Month: December 2023

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS DUE TOMORROW.

“Sentence Scramble, 12/13.”

1. –with a llama  –at the castle gate  –and  –you are  –it is midnight  –standing
2. S, CD, CX?
3. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?
4. –slowly  –although  —off the field  –the llama  –was uninjured  –he walked
5. S, CD, CX?
6. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?

“Vocab, 12/13.” mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper

1. _____ (2 possible)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The roots of this word meant “40 days.” _____
7. We were completely _____(ed) by the amazing acrobatic performance.
8. The ______ customers who were scammed by the kombinator…
9. …needed someone to _____ for them to get their money back.
10. Fourth period is often the scene of _____, and that is why they rarely get a “10” from a guest teacher.
11. The root of this word meant “to roll about.” _____
12. (2) They separated all the people with _____ to an imaginary ______. (haha)

120 Seconds. The next performances will be Tuesday.
Rubric (40 points)

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Vladek.

“Advisory” Schedule. Slides Link Here.

“Warm Up, 12/12.”

1. (2) Write a compound sentence with 1st person pronouns.
2. (2) Write a complex sentence with 3rd person pronouns.
3. “They had stars upon thars!” What does the word “thars” mean? (Spelling counts.)
4. What was Mr. McBean’s middle name?
5. Are Belly Stars good or bad? Explain.

“Vocab, 12/12.” mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____ (LOL)
6. They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party.
7. When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the first moon walk, they were _____(ed) to make sure they didn’t bring back any “space germs.”
8. Many of you have pretended to be sick to get out of stuff, but a _____(c) actually believes he is sick.
9. Mala says that, even though Vladek is rich, he still lives like a _____.
10. The root of this root means “wretched” or “very unhappy.” _____ (NOT disgruntled.)
11. The prefix of this word means between._____
12. After Johnny and Dally died, Ponyboy was ______(ing) in misery and self-pity, and Darry told him to stop.
13. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late to save him.

120 Seconds. The next performances will be tomorrow.
Rubric (40 points)

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Vladek

Copy homework into planner.

Interviews!

“The Sneetches”

What makes people treat others differently?   So a star on your belly isn’t difference enough? What is?

1. Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?
2. What lesson do the Sneetches finally learn?
3. Connection to Maus?

Vladek, Chapter 6.

Prep sheet for Test #15: KBARR: ____/24   SMYK?  Yes/NO   Holocaust Quiz: ___/10    Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.

1. A word I know, six letters it contains.
   Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
   What word is it?
2. Wacky Wordy: TTTT RRRRRRRRR
3. Wacky Wordy: Must get here. Must get here. Must get here.
4. Wacky Wordy: history history history history
5. When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, this day will be as far from Friday as this day was from Friday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it?
6. The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth?

Test #15.

Doodle Theme: Invent a new Game or Sport.

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: Mostly Vocab and Vladek and Husker Du. Preview… duh.

“Warm Up, 12/7.” What infamous major historical event occurred on this date? Bonus for the year.

Periods 1 and 3 correction from 12/5: The words roots meant to take before. CORRECT ANSWER: PRESUMPTUOUS.

Vocab, 12/7.”  succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent

1. _____  (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Multiple answers accepted.)
5. _____
6. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips, pizza, and Dr. Pepper.
7. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we were saying that the person was _____(ing) about their true feelings.
8. The roots of this word meant “to bring low.” _____ (not subsist)
9. This word is French for “advance guard.” _____
10. This word’s roots meant “to bring back close.” _____
11. This word’s roots meant “leaky” and “pour.” _____
12. (2) Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches because he is too “_____” to buy them.
13. Which word this week is the only one that can also be used as a noun (without changing it)?

Debrief Test #14. Hrmmm.

120 Seconds. Next Performances are Tuesday.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Vladek to the end of Book 1?