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Homework Check: SMYK’s (Today and Tomorrow), Last of 120 Seconds, 600 Words, Test Friday, EC Vocab due Friday via Email (copy/paste and send).
Test 16A Retakes anytime after class today. 13+ = no, 12 = optional, 11 = yes. See Below for links.
DL PEOPLE IN CHAT: WORD COUNT 4/20-4/27?
CHECKING SMYK’s.
“Prepositions I, 4/26 (4/27).” Prepositional Phrase or Not?
- The Unikitty with the pink fur ate a doughnut.
- I found an old photo of a toothless pirate in the attic.
- That field of corn will be gone within a year.
- At lunch, Danny told us about the great vacation that he had.
- Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after him.
- Timmy mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.
BONUS: What needs to be fixed in #6?
“Prepositions II, 4/26 (4/27).” Rewrite each short sentence below adding prepositional phrases as indicated. Try to be a nutty as possible!
- The dream was exciting. –Add a prepositional phrase that tells what kind of dream it was.
- I was running. –Add two (2) prepositional phrases about how, when, or where you were running.
- Turtles were chasing me. – (2) Add a prepositional phrase about the turtles AND a prepositional phrase that describes the chasing.
“Vocab, 4/26 (4/27).” – tentative, infringe, reprieve, benign, profound, indolent, relinquish, exasperate, (in)conspicuous, (un)scrupulous, haphazard
- _____ Cartoon of student napping in his desk .
- _____ A telephone pole with literally hundreds of cables connected to it. They look very tangled.
- _____ That guy cutting his lawn one blade at a time again.
- Some thought that the new law would _____ upon their right to protest, and they protested that.
- I tried to be as ____ as possible as I passed the note in class, but Mr. Coward still caught me.
- Solar power is more ______ to the environment than coal or oil.
- It had been raining so much that we ____(ly) planned the picnic for Saturday, but we also made other plans just in case.
- The _____ lawyer took advantage of the old man.
- “Wealth is ______, but poverty hides.”
- After he lost the battle, the king had to ____ the throne to the winner.
- Which vocab word can sometimes be used like the word dramatic, as in a dramatic improvement?
120 Seconds. Judges’ Rubric.
- (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
- (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
- (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
- (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
- (1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
- (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
- (1-?) Level of Difficulty: A typical page from The Outsiders = 3
Vladek.
TEST 16A Retakes. 13+ = no, 12 = optional, 11 = yes. Max Retake Score = 17.