Wednesday, 9/18: Scramble, Gramma’, Vocab, Richard Cory, Outsiders

“Scramble, 9/18.”

  • I forgot
  • it exploded
  • I was concentrating
  • and
  • because
  • in the microwave
  • on my homework
  • about the popcorn

“Gramma’, 9/18.” (10) Copy the underlined part below and list them.
Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on the red door and fell awkwardly.

Nouns (3):
Verbs (2):
Adjectives (2):
Adverbs (3):


“Vocab, 9/18.”

   2.illicit-1     3.  4.discreet discrete
discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, contemplate, patronize, stamina, indulge

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
  5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
  6. Pony and Johnny had a lot of time in the church to quietly ______ life.
  7. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag about it.
  8. An early meaning of this word was to “treat with excessive kindness.” _____
  9. The roots of this word meant “drawn out by trickery or magic.” _____
  10. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher. Worrying about the kids’ problems wore her out.
  11. I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!
  12. The roots of this word mean “not allowed.” _____
  13. The root of this word meant “defender.” _____

Richard Cory.”  Which character from The Outsiders could be compared to Richard Cory? What line did they use that relates to this poem?

 

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