“The Other Foot.” Here’s a link for those at home: https://lecturia.org/en/short-stories/ray-bradbury-the-other-foot/8069/

Let’s pretend enough people on Mars agree to along go with Willie’s plan to segregate the white people. What do you think we would see in another 20 years? Why?

Finish. Time?

Go over tomorrow’s test questions:

  1. When Hattie thinks about “tearing down walls”, what do the walls represent?
  2. What is our inciting incident in this story? (hmmmm…)
  3. What is our main conflict? (Be careful!)
  4. How does the white man know whether a certain person is alive or dead, or whether a particular building is still standing or not?
  5. What does that tree represent?
  6. How does this story illustrate the idea of “turning the other cheek”?  a
  7. Willie and the others decided to “turn the other cheek” because…
  8. When Willie drops the noose.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  9. When they get the news of the white man coming.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  10. When the white man speaks to the crowd.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  11. What year does this take place in?

 

Wednesday, 5/3: HD, RBC, V, TOF

“Agreement, 5/3.”

  1. Many summer camps, with lots of money to spend, ___bought new equipment.
  2. The green wheelbarrow behind those bushes ____ a good cleaning.
  3. One of Meredith’s poems ____me laugh.
  4. A robin, with her babies, ____ in the tree.
  5. Josh and Jimmy ____to join the video class.
  6. A box of Ivan’s paintings ____on sale today.

Correct RBC p374. (7p)

“RBC p374.” (7p) Write the answer, not the letter.

  1. This is an OTC drug, as opposed to a prescription one. What does OTC mean? 
  2. The medicine is labeled for use in all these cases, except…  a) flu.  b) common cold  c) aches and pains  d) headache  e) It is labeled for all these.
  3. For up to how many days can this medicine be taken for a headache?  a) 1  b) 3  c) 10  d) 14  e) It doesn’t say.
  4. This drug can be used to reduce swelling.  a) True  b) False
  5. Who should not take the tablets at all?
  6. Since this is an OTC drug, it can be considered completely safe.  a) True  b) False
  7. As it is used on the label, what does the word Indications [A] mean?

“Vocab, 5/3.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The root of this word meant “small brilliant light.”
  5. The root of this word meant “to urge on.”
  6. The root of this word meant “illusion or delusion.”
  7. The root of this word meant “clear, fine, calm.”
  8. “A(n) _____ is a reason with a bad reputation.”
  9. (2)His _____ was proven false when the security cameras caught him _____(ing) the fight and then running away.
    Used Correctly? Yes/No.
  10. The team surged from behind at the last minute and pulled out a win.
  11. The serene at the beach was so nice after all the noise of the city.
  12. For the first time, Jonas felt a glimmer of hope.
  13. The bad call which cost them the game incensed the home team.

“The Other Foot, Part 1.”  Answer not letter.

  1. The expression “the shoe is on the other foot now” means… a) Your shoes are on the wrong feet. b) “Treat others the way you would like to be treated.” c) “The tables have turned.” d) You walk funny.  e) NOTA
  2. Willie thinks the people who are excited about seeing the white man are… a) forgetful. b) heroic. c) angry. d) stupid. e) ignorant. f) NOTA
  3. When Willie says he’ll let the white people live up there, he is being… a) generous. b) forgiving. c) ironic. d) genuine. e) hopeful. f) NOTA
  4. Willie wanted the paint and stencils to… a) “brand” the incoming white man. b) paint signs that said “Go Home.” c) paint a message of hate on the rocket. d) paint segregation signs e) NOTA
  5. TOF is told in ___person.  a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 1/4