Month: October 2023

Tuesday, 10/24: Scramble, Vocab, TMA, TMA Research

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.

 

 

 

 

 

“Scramble, 10/24.” This time there is more than one way. (Shortened version of 3rd sentence on page 58.)

–if  –until  –the midwife approach  –who was  –on the stoop  –she sat  –to know –she heard

“Vocab, 10/24.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupify, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Dally was definitely NOT _____. Nobody could tell him what to do.
  5. Beetle didn’t yet understand that when the midwife said, “Two eggs and a laying hen,” she was ____(ing) over her fee.
  6. “The merchant’s booth was also filled with ____other wares for wondering at.”
  7. The root of this word meant “swallow.”
  8. Beetle found a _____ of apples on the ground in the orchard and filled her baskets quickly.
  9. Ponyboy was ____(ed) when Cherry first said she could fall in love with Dally. His jaw dropped open.
  10. The Old English form of this word meant “pregnant.”
  11. They all ____(ed) Cindy her victory because they thought she cheated.
  12. When Mr. Coward barks, “You’re not doing anything,” it’s probably because you are _____(ing).
  13. Darry’s main complaint about Pony was that he was _____ and didn’t use his head.
  14. A spy is ____to all kinds of top secret information that they must remain —-previous vocab word for bonus—- about.

TMA. Aloud through Chapter 9. Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

  1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
  2. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?

TMA Mini Research

  • Each group makes one slide. Share it with all group members and ME.
  • Each person is responsible for two SENTENCES.
    • what is it, medieval context use, modern uses, other interesting info, etc.
  • Each Person has to use a different source of information.
  • Title/Term
  • Two Pics w/source credit (see below for format or try EZBib or similar.)
  • Credit for sources of information.
  • Names and Period
  • We will present tomorrow. Each person will read their part aloud.  Homework if you don’t finish.

TERMS:  Walpurgis Night, Smut Rye, Smallpox, Comfrey, Shrovetide (Tuesday), Birthwort Root, Vellum

Update: Citations on a Second Slide: A PAGE ON A WEB SITE

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

“Athlete’s Foot – Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

 

Monday, 10/23: Homework, Debrief Test #9, TMA Research

Copy homework into planner.

“Scramble, 10/23.” (teemed = was full of) (p75 – 2nd paragraph)
Bonus: The original actually has a mistake. What is it?

  • and the inn teemed
  • or coming home
  • soon it was Christmas
  • going away
  • with folk

Debrief Test #9. NOTEBOOKS Matter.

TMA Mini Research

  • Each group makes one slide. Share it with all group members and ME.
  • Each person is responsible for two SENTENCES.
    • what is it, medieval context use, modern uses, other interesting info, etc.
  • Each Person has to use a different source of information.
  • Title/Term
  • Two Pics w/source credit
  • Credit for sources of information.
  • Names and Period
  • Due Wednesday. You will have about 15 minutes tomorrow. Homework if you don’t finish.

 

TERMS:  Walpurgis Night, Smut Rye, Smallpox, Comfrey, Shrovetide (Tuesday), Birthwort Root, Vellum

 

Citations:

A PAGE ON A WEB SITE

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

“Athlete’s Foot – Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

 

Friday, 10/20: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #9

End of the First Quarter!

LNN:https://youtu.be/Vi5EKmdbwaw?si=jbBEd6r2HOOhhX7-

Prep Sheet for Test #9: Yep, that’s all I want.

KBAR: ___/24 (4 x ___/6)   Notebook Audit: ___/25   Other Extra Credit:

Notebook Audit = Titles/Dates ___/10   Corrections___/10  Organization___/5

Mental Floss.

  1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day for years, and now he is a millionaire. How?
  2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
    Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
  3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
  4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
  5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
    umop
  6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

Test #9. Doodle Theme: Free Doodle!

Thursday, 10/19: Husker Du, Vocab, Alyce

“Tutorial” Skeddy.

