Tuesday, 9/17: Vocab, Sentence Combo, FRO’s, Outsiders

Bonus Warm Up: Homophones
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Spell all three correctly for +3!

Second Bonus: What do the roots of the word homophone literally mean?  ____  _____.

Checking Definitions.


“Vocab, 9/17.” (10p)

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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. buy : sell :: boycott : ____
  5. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ____
  6. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
  7. This word literally means “discovered speechless.” ______
  8. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
  9. I was _____ to tell the teacher about the cheating I saw, because the person was my friend.
  10. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.

Fragments and Run-ons. (FRO’s)

What’s wrong with the following “sentences”?

  1. The llama in the field.
  2. Every day after school.
  3. Whenever the llama sings.
  4. The llama that is so smart.

What about these?

  1. I love that llama he’s so sweet.
  2. I saw a llama yesterday it was purple.
  3. The llama helps me with my homework he does a great job.
  4. It’s too far to walk, let’s ride a llama.

How do we fix them? How do we avoid them?

“FRO Practice I, 9/17.”  (7p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group. Tell how to fix the FROs for extra credit!

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we hiked.
  4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
  5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
  6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
  7. Into the hole fell he.
  8. I love that story; I have read it three times.

 

 

The Outsiders.