Checking: Interview Questions and Vocab Defns.
“CX/CD/S (again), 12/7.” Write out the whole sentence for each one following the directions.
- I like llamas. — Add a dependent clause to make a COMPLEX (CX) sentence.
- The llama studied. — Add an independent clause to make a COMPOUND (CD) sentence.
- I saw a llama skating. — Add one or more phrases to describe the llama or his skating, but keep the sentence SIMPLE (S).
“Vocab, 12/7.” succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
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- It would be ___ of a dishwasher to tell the master chef how to do things.
- Much of the agriculture in the rest of the world is made up of _____(ence) farms, that barely grow enough food for the family working on it.
- MacGyver could ____ together almost anything from a bazooka to a hang-glider from bits of trash he found lying around.
- After the long siege, the city knew it was ____ to resist any longer…
- …and they finally _____(ed) to the stronger army.
- She blamed him for the accident and always looked at him with _______ afterwards.
- This word’s roots mean feeling both ways. _____
- This word’s meaning evolved like this: fruit -> economical -> ______.
- The words roots meant to take before. _____
120 Seconds. Next Performances are tomorrow.
- (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?
Vladek. Caught!