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Wednesday, 1/31: Vocab, Clauses, Interview Questions, Vladek – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Wednesday, 1/31: Vocab, Clauses, Interview Questions, Vladek

Checking SMYKs and 1-1-1’s.

“Vocab,  1/31.”   (Bonus for #5: S/CD/CX?)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. There used to be a TV show called The ____ Gourmet which showed you how to eat well without spending a lot of money.
  6. Art Spiegelman once published magazines of ____ comics like “The Prisoner on the Hell Planet.”
  7. The diplomats rushed to ______ together a treaty before everyone changed his mind.
  8. Horror movies are sort of ________ for many people.
  9. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows what I say is true.”
  10. Artie says Richieu’s picture on the wall of his parents’ room was a sort of _____ to him, implying that Richieu would have been a better son than he is.
  11. (2) She tried to stay awake during math, but it was ______, and she finally ______(ed) to the sleepiness and nodded off.
  12. *J. K. Rowling has ____(ed) an entire fantasy world of magic.

 

“Clauses, 1/31.” Write the ANSWER.

  1. Words like  although, because, when, since, and if at the beginning of a clause make that clause _____.  a) dependent  b) independent  c) a sentence  d) compound  e) NOTA
  2. And if a sentence has that kind of clause in it, it’s a _______ sentence.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  3. Since Zinny didn’t want to embarrass the llama, she didn’t act affectionate.   a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  4. Zora’s doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing.   a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  5. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but Zeke watched tv instead.   a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  6. He didn’t want to embarrass the cat.  — Add an independent clause to make a COMPOUND sentence.
  7. I read the bulletin about llamas.  — Add a dependent clause to make a COMPLEX sentence.
  8. The goat went fishing.  — Add another subject and verb, BUT keep the sentence SIMPLE.

 

Check interview questions.   Meanwhile: In your notebook…
“Interview Tips, 1/31.”
List 5 things you think would be good to remember when you conduct your interview.

Share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Tips:

  1. Be prepared.
  2. Ask open-ended questions.
  3. Be polite.
  4. Don’t conduct an interview; have a conversation.
  5. Be interested in the answers.
  6. Have energy! Be enthusiastic.
  7. Ask before you record.
  8. Say thank you.

 

 

Maus

Vladek in his own words, p111.