Day: September 28, 2023

Thursday, 9/28: Gramma, S/CD/CX, Vocab, Outsiders

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Tomorrow’s Test: See Yesterday + Outsiders. Preview after Period 2.

“Warm Up, 9/28.” Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on a closed door and fell awkwardly.    
Copy each word below and choose N, V, Adj, Adv, or NOTA as it is used in the above sentence. (NOT COLLABORATIVE!)

  1. stupidly:_____
  2. hit: _____
  3. his: _____
  4. head:_____
  5. closed:_____

“S/CD/CX/FRO, 9/28.” Simple (S)? Compound (CD)? Complex (CX)? Fragment (F)? Run-on (RO)?

  1. Words like since, unless, if, and because signify that a sentence is…
  2. The presence of a comma and one of the FANBOYS usually means the sentence is….
  3. The llama was being petulant , so his mom ate the cheeselog.
  4. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.
  5. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
  6. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence.
  7. Even though he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut.
  8. The crew checked the llama , but   the captain prepared her for the sea.
  9. We want to be ready if the llama calls us.
  10. The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a duck on his head.
  11. Jenni ate the hot dog  , and  she got sick.
  12. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.
  13. You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly.

“Vocab, 9/28.” Each word once. Exploit twice; once for each meaning.
barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

1. 2.  3. 4.

5.  6. 7.

8.  9. 10.  11.

 

Vocab Relay.

The Outsiders.

  1. How/when does Pony finally realize that Darry really does care about him? 
  2. Why do the Curtises leave their front door unlocked? 
  3. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob (p129), and he realizes that Bob was a lot like…
  4. Pony goes off on Cherry (p129) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble. (Previous vocab word!)
  5. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p129) What is he trying to say? 
  6. Where are we on Plot Mountain? 
  7. What is Pony’s main motivation for wanting to be in the rumble?