 

Tomorrow’s Test: See Today. Preview after Period Two as always.

“Husker Du, 10/19.” Write ANSWER.

  1. The llama’s house where he grew up is now a tourist attraction.  S/CD/CX?
  2. The llama stays by the table unless it expects snacks. S/CD/CX?
  3. Beetle patiently endured their taunts and mean insults in silence.   N:___ V:___ AJ:___ AV:___PRO:___
  4. it.  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) not a person
    COPY THE CORRECT VERSION!
  5. a) beleivable  b) believeable  c) believible  d) believable
  6. a) seperately  b) separatly  c) separately  d) seprately
  7. a) movable  b) moveable  c) movible  d) moveible
  8. a) ignerance  b) ignorance  c) ignorence  d) ignorince
  9. a) narritive  b) narative  c) narrative  d) naritive
  10. The reason we don’t drop the last e from a word like positive before we add an ending like -ly, is that…  a) Positive ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending-ly ends with an y.  c) The ending -ly  begins with a consonant  d) The ending -ly  makes it an adjective.  e) NOTA

“Vocab, 10/19.”  intrigue, benevolent, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, tumultuous, stanch, ebb, sham, enhance, staunch

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. While the Statue of Liberty welcomes immigrants, many people today are trying to _____ the flow of people into the country.
  7. After Mr. Shmarty lost his ring at the beach, they _____(ed) through the sand until they found it.
  8. Our initial excitement _____(ed) when we saw the huge lines.
  9. The roots of this word mean “well wishing.”
  10. The root of this word meant “to cringe” or “to flatter.”
  11. The root of this word meant “elevate.”
  12. The root of this word meant “embarrassment.”
  13. The root of this word meant “away from.”

“TMA, 10/19.”

  1. On p26, what does the word “laden” mean? (middle paragraph)
  2. Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? (p29) (BE VERY SPECIFIC!)
  3. What is the “heat and light within” Beetle on p32 referring to?
  4. Why do the villagers not like the midwife?

THE DEVIL!

Wednesday, 10/18: Spelling, Punctuation, Vocab, TMA

LNN Link.

“Spelling, 10/18.” Write the incorrectly spelled word correctly, or if they are all correct, write “all correct.” NOT COLLABORATIVE! For #6, write the answer not the letter!

  1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) believable  d) all correct
  2. a) insurance  b) security  c) seperately  d) all correct
  3. a) cooperation  b) maturaty  c) ignorance  d) all correct
  4. a) movable  b) narritive  c) creative  d) all correct
  5. “______ is bliss.”
  6. The reason we drop the last e from a word like store  before we add an ending like age  is that… a) Store ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending age  also ends with an e.  c) The ending age  begins with a consonant  d) The ending age  makes it an adjective.  e) The ending age  begins with a vowel.

“Punctuation, 10/18.” Copy and Punctuate. Bonus:  Rewrite each one in a different order.

  1. out of all my students JP is my fave said mrs llama
  2. he is a hard-working diligent lad she said and he does his homework
  3. you don’t believe me do you she asked

“Vocab, 10/18.”  intrigue, benevolent, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, tumultuous, stanch, ebb, sham, enhance, staunch

 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Not enhance.)
  5. I’m not paranoid! I’m _____ about being apprehended!
  6. The fan ____(ed) her way into the sold-out concert by flirting with the security guard.
  7. I found your story _____(ing), but ultimately unbelievable.
  8. Since 1967, cigarette smoking has ___(ed)  to its lowest rate ever.
  9. They had to close the gates to ____ the flow of llamas into the stadium.
  10. The root of this word meant “to seize or grasp.” (It shares this root with a similar-sounding word that means “to catch.” HINT HINT)
  11. The root of this meant “noisy.”
  12. The roots of this word meant “to tangle or to plot.”
  13. The root of these words meant “watertight.”

“TMA, 10/17.”

What do you think our main conflict will be? What makes you think so?