Month: September 2023

LNN Link: https://youtu.be/Sjtj9_Q9beI?feature=shared

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Prep Sheet for Test #5:
KBARR: ___/24 SMYK: ___/10 Vocab Practices: 9-19:___/13   9-21:___/13
Other Extra Credit: Period 6 gets +2 for Vocab Relay, all other classes get +1.

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Mental Floss.

1. What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
2. What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
3. I am so fragile that when you say my name you break me. What am I?
4. What letter can you place on the line, other than E, to complete this sequence?
   SEQUENC__

5. 5 + 5 + 5 = 550
   Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to make the equation correct. No, you can’t make a not equal sign: that would be an inequality, not an equation.

6. While riding in the car I saw a license plate that read like this: IXMNIZ. What occupation did the man in the car have?

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Test #5.

Doodle Theme: “What a Mistake!”

“Tutorial” Skeddy.

Tomorrow’s Test: Just like today! Preview after Period 2.

Checking: SMYK’s

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“Warm Up, 9/21.” COPY!

Adverbs describe ____s, ____s, and _____s.

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“Gramma, 9/21.” (10) Copy the underlined part below and list them.

Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on the closed door and fell awkwardly.

Nouns (3):
Verbs (2):
Adjectives (2):
Adverbs (3):

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“Vocab, 9/21.” discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, contemplate, patronize, stamina, indulge

   2.     3.  4.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
6. Pony and Johnny had a lot of time in the church to quietly ______ life.
7. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
8. An early meaning of this word was to “treat with excessive kindness.” _____
9. The roots of this word meant “drawn out by trickery or magic.” _____
10. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher. Worrying about the kids’ problems wore her out.
11. I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!
12. The roots of this word mean “not allowed.” _____
13. The root of this word meant “defender.”

 

VOCAB RELAY.

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Sample Messy Rooms.

NAME, PERIOD, TITLE, PARAGRAPHS, RUN-ONS, ON TIME, CHECK LENGTH, SIGH.

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The Outsiders up to p106+.  Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

1. Which is one of the reasons Dally gave Johnny for not turning himself in?  
2. What do we learn about Dally when he talks to Johnny about jail? (p89-90)  
3. Why would Johnny be “having the time of his life” in the church? (p92)  
4. How/when does Pony finally realize that Darry really does care about him?
5. Why do the Curtises leave their front door unlocked? 

Remember that SMYK’s are due tomorrow!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Tfg9Y3dLz7fA-F7RKzyJ7ZNPFCy37OSNaUK2elZ8Koo/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

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Advisory Skeddy Today.
Slides Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1i7g2joN919wMoV5DwEh_ib9Z18XxWEcKHeOey37K1y0/edit?usp=sharing

LNN: https://youtu.be/OZv8mod3xiY?si=9Bs6aW6MRO8Pc-RH

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“Warm Up, 9/19.”

1. The last piece of pizza was cold. S/V?
2. Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the _____ says he does.
3. That embarrassing moment when you realize your llama just wrote a run-on sentence.  Fragment, Run-on, or OK?
4. Up, up, and away went my beautiful llama balloon. Fragment, Run-on, or OK?
5. The roots of this word meant “to look with disapproval.” savvy, indignant, leery, bluff, acquit, or NOTA?

 

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“Adverbs, 9/19.” (10)

1. Adverbs describe ____s, ____s, and _____s.
   List the adverbs you find in each sentence.
2. She jumped up rather suddenly, and left the room.
3. That llama is absolutely magnificent, and I need it now.
4. At the pet shop, a cuddly, little kitten snuggled sweetly up to me, and I nearly bought it..
5. The early bird always gets the worm early.

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“Vocab, 9/19.”
discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, contemplate, patronize, stamina, indulge
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. He ____(ed) on the poem for a long time…
6. …but the meaning of it still ______(ed) him, and he couldn’t figure it out.
7. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ______
8. gossipy : discreet :: nonchalant : _____
9. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
10. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
11. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.
12. It’s my birthday. I’m going to ______myself and eat whatever I want to eat.
13. The root of this word meant “empty or without substance.”_____

 

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The Outsiders. Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

We will try to get near t he end of chapter 6.

Late Start Skeddy.

Copy homework into planner. Bonus: What are words like to, too, two called? (Several of this week’s vocab words too!)

“Warm Up, 9/18.” COPY and fill in!

1. A(n) _______ describes a noun.
2. A(n) _____ is a person, place, thing.
3. The main verb is also called the ______.
4. _____(s) describe verbs, adjectives, and each other.
5. Without a ____ you can’t have a sentence.

 

Debrief Test #4. Ouch.

“Adverbs, 9/15.” (10p) List the adverbs you find in each sentence.

1. The sweaty llamas finally finished repairing the pipes today.
2. Quite suddenly the wild llama bolted across the field.
3. That llama is simply marvelous; he’ll go far in life if he keeps working doggedly.
4. Undoubtedly the Lollys can very easily help you with all of your adverb needs.

FASTBRIDGE for those who haven’t finished:

 

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“Sentence Combo, 9/18.” Add, subtract, rearrange.

1. The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat.  (although)
2. She likes pizza. The llama prefers salmon burgers.  (however)

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The Outsiders.