Month: May 2024

Thursday, 5/23 (9): Warm Up, Yee #3, Correct Test #32, Vocab, TS

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test (Last One): English B, MT Facts, Vocab, Tom Sawyer

  • A Page due May 31.
    • One piece of paper.
    • Sincere.
    • On time.
    • “Authentically You”

“FRP, 5/23.”

    1. If you need calcium but want to avoid saturated fats, is this a good choice for you? WHY or WHY NOT?
    2. If you eat 2 pieces of this cheese, what percentage of your daily saturated fat limit does this supply?
    3. Approximately what % protein is this cheese?
    4. True or False? Most of the calories in this cheese come from fat.
    5. (3) What 3 important nutrients and/or vitamins are NOT provided by this cheese?

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Yee #3.  Name, Date, Period in upper right corner.

  1. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This is the most famous line of the ____(what), which was signed in ____(where – city, state) on ____ (when – M/D/YYYY).
  2. The opposite of the end is the ______.
  3. Draw a labeled diagram of what a day and a year are astronomically speaking.
  4. (Copy.) 10% of 110 = _________
  5. (Copy.) 99/110 = ______% = ______(letter grade)
  6. Well, a) ____ at it again; b) ____ goes another one of c) ____strange vehicles.
  7. Copy the sentence and label each word with its part of speech.
    He was a very scary bear, and we beat a hasty retreat from his lair.

“Alternayee, 5/23.” Anagrams. Outsiders, Midwife’s Apprentice, The Giver, Maus. (Not in that order.)

  1. Ye Mom Fierce Rover
  2. Mini Deaf Jew
  3. Apricots Do Ups
  4. Nine Pajama Legs

Correct Test #32. 

“Vocab, 5/23.” stolid, reconcile, loiter, abashed, cipher, labyrinth, forsake, vogue, conjecture, magnanimous

  1. Tom was rather ____ when he messed up the Bible study question in front of the whole village.
  2. After the scene in the graveyard, holding trials over dead cats was quite in ____ among Tom’s friends.
  3. Tom _____(ed) around the courthouse hoping to hear news about Muff.
  4. The escape room was like a ______ with a lot of false passages.
  5. Many NBA players are (un)_____(ed) Taylor Swift fans and don’t care who knows.
  6. The villagers _____(ed) that the boys had drowned when they didn’t come home for supper.
  7. His handwriting is so bad it is difficult to (de)______.
  8. Tom felt so _____(en) when Becky dumped him, and Aunt Polly unjustly punished him.
  9. Vladek kept getting angry at Artie because Artie didn’t care if the bank records didn’t ____ exactly.
  10. She was too _____ to resent all the things others had said to her.
  11. His _____ facial expression and silent nature…
  12. …made him a _____ to everyone. Nobody really knew him at all.

Tom Sawyer p124 –>

Wednesday, 5/22 (10): Yee#2, MT Paragraphing, Vocab, Theme for English B, Tom

Remember:

Go home and write 
 a page tonight. 
 And let that page come out of you— 
 Then, it will be TRUE.

Due next Friday!

“Warm Up, 5/22.”

  1. The word theme, as it is used in the poem yesterday, means…
  2. The word “true” in line #5 most likely means…
  3. “I am the only colored student in my class. …sit down and write this page”   He makes a big deal about how he gets home to do this paper because…
  4. (quote) Which line in the poem is about how his writing will be shaped by his experiences?
  5. Where does the name Mark Twain come from?
  6. (2) Name 2 jobs Mark Twain had.
  7. **(Bonus) What is Mark Twain’s real name?
  8. **(Bonus) YMCA stands for…  ____  ____’s  ____  ____

“Yee #2.”

  1. First American  Independence Day (M,D,YYYY):
  2. Draw a labeled diagram of what a day and a year are astronomically speaking.
  3. “In the _____, there was nothing but rock…”
  4. (Copy.) 10% of 250 = _________
  5. (Copy.) 24/40 = ______% = ______(letter grade)
  6. a) ______ books have been sitting b)_______ for a long time; I hope c) ______ coming back soon.
  7. Copy the sentence below and label each word with its part of speech.

Homer tripped very awkwardly, and hit his fat head on the door.

