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Wednesday, 9/8: AW’s, Messy Room, Sentence Combining, Outsiders – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Wednesday, 9/8: AW’s, Messy Room, Sentence Combining, Outsiders

“AW’s, 9/8.”|ambiguous, potential, mature, impact, valid, status
(One word used twice.)

  1. Since we were separated and without cell phone coverage, we didn’t know the ____ of the other group.
  2. The question was so _____, it was hard to choose the right answer.
  3. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
  4. You can always check the ____ of your grade on Aeries.
  5. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
  6. KBARR has a large ____ on your grade.
  7. My main argument was not ____, so I lost the debate.
  8. BONUS: If the root valent  means “feeling,” use the word ambivalent  in a SMYK sentence. (Husker du what ambi- meant yesterday?? And yes, ambivalent is now a vocab word!)

Messy Room demos. Due Tomorrow: Shared GDoc + HARD COPY! (NAME AND PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!)

Don’t just list; SHOW!!!

“Sentence Combining, 9/8.”
Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination of each for ++!)
1.  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.

2.  a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.

3.  a) Then a voice freezes his behavior.    b) The voice is stern.    c) The behavior is disturbing.

The Outsiders

Read Chapter 2 excerpt aloud. What should you have marked?

Question 1: The greasers’ REACTIONS, NOT Johnny’s injuries!

Question 2: “Jumpier than ever, knife…

Question 3: money vs feeling?

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Today’s term: foreshadowing.