Thursday, 8/26: Adjectiives, Vocab + Relay, Test Preview, Outsider

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, Class Stuff, Adjectives, Outsiders. (Link will work after 4th period)
BTSN tonight on Zoom.
“Vocabulary, 8/26.” (9) Write the word.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
   
  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. (un)_______(able)
  4. _______
  5. cool : good :: dig : ______
  6. hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
  7. Some people called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)______(ist).
  8. The old man was considered the ____ of the village because of all his experience and wisdom.
  9. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident that killed her brother.
  10. The root of this word means “shape.”

VOCABULARY RELAY!!!



Adjectives answer the question “What Kind?” about nouns!

What kind of bear was he????

 

Adjective and Clicker Practice!

“Adjectives, 8/26.” (6) COPY each underlined word and say adjective or not. Then Click!

a) Adjective  b) Not Adjective

  1. She has such a soft voice!
  2. I can hardly hear her.
  3. A French chef in New York chisels ice sculptures.
  4. Machine parts are used to form mechanical structures.
  5. She is a pretty savvy poker player.
  6. She has a lot of basketball savvy.

The Outsiders.
Preview Questions from Tomorrow’s Test:

  1. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?
  2. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.

1st, 2nd and 3rd person narrators. Ponyboy is a ______ person narrator.