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Wednesday, 9/27: Gramma, S/CD/CX, Vocab, Outsiders – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Wednesday, 9/27: Gramma, S/CD/CX, Vocab, Outsiders

LNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsY_Hs-jeWY

“Warm Up, 9/27.”  Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on a 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. stupidly:
  2. a:
  3. yesterday:
  4. llama:
  5. door:

“Vocab, 9/27.”  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 while, but they hope to revive it next year.
  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.” _____

“Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences.”

Copy:
(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. (The Dep. Clause will begin with although, since, because, while, when, if… etc.)

“S/CD/CX, 9/27.”  Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

  1. I like turtles   because they are cute.
  2. Katy tried to call me  , but   my phone was dead.
  3. The llama is a quadruped   with fins for swimming.
  4. I sent the llama to the store   before the party started.
  5. You would like it   if you were a llama.
  6. Herbie the llama ate some pizza  , so   he didn’t want dinner.
  7. He failed the test   since he ignored the warning.
  8. He forgot to practice  , yet   he still did well.
  9. Jose ate the hot dog  while   the llama watched tv.
  10. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.

The Outsiders. 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?