Wednesday, 9/11: NVA, Vocab, Plot, Outsiders

Checking SMYKs.

“NVA, 9/11.” (9)

Homer hit his fat head on the corner of the table and fell with a loud thunk.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:

“Vocab, 9/11.” (12) * = AW.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Hint: Why did he move?)
5. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
6. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
7. The jury ______(ed) him, so he was free to go.
8. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
9. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
10. Pony was _____ when he thought of his parents, remembering how nice things used to be.
11. * When you ask, “Why are we doing this?” you want to know the ______ of the lesson.
12. * S. E. Hinton’s high school experience was the ______ for The Outsiders.

PLOT. COPY into your notebook!

What would the inciting incident be in… Hatchet? Finding Nemo?  Lion King? Frozen?

1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
2. “And they lived happily ever after,” would be the _____ of a fairy tale.
3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
6. We are now in the _____ of the story.

The Outsiders…