Wednesday, 2/15: Commas/Phrases/Clauses, Vocab, Giver

Checking Commas Sheet, Part B. (STAMPY is back!)

“Commas, 2/15.” FIRST show where the commas go.  SECOND, write the rule you used to place the comma(s). (Letter ok.)
A. to separate independent clauses. (+ FANBOYS)    B. after an intro word, phrase or clause.
C. between all items in a series.    D. to set off non-essential information
E. to show direct address.    F. Between adjectives that modify the same noun

  1. I asked my BFF the llama with a necktie for a dollar.
  2. She wanted to tame the wild llama but it was too much for her.
  3. With a happy flourish the llama ate the doughnut.
  4. There was a very ancient ancestor to the llama which had giant razor-sharp claws.
  5. She said she likes cooking her family and her dogs.
  6. OMG Jimmy I can’t believe you did that!

 

Correct Commas Sheet, Part B.

“Vocab, 2/15.” anachronism, archaic, imperious, vapid, brood, poignant, deft, relish

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. After the accident which killed his brother, he spent weeks _____(ing) about it and wondering if it was his fault.
  6. The world of The Giver seems very ____ and meaningless to us even if it might be safer.
  7. She ____(ly) got the ball to her teammate with a no-look pass.
  8. The ending of the movie was so _____ that everyone left the theater in tears.
  9. Jonas ____(ed) his free time with his friends and was worried about losing that during his training.
  10. The root of this word meant “lacking in flavor.”
  11. The root of this word meant “to poke.”
  12. The root of this word meant “the beginning.”
  13. The root of this word meant “time.”

Let’s hear few 1-1-1’s.

 

“Giver 9-10 Quiz. OPEN BOOK, CLOSED NEIGHBOR.

  1. (2) Jonas’s sheet only had eight instructions. All but two of them disturbed him. Which two were the least disturbing to him? (Numbers OK.)
  2. Why does the final rule unnerve Jonas so much?
  3. What do Mom and Dad say happened to the previous selection for the new Receiver?
  4. Why are The Receiver’s doors locked?
  5. What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver’s dwelling and Jonas’s own dwelling?
  6. The Receiver looks so old because he is.  a) True  b) False
  7. What memories does the Receiver hold?
  8. What shocked Jonas so much at the end of chapter 10?

GIVER ALOUD 11 —>

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