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August 23, 2023 – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Wednesday, 8/23: Adjectives, Vocab, Outsiders

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. 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.

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

gingerly           

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?