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Month: April 2025

Tuesday, 4/8: Warm Up, Husker Du, Vocab, BOB

“Warm Up, 4/8.” ANSWER not letter.

  1. Have you stopped lying yet?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  2. “…stunning photos of faraway stars…”  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  3. Where are you going?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  4. How could I have made such a huge mistake?   a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
  5. “…we must go forward, fully embracing space exploration as an important priority.”   a) claim b) counterclaim c) reason d) evidence e) NOTA
  6. “Scientists are looking toward Mars as a potential new home for mankind.”   a) claim  b) counterclaim  c) reason  d) evidence  e) NOTA
  7. ” The cosmic radiation exposure rate on the Moon is about 2.6 times higher than that experienced by astronauts aboard the ISS…”    a) claim  b) counterclaim  c) reason  d) evidence  e) NOTA
  8. What is the difference between reasons and evidence?

“Husker Du, 4/8.”

Period 1/Test #1: 10-14

Period 2/Test #2: 11-15

Period 3/Test #3: 11-16

Period 5/Test #5: 11-15

Period 6/Test #6: 10-14

“Vocab, 4/8.” solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, grisly
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The factory work was repetitive and _____, but it was better than no job at all.
  6. Some say green tea is the ____ of life because it is filled with healthy compounds.
  7. After the failure of his company, he sat ____(ing) about how things might have been.
  8. The salesman was very _____ about my complaints and promised to take them to his manager.
  9. Collectors are usually very _____ about the quality and condition of the things they buy.
  10. The online world has _____(ed) the real one for some people who spend most of their time there.
  11. For most of you, if you do not study, the test results will be _____.
  12. Being interrupted makes most people ______.
  13. The root of this word meant “terrifying.”_____
  14. The root of this word means “to chew.” _____

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

BOB. p285. Read.

The structure of a COMPLEX SENTENCE should look this:  (COPY onto p 285.)

S + V  (SC or RP  S ) + V   or this:   (SC  S) + V ,  S + V

On p 285 Write 2 Complex Sentences: One with a Subordinating Conjunction and one with a Relative Pronoun.

Finish/Correct Yesterday’s BOB:

  • Circle and label the OPPOSING VIEWPOINT in paragraphs 10.
  • 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

“Let Robots Take to the Stars.”  (p286.)

  1. p286: Analyze Argument, Annotate.
  2. p287: Analyze Argument, Annotate and Analyze
  3. p288: Numbers and Stats, Annotate
  4. p289: Analyze Rhetorical Devices Annotate
  5. p291: Both Questions
  6. p292: 1) Analyze and Interpret  4) Summarize and Analyze
  7. p296: AS A GROUP

Monday, 4/7: Homework, Husker Du, BOB

Advisory Schedule.

Copy Homework into Planner:

  • “KBARR” = Space Exploration Investigation: M-Th. TWO Pieces of Evidence/Day.
    •  Your  DAILY “Response” should look like this:
      • Reason:
      • Evidence:
      • Source
    • Each Reason should have AT LEAST 2 Pieces of evidence. (Quotes, facts, summaries…)
  • Vocab due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s

“Husker Du, 4/7.” This week you get the number of your period!

Period 1/Test #1: 1-6

Period 2/Test #2: 1-6

Period 3/Test #3: 1-6

Period 5/Test #5: 1-6

Period 6/Test #6: 1-6

BOB, p277–> I think we did the first three on Thursday.

  • Read.
  • DO “Analyze Argument” annotation on p276.
  • DO “Analyze Rhetorical Devices annotation on p277.
  • DO Analyze Argument on p278.
  • Circle and label the OPPOSING VIEWPOINT in paragraphs 10 and 11.
  • Circle and label her COUNTERCLAIM. (P11)
  • Circle and label the LOADED LANGUAGE she used to help her COUNTERCLAIM.  (P11)
  • DO p281
  • DO p282, #1 and #5
  • READ p284 and DO all Practice and Apply
  • 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

 

Finished? Start your Definitions.

Friday, 4/4: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #27

TuTu Schedule.

