Month: April 2024

Tuesday, 4/16 (36): Husker Du, Agreement, Vocab, Argument Essay

“Advisory” Schedule.

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https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-says-it-needs-better-ideas-on-how-to-return-samples-from-mars/

“Husker Du, 4/16.”

Period 1: Test #24 – #24-28
Period 3: Test #23 – #8-11, 14, 15
Period 4: Test #17 – #9-11, 23-25
Period 5: Test #17 – #9-11, 23-25
Period 6: Test #5 –  #10-15

“Agreement, 4/16” Write the fix or say OK. Follow the example.
Either the library or your teacher have the book.  Ans: Either have   has

1. Here are the sod houses images page from Google.
2. The bricks of this house are made from grass-covered ground.
3. First, several people has to cut the prairie grass short.
4. Someone then dig out a strip of earth.
5. Where was those sod houses built?
6. She said she has sod house memories which are about houses in Nebraska.
7. Nobody in the United States build with sod much today.
8. Wood are available in most parts of the country.
9. Gene, but not Mai, is working on a model of a sod house.

“Vocab, 4/16.”
  
novice, repulse, baffle, frivolous, coherence, accoutrements, sublime, escapade, grisly, haggard, picturesque

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____ (not picturesque)
  4. _____
  5. When Mr. Coward refers to the “sea of red” on a test, you might say the results are ______.
  6. Everyone was _____(ed) by his strange, inappropriate behavior.
  7. Some people are _____(ed) by cauliflower, but others find  it tasty.
  8. The little cabin in the mountains was ______ and pretty, but it wasn’t very comfortable.
  9. The choir performance was _____ and had everyone in tears at its beauty.
  10. After staying up all night, he looked very ____ and worn out.
  11. The Latin root of this word meant “new.” _____
  12. The roots of this word mean “stick together thing.” ____
  13. The Italian root of this word meant “painter.”   (ummm…duh.)

 

Chromies, Homies!   Argument.

  1. Finish your reasons/evidence/source chart from yesterday.
  2. Let me see it!
  3. Insert a 4×1 table below your other chart.
  4. First box: A strong opposing Argument.  Second Box: Your Counterclaim.  Third Box: Evidence for your Counterclaim.  Fourth Box: Source for evidence.
  5. Finished with all of the above? See the chart on p303? See the Introduction box? Go find your “interesting question, quote, or detail to grab the reader’s attention” and type it before your claim. (Credit the source by doing like they do on p304.)

Monday, 4/15 (37): Homework, Warm Up, Agreement, WoD, Argument, Research

Late Start Schedule.

Copy homework into planner:

  • Do research for EVIDENCE for your argument paper. Find 2 pieces of EVIDENCE each day with a URL and Title. These should go into the chart you make on Monday.  Each should be a summary several sentences long, perhaps with a quote too.
  • Vocab due Tuesday,  Thursday
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday – Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.

“Warm Up, 4/15” Try to translate this “official slang” from 1938. Copy/Translate.

  1. Ground grippers (n.):
  2. Crumb crushers (n.):
  3. Cubby (n.):
  4. Igg (v.):
  5. Drape(s) (n.):
  6. Gimme some skin (v.):

“Agreement, 4/15.” DO NOT WRITE THE LETTER! For 1,2,3,4 write the subject/verb combo of the correct choice.  For #5, implement the change and write the correct subject/verb combo.

  1. In which sentence do the subject and verb agree?
    a) Nothing taste as good as my dad’s five-alarm chili.
    b) Most of the group’s music are playing on the radio.
    c) Several of those coats is on sale this week.
    d) Some of Meredith’s poems make me laugh.
  2. Neither the trumpet players nor the drummer _____  visited our school. a) has  b) have  c) were  d) are
  4. In which sentence do the subject and verb agree?
    a) Dan’s friend in the Spanish Club are going to South America next spring.
    b) Many summer camps, with lots of money to spend, has bought new equipment.
    c) The green wheelbarrow behind those bushes need a good cleaning.
    d) The tigers, their eyes gleaming, seem ready for an attack.
  5. On that road next to the river sits several abandoned cars. Which is the best fix?
    a) Make cars the subject of the sentence.
    b) Change sits to sit.
    c) Change abandoned to abandons.
    d) Move on that road to the end of the sentence.

