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Tuesday, 10/27: Announcements, Adverbs! Vocabulary, MWA – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Tuesday, 10/27: Announcements, Adverbs! Vocabulary, MWA

Announcements:

  1. Notebook audit on Friday.
  2. Extra Credit Opportunity: Go here and join in the conversation. Comment thoughtfully on all four questions. Copy/paste your comments into a Google Doc or similar and submit them with your Outsiders project. You will receive bonus credit on your project.

“Lollys’, Lollys’, Lollys’, Get Your Adverbs Here!”


(Copy!) Adverb: A word used to modify (describe) a verb, adjective, or another adverb. When?  Where?  How? 


Example: Yesterday, I ran there very quickly, which I usually never do. (6 adverbs!)

“Adverb Practice, 10/27.” Copy each underlined word below, and say whether it is being used as an adjective, or an adverb. [+2 for all 6. +1 for 5/6.]

1. She jumped up suddenly, and left the room.
2. That oil painting is absolutely magnificent.
3. (2) At the pet shop, a cuddly, little kitten snuggled up to me, and I nearly bought it.
4. (2) The early bird gets the worm early.

 

Checking: Vocabulary Definitions.

“Vocabulary Practice, 10/27.” Write the answer.
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  1. _____ “Where’s the ‘Any’ key?”
  2. _____ (Bonus for this guy’s name.)
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Bonus for what this is called. Further bonus if you actually spell the word correctly.)
  5. (2) Which two vocabulary words this week have prefixes that mean not?
  6. The codeine in your cough syrup is a ______ of the same plant that is used to make heroin.
  7. Their relationship was rather _____, with many ups, downs, and in-betweens over the years.
  8. Which vocabulary word has a prefix that means again?
  9. Unlike the Socs, the greasers were considered to be _______ characters
  10. The engineer was fired because he was ___ and couldn’t do his job properly.

 

 

The Midwife’s Apprentice.

What’s a midwife?
What’s an apprentice?
What was life like in 1300?
*What do you think the average life expectancy was back then?
*In those times, girls could be married off as young as..
*What percentage of children in those times died before the age of 5?
*At what age typically did children start working full time?

 MWA Aloud.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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