Tuesday, 2/6: Spelling, Phrases and Clauses, Vocab, Dah Givah

Advisory” schedule today.

Checking 1-1-1’s for Giver.


“Spelling, 2/6.”

  1. (2) If you ____ it, you can ____ it. (Inspirational Phrase.)
  2. (2) The _____king’s ______was full of bizarre surprises.
  3. (4) List the 4 words on your list that are exceptions to the I/E rule.
  4. Why is vein NOT an exception?

“Phrase/Clause Practice, 2/6.” Write out each finished sentence. The extra phrases/clauses may precede the original as well.

  1. What does a clause have that a phrase doesn’t?
  2. What does Complex sentence have that a Compound one doesn’t?
  3. The llama wept.   (Add a dependent clause to make a COMPLEX sentence. Tip: Maybe a clause that explains WHY.)
  4. The llama wiggled.  (Add TWO PREPOSITIONAL phrases that show how, where, or which llama, but keep the sentence SIMPLE.)
  5. The llama danced.  (Add an independent clause and a conjunction to make a COMPOUND sentence that also shows what you or someone else did.)

“Vocab, 2/6.”
196697 bear quiet-please1365720181932 06ba653 e5d429cd07871556c547f3fc44eb0284  10Oct10-reporting-from-gaza-770x400
augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, entity, escalate

  1. Pic of a giant, fallen tree blocking the road.
  2. Pic of a bear seriously napping.
  3. Cartoon of Uncle Sam’s hand over someone’s mouth and the word QUIET!
  4. Pic of a joyful grandma leaping into a lake!
  5. Pic of a celebrity smirking.
  6. Pic of clock dissolving into confetti.
  7. Pic of two forlorn women resting on a mattress in a garbage dump.
  8. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
  9. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from scolding to use of the discipline wand.
  10. One division of the company was sold off as a separate _____.
  11. This word was actually created as a name for a new invention in the 1920s.
  12. (2) Vladek tried to ____ the ____ amount of food they were allowed by working on the black market.

Giver 1-3.” Answer, not letter.

  1. What rule gets broken all the time by everyone?
  2. What happens at the ceremony of 12?
  3. How is that decision made?
  4. Why is Jonas concerned about that decision?
  5. Why does Jonas want his father to chastise Lily?
  6. What quality does Jonas think Gabriel’s eyes have that other people’s don’t.  a) color  b) depth c) reflection  d) love  e) NOTA
  7. True or False? One of the jobs of a Speaker is to publicly chastise those who break minor rules.
  8. True or False? Asher also noticed something had changed about the apple they were tossing.
  9. The Giver is told in _____.  1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person omniscient, 3rd person objective, 3rd person limited

 

Giver aloud