Month: September 2024

Monday, 9/30: Homework, Apostrophes, Debrief Test #5, Outsiders

Advisory Schedule.

Copy Homework  into planner:

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
    • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
    • SMYK’s due Thursday.
  • Show not Tell: “Wow, That was a Mistake” due Wednesday. SHOW you making a big mistake that you learned something from. Show how and why you did what you did and the aftermath. Think about the beginning of The Outsiders… SHARE with me by Wednesday, 10/2. Name, Period, and Title on the document. 400+ words.

 

The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!

Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Examples?

  1. Possessive form: Book of Joe = Joe’s book.
  2. Contractions: is + not = isn’t  (Takes the place of a letter.)
  3. Pluralize letters and words used as words.  All A’s on my report card.

 

“Apostrophes, 9/30.” Copy only the bold-faced, underlined part. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify.
YOU get ONE S.

  1. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
  2. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  3. _____ going with them?  (who)
  4. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
  5. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
  6.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
  7. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (more than one lady)
  8. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

Debrief Test #5. Way Better!

Time?

The Outsiders aloud to page 147. Then…

Friday, 9/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #5

TuTu Schedule.

Prep Sheet for Test #5:
KBARR:___/24  SMYK:___/10     Vocabs___/13 ___/11   ___/13   Other Extra Credit:
Period 6 gets +2 for Vocab Relay. Periods 1,2,3 get +1. Put +1’s for vocab into the vocab practice score.

Mental Floss.

  1. Supply the missing four words to make a famous expression. (No, you don’t get to ask any questions.)
    “Failure ____  ____  ____  ____.”
    Options: a) Success  b) Victory  c) Triumph  d) Accomplishment
  2. In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence, “What shall I do, Gertrude?” has the word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
    • a) He used his powers of persuasion to summon key people to the meeting.
    • b) Did I ever tell you, that at camp in the fall, I once found a ten dollar gold piece?
  3. A man made up a seven-character password (letters and numbers only) for his e-mail  account, and he wanted to write it down somewhere in case he forgot it. But he didn’t want to write down the actual password, so he wrote this sentence:    “You force Heaven to be empty.”  What was his password?
  4. How can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?
  5. What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
  6. What famous saying is represented here?
    zain yain xain wain vain uain tain sain rain qain oain nain main lain kain jain iain hain fain eain dain cain bain aain

Test #5.

Doodle Theme: A New Invention.

Thursday, 9/26: Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview Here.

“Gramma, 9/26.”  Her mind was really blown when she found out what llama will receive for its birthday tomorrow.

  1. her:
  2. was:
  3. found:
  4. what:
  5. will:
  6. its:
  7. tomorrow:

Copy onto cheat sheet:
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = Any sentence with a dependent clause. (I + D or D + I)

PUT A BOX AROUND IT.

“S/CD/CX, 9/26.” Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

  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. the llama forgot to practice  , yet     he still did well.
  8. Joe ran     to the store with his llama.
  9. Since the llama started his company,      he has been a jerk.
  10. Nelson got sick    because he ate the green hot dog.

“Vocab, 9/26.”  barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

  1. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.
  2. Grandpa Simpson likes to ____ about his days as a young man when things were “better.”
  3. The school newspaper has been __ for a long time, but they hope to revive it someday.
  4. Ponyboy was  ____ when he woke up in the ambulance.
  5.  Two-Bit told Pony about one of his ____(s) while Pony did the dishes.
  6. The thief ____(ed) the alarm system, and was able to steal the jewels.
  7. The root of this word meant “remember.”_____
  8. The root of this word meant “solitary, not wanting company.”_____
  9. The root of this word evolved from “to weigh” to “to think.” _____
  10. The root of this word meant “to drive away.”  _____
  11. The root of this word meant “to bar” or “to ban.”   ____
  12. The roots of this word meant “around to come.”  _____
  13. The root of this word meant “to leave the path.” _____

Vocab Relay.

The Outsiders. Test Question Preview.

  1. What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never got?
  2. What makes Pony finally realize Cherry was right when she said, “Things are rough all over”?
  3. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob (p129), and he realizes that Bob was a lot like… who?
  4. Pony goes off on Cherry (p129) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble. (Previous vocab word!)
  5. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p129) What is he trying to say?

Outsiders aloud… Chapter 8.  A link to the on-line version in case you are absent.

Wednesday, 9/25: Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders + Quiz

Due Tomorrow: SMYK sentences.

 

“Gramma, 9/25.” Copy each word and write its Part of Speech. label. Use your cheat cheat to help you.
(Choices: N, V, ADJ, ADV, PRO, NOTA)
Yesterday, her llama stupidly hit its fat head on the door and fell awkwardly.    

  1. yesterday:
  2. stupidly:
  3. hit:
  4. its:
  5. head:
  6. and:
  7. fell:

“Clauses, 9/25.” [I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause] Use your cheat sheet again!
Choices: I + D,  D + I,  I + I,  D only,  I only.  

  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. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,      she got sick.
  11. BONUS: What is another name we have learned for a D only “sentence”?

 

OK. Let’s talk “What a Mistake Essay.” The Outsiders starts with a D + I sentence and a “what a mistake” scenario.

Write your first sentence now. Due next Wednesday.

“Vocab, 9/25.”Each word once. Exploit twice; once for each meaning.
barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

1. 2.  3. 4.

5.  6. 7.

8.  9. 10.  11.

 

 

Outsiders aloud through Chapter 8. A link to the on-line version in case you are absent.

Tuesday, 9/24, Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders

“GRAMMA, 9/24.” Do on a new sheet in you notebook.
COPY the following sentence and then above each word, label it as a Noun, Verb, ADJective, ADVerb, or PROnoun.
You do not need to label the word FOR. This is your cheat sheet for Friday.

My llama very thoughtfully gave his mom a nice present for her birthday.

CLAUSES.  COPY into notebook:

A CLAUSE is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE can stand alone as a sentence.
A DEPENDENT (AKA SUBORDINATE) CLAUSE cannot stand alone. 

“Clauses, 9/24.” Identify the bold-faced, underlined clause as INDendent or DEPendent.   EXAMPLE: Please bring your camera when you visit.  DEP.

  1. The llamas won the match because they practiced harder.
  2. Jennifer bought that llama when it was just a puppy.
  3. If you need more llamas, I can loan you some.
  4. The llama passed his test although he didn’t really study.
  5. When the llama lands, please stay in your seats.
  6. The instrument that you heard is a llamaphone.
  7. Things have changed since the llama saw you last.
    What kinds of words are associated with DEPENDENT CLAUSES?       (because, if, when, although, since…)
  8. Add a DEPENDENT CLAUSE to the following independent one:  The llama was annoyed.

“Vocab, 9/24.”
around     
barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. At the family reunion, we sat around ___(ing) about the last reunion.
  7. The world traveler’s many _____(s) made for an exciting book.  (Not reminisce.)
  8. The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense and threw for 5 touchdowns.
  9. I was worried about the plan, but his clear explanation ____(ed) any doubts I had.
  10. This adjective from this week is similar in meaning to the word contemplative from last week. ____
  11. I was _____ and bored when Mom made me go to my sister’s ballet recital.
  12. The reporters unleashed a _____ of questions at Ponyboy…
  13. …and he felt like he was under _____ until Darry made them stop.

Outsiders Chapter 7–>8.

A link to the on-line version in case you are absent.