Thursday, 11/21: Warm Up, Vocab + Relay, 120 Intros, Vladek

Tomorrow’s Test: S/CD/CX, Vocab, Vladek. Preview after Period 4.


“Warm Up, 11/21.”    The llama was acquitted.   He was free to roam.
Combine the above sentences into…

  1. one SIMPLE sentence.
  2. one COMPOUND sentence.
  3. one COMPLEX sentence. (Do not use because or although!)

“Vocab, 11/21.”  prestige, deprive, disheveled, suave, affectation, non sequitur, acute , prevalent, ideology, zeal

  1. True/False. Vladek likes to be disheveled.
  2. True/False. Vladek told Artie that he was a suave ladies’ man back in the day.
  3. True/False. Mr. Coward’s stick was an example of a non sequitur.
  4. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. _____
  5. The root of this word meant needle._____
  6. This word comes from the name of the Greek god Zelos. (duh)
  7. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
  8. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
  9. The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____
  10. The roots of this word were Latin for completely away from public life. _____
  11. The root of this word was Latin for having greater power _____
  12. The root of this word was Latin for influence. _____
  13. The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______

 

Vocab Relay.


Writing your intro. You need about 200 words.

  1. Start with a little hook:
    • Imagine yourself…
    • Throughout history mankind has…
    • It was a dark and stormy night…
    • What do you call a… (joke)
    • Once upon a time…
    • Have you ever wondered…
    • What if…
    • Jimmy was a boy who…
    • Scary, gripping, and difficult to put down…
    • Etc.
  2. Give us the required info:
    • Title
    • Author
    • Genre (Not just fiction/non; we want something like romance, sci fi, horror, mystery, fantasy, comedy, historical fiction, etc.)
  3. Time for the 5 W’s for the BOOK:
    • This is the story of…
    • This book is about…
    • Set in the future…
    • Not too much detail; you have less than a minute.
  4. Now to set up the PASSAGE:
    • This is the part of the book where…
    • This is the scene when…
    • _____ is about to _____

Vladek aloud. Into Chapter 5: Mouse Holes.  (LINK to ONLINE VERSION.)