“Husker Du, 4/15.”
Period 1: Test #24 – #1-7
Period 3: Test #23 – #1-7
Period 4: Test #17 – #1-7
Period 5: Test #17 – #1-7
Period 6: Test #5 – #1-7

BOB p302. CHROMEBOOKS!

  1. Start a new Gdoc. In the title box, call it either Human Exploration notes or Robot Exploration notes. DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ME!
  2. Type your claim at the top. Jazz it up fancy like the models. You can always modify it later. (Look at the examples you marked on p276 and p286.)
  3. Make a table like the one on p302. (4 rows, 3 columns)
  4. List your first reason as a complete sentence, the evidence you have for it, and where that evidence came from.
  5. Call me over to look.
  6. For the essay, each reason should have at least two pieces of evidence.

 

Friday, 4/12: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #28

Prep Sheet for Test #28:

Space KBARR: ___/24  SMYK: ___/10  BOB Quiz: ___/14  Bonus?

Mental Floss.

  1. “She” is a word that contains two personal pronouns: she and he. What five-letter word beginning with “U” contains four personal pronouns? (Hint: wedding.)
  2. How can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?
  3. Which is more desirable, an old hundred dollar bill or a new one?
  4. What gets bigger the more you take away from it, but smaller the more you add to it?
  5. What property do 1, 2, 6, and 10 all have that no other whole number has?
  6. Which word in the English language, beginning with “P”, is singular until an “S” is added to the end and it becomes a plural, but reverts back to a singular word if another letter “S” is added to the end?

Test #28.

Doodle Theme: Escape from the Lost World.

 

Thursday, 4/11: Warm Up, HD, Vocab, Mars

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, HD from your class, BOB. Preview HERE.

“Husker Du, 4/11”

Period 1 – Test #1: 20-25
Period 3 – Test #7: 24-28
Period 4 – Test #8: 23-28
Period 5 – Test #5: 22-25
Period 6 – Test #4: 22-25

“Vocab, 4/11.”solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, intrepid
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. She _____(ly) took a look at her neighbor’s test, but the neighbor didn’t know it either.
  7. You know what the magic ____ is for doing well on tomorrow’s test? Studying!
  8. It pays to be ______ if you are a salesman trying to make a deal.
  9. She was close to both sides of the argument, so when it was time to vote, she _____(ed).
  10. Many video games are rather ____ at the beginning as you build up power and swag.
  11. The root of this word meant “to be weary of.”
  12. The roots of this word meant “to hold from.”

 

BOB p285: In the box:

  1. Write two simple sentences.
  2. Combine them into a compound sentence.
  3. Rewrite that into a complex one.

BOB Reading Quiz. Obviously open book. Letter OK. (14) “Humans…” p276.  Let Robots…” p286.

