Month: January 2024

“Warm Up, 9/26 1/24.” Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on the closed door and fell awkwardly.
Copy each word below and choose N, V, Adj, Adv, Prep, Pronoun, or NOTA as it is used in the above sentence. (NOT COLLABORATIVE!)

1. the:
2. on
3. his:
4. fell:
5. closed:
6. Yesterday

“Clauses, 9/26 1/24.” Write the correct “equation for each “sentence.” [I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause]
Choices: I + D = CX,   D + I = CX,   I + I = CD,   D = Fragment,   I = Simple.  

1. After I ate a doughnut,   I felt blissful.
2. We climbed slowly   up the very steep hill.
3. Jimmy ate 17 doughnuts    , but     he didn’t get sick.
4. The llama passed the test      because he studied.
5. You must say, “Sir,”      when you say, “Mr. Coward.”
6. I ate a second doughnut   , and      I still felt good.
7. Where I bought my llama.
8. Joe ran     to the store    with his llama.
9. When the llama started his company,      he had nothing.
10. Since Jenni ate the hot dog,      she got sick.
11. Write a sentence that is D + I.

“Vocab, 1/24.” ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Two acceptable, obvs.)
5. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.
6. He spoke in an _______ voice about the upcoming battle which they would probably lose.
7. The smell of brownies _____(ed) the house and made me very hungry.
8. Mr. Coward is not happy about Zoltan’s less than _____ papers. They are very difficult to decipher, and scores might get entered incorrectly.
9. The roots of this root mean “to be like.”
10. The original root of this word meant “fear.” (As in fear of failure?)
11. The root of this word means “to throw.”
12. (2) Whenever she was _____, she always seemed to find _____ in her music.
13. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.

“Maus, 1/24.”

1. If Vladek was too weak to walk, how did he get on the train out of Dachau?
2. Where was the train headed?
3. What was Vladek’s explanation for his racism?
4. How does this show that Mala was right that Vladek cares more about things than people?

Chapter 4: “Saved!” Online Version: p102–>

“Tutorial” Schedule. Sigh.

“Scramble Gramma, 1/23.”
— from the ship  — they prepared  it  –for the stormy sea  –the crew  –and  –checked the llama 

1. Unscramble into a correct sentence.
2. CD or CX?
3. Circle the two clauses separately.
4. Label them Independent or Dependent.
5. Underline/label the subject.
6. Box/label the predicate.
7. (2) What are the 2 prepositional phrases?
8. (2) Label the words it and stormy as n,v,adj, etc.
9. Change the sentence into the other type: cd–>cx or cx–>cd.

“Vocab 1/23.”
   
ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was _____ for days.
6. The goal of immigrants used to be _____(ion), but these days people are proud of their differences.
7. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____, and pouts about everything.
8. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
9. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
10. With about 37,000 locations worldwide, Subway Sandwich places are _____.
11. When Anja died, Vladek expected Artie to give him _____, not the other way around.
12. The root of this word means “omen.”
13. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”

“Maus Quiz, 1/23.” (6)

1. Why couldn’t Vladek and the others do their plan to escape from Auschwitz?  
2. What does Francoise mean when she says, “I’ll bet you that Anja’s notebooks were written on both sides of the page…” ? 
3. How does Vladek get the store manager to accept the returned food? 
4. Where does Vladek say his “troubles began”?    
5. What was the biggest “trouble”?
6. Why did the French man share his food with Vladek?

Maus aloud: p256—> Online version: p91–>

Welcome to the Second Half. Late Start Schedule.

Copy homework into planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
• Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday.
  • due Tuesday– Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.

“Scramble Plus, 1/22  This will be your cheat sheet on Friday.

–a duck  –up the hill  –the llama slowly climbed  –on his head  –while he balanced

1. Unscramble into a correct sentence.
2. CD or CX?
3. Circle the two clauses separately.
4. Label them Independent or Dependent.
5. Underline/label the subject.
6. Box/label the predicate.
7. (2) Label “up the hill” and “on his head” as _______  _______(s).
8. (2) Label the words slowly and his as n,v,adj, etc.
9. Change the sentence into the other type: cd–>cx or cx–>cd.

The llama climbed slowly up the hill while he balanced a duck on his head.

Maus. Book 2, Chapter 3: “And Here My Troubles Began.”

Final Day of Semester One. Have a fine, wet three-day weekend.

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Finish Chapter 2, Book 2.

“Maus Quiz, 1/18.” (Last 12 points of Semester 1)

1. Who helps Vladek establish and maintain contact with Anja?
2. What was her motivation for that?
3. What was a Selektion?
4. Who was in charge of Selektions?
5. p221, first panel, the one on the right.
6. Why did Vladek ask for the kapo’s piece of paper?
7. p223, the mouse in stripes.
8. How did Vladek manage to get over to Birkenau and actually see Anja?
9. Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard?
10. Why did Anja’s kapo change her attitude toward Anja?
11. What was “Black Work”?
12. p228, second to last panel, the one in stripes. _____

Open Maus to p159.

Final look at Essays before sharing with me.

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Excerpts at 41:20  and 49:03.

Tomorrow:
*Maus Quiz at end. (10p)
*Interview shared with me ready to grade.

Debrief Test #17.

Vladek: p211-226. Quiz tomorrow.
ONLINE VERSION: p51-66

120 Seconds in those classes that need to finish.

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?

If you did not complete FASTBRIDGE yesterday. start now.

1. Check your sound volume BEFORE YOU LOG IN TO FASTBRIDGE – you need to hear computer instructions.
2. Fastbridge link. (https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login)
3. Sign in to Illuminate using the RED google button.
4. Select the blue Continue to Portal bar.
5. Select FastBridge Learning from the side menu.
6. Select FastTrack Reading
7. Do ANYTHING that says reading until there’s no more left.

Work on Interviews. Share ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day TOMORROW. Checklist and Rubric.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 250-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.