Thursday, 9/8: AW’s, SS, Richard Cory, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: AW’s, S/P, SS, Plot, Outsiders. Kinda like today’s stuff. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJDJnvdpF3CiM8JUP3ida0IjFtiZP3ucO7q0gVb3orE/edit?usp=sharing

“Warm Up, 9/8.” 1-4: Which part of Plot Mountain? #5: Unscramble.

  1. When Mufasa dies in The Lion King.
  2. When Dally starts bugging the girls at the drive in.
  3. Pony and Johnny in the church.
  4. When Nemo goes off to school, and Marlin tells him to “have an adventure.”
  5. –was rising  –as I listened   — go on and on   –to Johnny’s quiet voice   –a panic  –in me  (p57)

“Subject/Predicate, 9/8.”

  1. My friend, the aloof llama, practices his guitar almost daily.
  2. Pony’s head turned away from the sight of Bob.
  3. After that, Pony was sick on the sidewalk.
  4. The usually jumpy Johnny remained as cool as Darry.
  5. The top of Jay Mountain seemed so far away.

“AW’s 9/8.” potential, mature, impact, valid, status, ambiguous, aloof, savvy, ironic

  

  1. They say that Mona Lisa’s “smile” is ______; it’s hard to tell what she’s thinking.
  2. The energy that is about to be released from this slingshot is called “______ energy.”
  3. ______ (LOL)
  4. Being older doesn’t necessarily make you more emotionally ______.
  5. Corvairs and madras shirts were _____ symbols for the Socs in 1967.
  6. The ending of the story is rather _____; you’re not sure which choice he made.
  7. My mom didn’t think my argument was ______, so I didn’t get to stay up late.
  8. (2) The city council studied the ____ ____ of the possible new shopping center on the nearby neighborhood.
  9. The stray cat kept hanging around, but he remained _____ and wouldn’t let us pet him.

“Richard Cory.”  Which character from The Outsiders could be compared to Richard Cory?

The Outsiders