  1. What reason does the author of “Humans Need to Explore Outer Space” give in paragraph 6 to support her claim that space exploration should continue?  a) It is important to support technological advances in electronics.  b) Recent geological surveys show that water exists on the moon.  c) Helium-3 is an element needed for research in nuclear fusion.  d) Mining in space could be a source for useful materials.
  2. Which of the following words with similar meanings from “Humans Need to Explore Outer Space” has the most negative connotation?  a) impossible (paragraph 3)  b) problematic (paragraph 10)  c) risky (paragraph 11)  d) difficult (paragraph 12)
  3. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction to combine the following sentences into a complex sentence.  The cold war ended. Then space exploration became a collaborative effort.  a) The cold war ended because space exploration became a collaborative effort.  b) The cold war ended; space exploration became a collaborative effort.  c) After the cold war ended, space exploration became a collaborative effort.  d) After the cold war ended, and space exploration became a collaborative effort.
  4. Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars.”    “Would you want to trust a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV?”  The tone of this rhetorical question suggests that trusting a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV would be —  a) appropriate  b) ridiculous  c) smart  d) risky
  5. Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars.”  The risks of space exploration could be grave for a planet already plagued by pollution.  Which rhetorical device does the author use in this sentence?  a) Loaded language  b) Direct address  c) Counterargument  d) Repetition
  6. In paragraph 11 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars,” which rhetorical device does the author use to sum up her argument?  a) Humor  b) Evidence  c) Rhetorical question  d) Sweeping generalization
  7. Read the dictionary entry:  default \dĭ-fôlt´\ n 1. failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation 2. failure of a party in a legal case to make a required court appearance 3. the failure of one or more competitors to participate in a contest 4. a situation or condition that is the case in the absence of specific action to change it   Which definition most closely matches the way default is used in paragraph 11 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars”?  a) Definition 1  b) Definition 2  c) Definition 3  d) Definition 4
  8. How does the author of “Let Robots Take to the Stars” support the idea that space travel is more suited to robots?  a) By explaining the risks to human space travelers  b) By sharing the details of a new space program  c) By stating the need for international cooperation  d) By quoting experts in the field of space exploration
  9. Choose the word or phrase that ensures subject-verb agreement in the underlined section in the sentence below. Although the Cassini spacecraft ended its journey in 2017, it continue to provide benefits to scientists.  a) do continue  b) continuing  c) continues  d) correct as is
  10. (2) Which two phrases describe ideas that are explored in both selections?  a) Using science and technology in space exploration  b) Limiting space exploration and reducing costs  c) Redesigning the space program and accommodating tourists  d) Understanding the benefits and objectives of space exploration  e) Identifying the risks and rewards of space exploration
  11. Which statement is a claim that both authors make to support their respective points of view? a) Space travel is one of the most innovative human ideas thus far.  b) Space travel is as risky as climbing Mount Everest or flying a plane.  c) A lot of money and time has already been spent on space exploration.  d) Private companies can help support space exploration in the future.
  12. (2) Which two quotes from “Humans Need to Explore Outer Space” best support the answer to #11?  a) With so much human investment made, we must go forward, fully embracing space exploration as an important priority. (paragraph 1)  b) There are dozens of private companies in the industry known informally as “New Space.” (paragraph 3)  c)  Technological innovations are developing to allow us to venture even farther into space. (paragraph 4)  d) This exploration phase aims to discover the possibilities for past or present life on the Red Planet. (paragraph 8)  e) The final frontier is a vast and dangerous place, difficult and expensive to explore. (paragraph 12)

Finished Early? Space KBARResearch!

 

Wednesday, 4/10: Warm Up, Husker Du, Vocab, BOB

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“Warm Up, 4/10.” If you finish quickly do another class’s words for extra credit.

Period One: Write an SMYK sentence that contains BOTH infer and savvy.
Period Three: Write an SMYK sentence that contains BOTH adversary and aplomb.
Period Four: Write an SMYK sentence that contains BOTH skeptical and disreputable.
Period Five: Write an SMYK sentence that contains BOTH vain and patronize.
Period Six: Write an SMYK sentence that contains BOTH implore and leery.

“Husker Du, 4/10”

Period 1 – Test #1: 15-19
Period 3 – Test #7: 18-23
Period 4 – Test #8: 10, 16-19
Period 5 – Test #5: 8, 9, 16-18
Period 6 – Test #4: 17-21

“Vocab 4/10.”  solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, intrepid
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. People have been searching forever for a(n) _____ to make us forever young.
  5. The factory work was repetitive and _____, but it was better than no job at all.
  6. The ___ was a common name for ships and now spacecraft.
  7. I am forever ____ when you say “I’m sorry” because you aren’t really; you’re just sorry you got caught.
  8. Please ____ from rude comments during the presentation.
  9. Long ago MySpace was ____(ed) by Facebook.
  10. The root of this word meant “agitated or anxious.”
  11. The root of this word meant “theft.”
  12. The roots of this word meant “to separate apart.”
  13. The roots of this word meant “not alarmed.”

Correct Yesterday’s BOB work:

  • Circle and label the OPPOSING VIEWPOINT in paragraphs 10 1nd 11.
  • Circle and label her COUNTERCLAIM.
  • Circle and label the LOADED LANGUAGE she used to help her COUNTERCLAIM.
  • DO p281
  • DO p282, #1 and #5
  • READ p284 and DO the following 5 questions where you have space on the page. Which word has the more NEGATIVE connotation?
    1. dark v. ominous
    2. slim/scrawny
    3. pasty/fair (?!)
    4. throbbing/painful
    5. dangerous/risky

p285: Write 1 complex sentence and then turn it into a compound sentence. Use the box.

 

“Let Robots Take to the Stars” p286.

Read and follow annotation directions, p286 —>