Tuesday, 8/23: Warm Up, Vocab, Adjectives, Outsiders

I’m coming to see your defns and your first KBARR!

“Warm Up, 8/23.” Write the answer in your notebook. Do not copy the question. Do not forget to write the Title and Date.

  1. Who is delinquent in the poem “Delinquent”?
  2. What is pretty much the only way to earn “extra credit” in this class?
  3. What does SMYK stand for?
  4. The expression “Mind your own business” is a motto.  a) True  b) False
  5. The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto.  a) True  b) False

“Vocabulary, 8/23.” (in your notebook) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. You can ____ from this picture that the person on the other end is upset.
  5. The roots of this word mean “same shape.” _____
  6. cool : good :: dig : ______
  7. rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
  8. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
  9. Every time Homer Simpson says, “D’oh!” he is being ____ about something he did or didn’t do.
  10. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
  11. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.

Coming Attraction!


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


The Outsiders.

  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 _____.
  3. As used in The Outsiders, the words Soc is short for _____.
  4. Which character did our narrator say “understands everything, almost”?
  5. 1st, 2nd and 3rd person? Ponyboy is a ______ person narrator.

Read Aloud.