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Tuesday, 9/26: Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Tuesday, 9/26: Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders

Advisory Skeddy: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GI3aS2SJFybkRedB7GKQi-h7gZ-Kq4JLxfJy-o8lXmA/edit?usp=sharing


“Warm Up, 9/26.” Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on the closed door and fell awkwardly.
Copy each word below and choose N, V, Adj, Adv, or NOTA as it is used in the above sentence. (NOT COLLABORATIVE!)

  1. the:
  2. on
  3. and:
  4. fell:
  5. closed:

“Clauses, 9/26.” [I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause]
Choices: I + D,  D + I,  I + I,  D only,  I only.  The bold-facing is a hint.

  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. Write a sentence that is D + I. (Hint: What word(s) make a clause dependent?)

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

around    

  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.

The Outsiders. To the end of Chapter 7+.
Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

  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. How was Bob like Johnny?