I will be checking: a) vocabulary definitions and b) p28 of the FRO sheet.
BLOGS! Blogs are off to a pretty good start. Remember:
- NIGHTLY!!!!!!!!!
- Title each post appropriately.
- Capitalize your title.
- Mention the book in the post. Underline the book title. (Or use italics.)
- It’s still KBARR responding: watch out for summaries!
- Pics are cool, but give credit where you get them.
- You can start other blogs for other purposes!
- Go read and comment (intelligently–not just “good job”) on at least 4 other blogs. If you can list the blog titles you commented on, you will receive extra credit on Friday.
“Warm Up 9/27.” All answers will be vocabulary words or SAWs (***) or the word skimpy!. You will use words more than once.
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- At the family reunion, we sat around ___(ing) about the last reunion.
- One of Tom Sawyer’s most famous ____(s) is the fence-painting scheme.
- The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense, and threw for 5 touchdowns.
- “Johnnycake made a kind of a gasp and his eyes were ______(ing)” with rage.”
- The school dress code bans _____ clothing.
- Ponyboy has a ______ at the end of chapter 4 that something bad might happen. (Bonus: What’s the literary version of this?)
- reminisce : predict :: obey : _____
- (3) *** My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.
FROs. Correct Part I (Trade and Grade).
+1 for 11/13, +2 for 12/13, +3 for 13/13.
Outsiders and Plot.
After we are introduced to the characters and their situations in the 1)______, we get to the 2)______, which sets our story in motion. The 3)______ is usually the longest part of the story and full of ups and downs. This is where we build up the anticipation for the 4)_____ of the story, which is the highest point of the action in the 5)_____ and steers us toward our 6)_______.
FIRE!