“Vocab 5/22.”  stolid, reconcile, loiter, abashed, cipher, labyrinth, forsake, vogue, conjecture, magnanimous

  1. The roots of this word meant “to bring back together.”
  2. There was a lot of ______ about what was in the Master’s book, but nobody knew for sure.
  3. For awhile fidget spinners were in ______.
  4. Soon, Tom will ______(ly) take a whipping for Becky’s wrongdoing.
  5. The roots of this word mean “throw together thing.”
  6. The root of this word meant “wag about.”
  7. The root of this word meant “to refuse.”
  8. The roots of this word meant “great soul.”
  9. The root of this word means “zero.”
  10. This word originated in Greek mythology.
  11. “Tom shivered head to heel; for his eyes fell upon the ____ face of Injun Joe.
  12. Given the safety requirements and protocols, the setup for the graduation was _____(ine).
  13. The roots of this word meant “to be utterly astounded.”

MT Paragraphing. Final Draft due Friday. The example will come down at the end of today.

 

Tom Sawyer p102…

Tuesday, 5/21 (11): YEE #1, Correct Test #32, Vocab, Page for English B, Tom Sawyer

“Advisory” Schedule.

We will correct the test tomorrow.

Sub Results on board: Most Excellent job of learning from our mistakes (most of us).

“Yee #1.” Use a completely blank sheet in your notebook. Follow the directions EXACTLY! Passing grade is 100%.
a) Write your Name, Date, and Period in the upper right corner.   b) Center the title, “YEE #1.” c) Do what is asked EXACTLY.

  1. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”  This is the most famous line of the _______(what), which was signed in ___(where: city, state) on ____ (when: M/D/YYYY).
  2. Draw a labeled diagram of what a day and a year are, astronomically speaking.
  3. first : ______ :: last : end
  4. (COPY) 10% of 30 = _________
  5. (COPY) 54/60 = ______% = ______(letter grade)
  6. Write the appropriately-spelled homonyms.
    ____ at it again; ___ goes another one of ____strange vehicles.
  7. Copy the sentence and label each word with its part of speech.
    Beetle bravely endured their anger and cruel taunts in silence.

“Vocab, 5/21.” (Two used twice.) stolid, reconcile, loiter, abashed, cipher, labyrinth, forsake, vogue, conjecture, magnanimous
        

 

Theme for English B

Yours is due Friday, May 31. The only grading criteria are:

  • Followed the directions.
  • Sincere.
  • On time.

Time? Tom Sawyer, p97—> “The Happy Camp of the Freebooters”

Monday, 5/20: Homework, Husker Du, Paragraph Organization

Welcome Guest Teacher once more!

Copy homework into planner:

 

“Warm Up, 5/20.

When and where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Do on a blank sheet in your notebook. If you do not finish today, it is homework due Wednesday.

MARK TWAIN PARAGRAPHING — Read over this list of disorganized facts about Mark Twain. Decide how they should be grouped. Write the numbers of the sentences in what you think is the best order and best grouping (two or three paragraphs). Write out the resulting paragraphs, indenting and punctuating as needed. You may add and subtract words as you see fit. Make sure you include all the information given.

  1. Mark Twain died in 1910 when Halley’s comet appeared.
  2. He wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.  These are based on his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.
  3. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
  4. He was born in 1835 when Halley’s comet appeared.
  5. He became famous as a funny guy later in life.
  6. Roughing It is based on his trip to the Nevada silver mines.
  7. One of his early jobs was a pilot on a Mississippi steamboat.
  8. His pen name came from a call the river pilots used to indicate the depth of water.
  9. When he was younger, he was a newspaperman and traveled to other parts of the world.
  10. Innocents Abroad is based on his travels in Europe.
  11. He went on many speaking tours later in his life.
  12. Two other books he wrote are A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and The Prince and the Pauper.
  13. He was born in Missouri, in the heart of America.
  14. But, he made his permanent home in the East.
  15. People today still read his books and quote things he said.

 

Friday 5/17: Test #32

We’ll do the paperwork next week and I will check KBARR charts.

Take the test. Open book for Tom Sawyer.

Continue movie after all are finished and collected.

Doodle Theme: Paradise.

Mental Floss. (All reruns from week 2)

  1. How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the ark with  him? (Note: It asks how many animals, not how many pairs.)
  2. Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.
  3. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36? (Alert: math.)
  4. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
  5. If everybody in the world jumped off a cliff, would you? Why/not? (No credit without correct reason!!)
  6. Which is smallest? nobis, nettikt, wrothag, useom, irgafef

 

Test #32