Prep Sheet for Test #27:

Space KBARR: ___/24    7 Minutes Quiz: ___/8   Word Count:_____   Bonuses:

 

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. What do all these have in common? Pebble, Long, Cocoa, Palm, Myrtle

 

Test #27. You may use BOB for the pages mentioned in the questions.

Doodle Theme. The Ultimate Game/Play Room

Thursday, 4/3: Warm Up, Vocab + Relay, Mars, Test Practice

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du for your class, Vocab, Lots of BOB. Preview after Period Four.

Suggestion: Take BOB Home and Study.

“Blank Page, 4/3.” Turn to the next completely blank page in your notebook and write the title and date at the top.

 

Now write for the next 5 minutes straight. DO NOT STOP. Write about anything you want. Switch topics after each sentence if you wish. Or don’t.
No lists of random words. You must write sentences. You must write at least 60 words in the five minutes. We will count after. Extra credit for 100+.

“Vocab, 4/3.”

exacting, prominent, dubious, plague, grave, lapse, auspicious, diverge, converge, intrepid

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The root of this word meant “to perform thoroughly.”_____
  5. The crowds _____(ed) at the only exit, and there was mayhem.
  6. The  rabbi in the POW camp told Vladek that his dream was a(n) ______ sign that he would be released.
  7. I was very ____ when my friend asked me to taste her weird concoction…
  8. …but then I _____(ly) tried some. And I loved it.
  9. A _____ can also mean a gap in time.
  10. To be a non-conformist is to _____ from what “most people” do.
  11. Even though she was a(n) _____ scientist…
  12. …they ignored her _____ warnings and proceeded with the plan…
  13. …which ended up being _____(ed) with problems…
  14. …This was a terrible _____ in judgment.

VOCAB RELAY RETURNS!

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

BOB Test Section Preview.

  1. What is the PURPOSE of an argument? 
  2. What is a claim? 
  3. What is a counterclaim?  
  4. What was the word used for “language used to appeal to an audience”? 
  5. What does voice refer to?  
  6. What does tone refer to?
  7. “Robotic spacecraft have conducted some of NASA’s most exciting and productive missions.”  Which rhetorical device?
  8. Also the stuff below.

BOB, p277–> We’ll see how far we get.

  • Read.
  • DO “Analyze Argument” annotation on p276.
  • DO “Analyze Rhetorical Devices annotation on p277.
  • DO Analyze Argument on p278.
  • 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

Wednesday, 4/2: Warm Up, Vocab, Space BOB

“Warm Up, 4/2.”

Period 1 – Test #13, 21-23

Period 2 – Test #15, 24

Period 3 – Test #5, 6-10

Period 5 – Test #19, 11, 12, 23-25

Period 6 – Test #7, 6-10

“Vocab, 4/2.” exacting, prominent, dubious, plague, grave, lapse, auspicious, diverge, converge, intrepid
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The rabbi at Auschwitz told Vladek his tattoo number was _____.
  6. The 7 Minutes of Terror video showed how _____the engineers had to be.
  7. The _____ explorers were trapped in the ice for months.
  8. The root of this root meant “jutting out.” _____
  9. The roots of this word meant “to strike” or “wound.”____
  10. The roots of this word mean “to go in two ways.”
  11. The root of this word meant “to slip or stumble.”_____
  12. The roots of this word meant “not alarmed.”
  13. The root of this word means “heavy.” ____

Space Habitats.

BOB ZONE

Finish and Correct “7 Seconds” Quiz from yesterday.

BOB Grammar.

  1. Read “Commas After Introductory Phrases” on p259.
  2. Do the “Practice and Apply” on p259.
  3. Do the following under #3:
    • Give an original example of an infinitive phrase, a participial phrase, and a prepositional phrase. (USE THE CHART FOR EXAMPLES!)

BOB Read p274. Do the quiz below. (7) Collaborative.

  1. (4) What 4 things MUST an argument contain?
  2. What is a counterclaim?
  3. Give an example of  your own of a rhetorical question related to space exploration.
  4.  Which rhetorical device?
    • a) “Robotic spacecraft have conducted some of NASA’s most exciting and productive missions.”
    • b) “How many people would trust a computer with their lives?”
    • c) “I could tell you about spinoff technologies…”