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Tuesday, 9/14: Sentence Scramble, Vocab, Plot Mountain, Outsiders – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Tuesday, 9/14: Sentence Scramble, Vocab, Plot Mountain, Outsiders

“Sentence Scramble, 9/14.”  For each one:
a) Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!
b) Circle the Verbs.

  1. –the electrical outlet   –grabbing   –Crazy Cathy   –the cat’s tail   –headed for
  2. –her creamed corn   –yelling   –at the baby sitter   –onto the floor   –Jennifer flipped

Let’s play Vocab Charades.


“Vocab, 9/14.”  Checking Vocab Defs.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with; she didn’t trust them to make good decisions.
  6. I waited until Mom’s anger _____(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
  7. Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
  8. Since I studied, I _____(ed) myself quite well on the test.
  9. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
  10. I was ____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.

PLOT. Copy into your notebook on a fresh page! You will get to use it on the test Friday. If you finish copying early, decorate it!

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What would the inciting incident be in… HatchetFinding Nemo?  Lion KingFrozen?

Where on the mountain? Write the answers on the diagram!

  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. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  5. Where we are now in the story: _______
  6. The ______ of Finding Nemo is when they find Nemo.

The Outsiders.

 

Continue reading Chapter 4.  Timeline!