Month: August 2023

Tomorrow’s Test: Classwork, Adjectives, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview Available after Period 2.

Slides Link for Advisory Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Pevf2U7pqhjdid60-mP7GbwaeL-xQOea1XznXEpelFY/edit?usp=sharing

Advisory Skeddy.

Checking SMYK’s.

“Vocab, 8/24.” bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation

1. Ignorance is ____ means you can’t be sad about things you don’t know about.
2. The coach yelled at me for being too ____ at practice. He said I needed to work harder.
3. hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
4. Some people called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)______(ist).
5. The old man was considered the ____ of the village because of all his experience and wisdom.
6. The root of this word means “shape.” _____
7. The roots of this word mean “not being concerned.” _____
8. The root of this word was old French for “delicate and graceful.” _____
9. sadness : bliss :: ignorance : _____
10. (4) The mystery was (un)______(able). No one had solved it in over 100 years, but the ____ _____ was able to _____ the solution from the evidence.

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“Adjectives, 8/24” (5p) Copy the underlined word in each sentence and write “adjective” or “not adjective.” (Bonus Opportunity: If it’s not an adjective, say what it is!)

1. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
2. The running criminal was finally tackled.
3. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
4. Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
5. I really like lemon pie.
6. Ruefully he apologized for his wrong actions.
7. The llama is his favorite animal.

 

The Outsiders, 8/24. Test Section Preview.

1. The Outsiders has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
2. Dally : the world :: Johnny : _____
   Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Steve, Ponyboy, Dallas, Johnny
3. …doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”  _____
4. Thinks Pony is a “tagalong and a kid.” _____
5. An actual hoodlum. _____
6. The loner of the crew. _____
7. Goes to school “just for kicks.” _____
8. The gang is kind of his substitute family. ____
9. The most understanding and sympathetic one. ____

Outsiders Aloud.

Checking KBARR. SMYK’s due tomorrow.

 

What kind of bear was he????

“Adjectives, 8/23.” For 4-9, copy the underlined word and say whether it is an adjective or not.

1. What is a noun?
2. What does an adjective do?
3. What is one example of an ending that can change a noun to an adjective?
4. A savvy Kal-El  knew just what to do. (Solo Bonus for +1: who is Kal El?)
5. The running criminal was finally tackled.
6. I hate running in PE.
7. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
8. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
9. I like the sound of running water.

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“Vocab, 8/23.” (13p)
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation

           

9. The roots of this word meant “to mark in addition.”
10. A person who doesn’t like to ______ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
11. Even though their denotations (definitions) are similar, the words nosy and curious have different _____(s).
12. He nodded ____(ly) and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.”
13. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident that killed her brother.

 

Vocab Relay?

 

Outsiders Aloud.

1st, 2nd, 3rd person narrators.

Advantages and disadvantages of 1st vs. 3rd.

What does every story have to have in order to be a story?

 

Link for Advisory slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vga3rl2jvjsLdRiLk5TLi1XfFZJunA1YlgaTB1oirXs/edit?usp=sharing

I’m coming to see your defns and your first KBARR!

“Warm Up, 8/22.” (5) Write the answer (NOT LETTER) in your notebook. Do not copy the question. Do not forget to write the Title and Date.

1. What’s the message of the poem “Motto”?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how you want to be treated.  d) “Dig it!”  e) NOTA
2. The expression “Mind your own business” is a motto.  True  / False
3. The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto.   True  / False
4. (2) Which word doesn’t belong? WHY?  a) evaluate b) predict c) question d) summarize e) react

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“Vocabulary, 8/22.” (in your notebook, collaborative) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
     

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. You can ____ from this picture that the person on the other end is upset.
6. The roots of this word mean “same shape.” _____
7. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
8. Every time Homer Simpson says, “D’oh!” he is being ____ about something he did or didn’t do.
9. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
10. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.
11. This word came from Spanish for “you know.”
12. cool : good :: dig : ______
13. rules : requirements :: happiness : ___

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Adjectives answer the question “What Kind?” about nouns!

 

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The Outsiders. Write the Answer. (5p)

1. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?
2. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
3. As used in The Outsiders, the words Soc is short for _____.
4. Which brother “understands everything, almost”?
5. Which brother “likes to lone it”?

 

Read Aloud.

Copy homework into planner.

Vocabulary Sheet How-To.

• Definitions due (in notebook) tomorrow. Use learnersdictionary.com!
• Show-me-you-knows (SMYK) due Wednesday. Copy my starter sentences into your notebook and complete them in a way that SHOWS ME YOU KNOW what each word means! 
• For EXTRA CREDIT, make up sentences of your own by Friday that SHOW ME YOU KNOW.

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KBARR! This week only: Respond 1/4 page/day. After this 1 page/week by Friday.

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The Outsiders by S E Hinton  (1967)

Key Questions.

• Vocab Word this week: connotation.
• What are the connotations of the word “outsider”? What makes someone an outsider?
• What does it mean to say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? (Bonus: where was the example of this in the adjectives video?)
• As we read, try to decide, “Who are The Outsiders”?

Paul Newman?

Begin reading…

 

Time? Or just watch at home.

Adjectives answer the question “What Kind?” about nouns!

Mental Floss: (Every Friday) Brain teasers and trick questions to scrape the mucous off your brain before a test. Purely extra credit. NO penalty for wrong answers, so you may as well guess. If it looks like a trick, it probably is. ALWAYS MAKE A GUESS!

“Mental Floss, 8/18.” NOT COLLABORATIVE!

1. You have two coins that total 15 cents, but one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
2. What is the volume of dirt in a hole 6 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 4 feet wide?
3. A farmer had seventeen sheep; all but nine died. How many are left?
4. What heavy six letter word can you take one letter away from and have eight left?
5. A fish weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much does it weigh? (Not a trick; just math.)

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“Listening Quiz,” 8/18.  Write the ANSWER in your notebook. Collaborative. (10p)
grimace, advocate, adapt, motto

1. The roots of this word meant “to fit.” ____
2. The root of this word meant”word.” ____
3. He ____(ed) as the llama pulled the splinter from his hand.
4. Species of llama that are _____(able) are more likely to survive.
5. Your counselor will always be your _____.
6. How often does Mr. Coward assign homework?
7. If you are absent from this class, what should you automatically do?
8. How is a motto different from just an old saying?
9. (2) In the poem “Motto” what two meanings does the word dig have?

Trade and Grade.

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“Delinquent, 8/18.”

“It takes a village to raise a child.”   -African Proverb.  (copy into notebook)

What do you think that means? Do you think it’s true? Explain why/not.

Delinquent. I read the poem out loud. Groups take a shot at the questions in their notebooks. Then we go through it!

Outro: Connect the poem to the quote!

 

 

Pass out books. Name on all three edges in LARGE LETTERS. Stack neatly with your period.

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Coming soon!

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Time?