Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

Tomorrow’s Test: POV, Reruns from Test #10, Vocab, Alyce. Preview HERE after Period 4.

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“POV, 11/7.”

1. We were dug in trenches by a river. It was Germans on the other side.
2. Alyce smiled. It would be well she thought as she remembered her fantasy.
3. Please don’t feed the seventh graders.
4. The Boys’ Basketball team defeated LOMS by a large margin.
5. As they faced off, each thought of what it would mean to be the victor.

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“Grammar, 11/7.” COPY 1-5 and WRITE THE ANSWER.
While llamas can be cute as a button, I once had a bad experience with a llama, and I am now afraid of them.

1. while llamas can be cute   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
2. as a button  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
3. with a llama  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
4. I am now afraid  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
5. of them   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA

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“Vocab, 11/7.”  iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. Many countries try to _____ free speech and criticism of the government.
6. The class was a ____ mix of strange and crazy personalities.
7. A _____ usually means a decision between two BAD choices.
8. Jim is the ______form of James.
9. Ponyboy ______(ed) to  something better than the neighborhood he was in.
10. The root of this word means “to make small.” _____
11. The roots of this word meant “to press down.” _____
12. The origin of this word was Middle English for “creature that flies.” _____
13. The root of this word meant “to tame.”_____

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ALYCE. Complete/Correct Quizzes:

“Alyce, 11/5.” (9)

1. What is the point of the Midwife’s speech on p88?
2. What inspired Alyce to go see Edward at the manor?
3. Who is the only person who helps Alyce when she arrives at the manor?
4. Who does this person think Alyce is?
5. What prompted Alyce’s first cry?
6. Where on Plot Mountain would these events be?
   a)  Alyce saves Will.  b) Alyce runs away.  c) Alyce visits the manor.
7. What is our main conflict? ______  vs. ____

“Alyce, 11/6.” (4)

1. On p105, infer what the word barren means.
2. Why does Alyce not want to help the woman at first?
3. What does her husband think is the matter with his wife?
4. Where would chapter 16 be on Plot Mountain?

Read aloud Chapter 17.

Welcome Guest Teacher!  Remember: A class rating of 10 = reward. Anything less than 8 = consequences.

Remember: A class rating of 10 = reward. Anything less than 8 = consequences.I will be back tomorrow!

“Scramble, 11/6.”   There are a couple of ways to do this one. One is pretty sophisticated!
(Bonus: What kind of sentence is it? It’s a new one that is a combo of two we already know.)

• because
• but
• to wash his llama
• the llama looked worse
• he did not
• Mr. Johnson hired me
• a second time
• than it did before
• hire me

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“POV, 11/6.” Answer not Letter.  1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person objective, 3rd person omniscient

1. Harry Potter
2. As soon as your grandpa says, “I give up,” jump out and shout, “Here I am!”
3. “He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf. He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond the brim of his hat. Small hobbit-children ran after the car all through Hobbiton and right up the hill.”
4. “Everyone else said of her: ‘She is such a good mother. She adores her children.’ Only she herself, and her children themselves, knew it was not so. They read it in each other eyes.”
5. Psychologists say that if you talk to yourself in _____, giving yourself orders or criticizing/encouraging yourself, it actually helps!
6. When they didn’t show, I took a look down the alley to see if it was safe.
7. So they inwardly promised themselves that they would be pirates who don’t steal.

 

 

 

“Vocab, 11/6.”
    
iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The root of this word meant “likeness or image.” _____
7. The roots of this word meant “to do in excess.” _____
8. This word originated in the 16th century as a slang term for a “superstitious religious hypocrite.”_____
9. The root of this word meant “to breathe.” _____
10. The root of this word meant “relating to fact or deed.”_____
11. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice came from such a ____ girl.
12. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are _____ figures in American history.
13. She faced a _____ about turning in her friend for cheating.

 

 

 

Alyce. Read silently to the end of Chapter 15.    Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.Do the following Quiz in your notebook.

“Alyce, 11/5.”

1. What is the point of the Midwife’s speech on p88?
2. What inspired Alyce to go see Edward at the manor?
3. Who is the only person who helps Alyce when she arrives at the manor?
4. Who does this person think Alyce is?
5. What prompted Alyce’s first cry?
6. Where on Plot Mountain would these events be?
   a)  Alyce saves Will.  b) Alyce runs away.  c) Alyce visits the manor.
7. What is our main conflict? ______  vs. ____

Read to the end of chapter 16. Do the following quiz in your notebook.

“Alyce, 11/6.”

1. On p105, infer what the word barren means.
2. Why does Alyce not want to help the women at first?
3. What does her husband think is the matter with his wife?
4. Where would chapter 16 be on Plot Mountain?

Finished? Do SMYK’s.

 

Welcome Guest Teacher!Remember: A class rating of 10 = reward. Anything less than 8 = consequences.

“POV, 11/5.” Choose the appropriate POV.
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person objective, 3rd person omniscient

1. Deposit .25 and turn the knob.
2. “I got this,” Jimmy thought confidently approaching the house not knowing the llama knew he was coming and was ready for him.
3. “I don’t understand why the Socs hate us.”
4. Jane Sharp was not then talking of Alyce but of herself; Alyce should have known.
5. “In tonight’s news; three people injured in a fight at the high school.”
6. When receiving your order, please check all items. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may return it to us within 21 days of receipt.
7. The llama said, “I like corn dogs.” Jimmy nodded. The llama smiled.
8. Claudia was furious. She refused to look at Jamie again and instead stared at the statue, thinking bad thoughts and wondering what Jamie was thinking.
9. In order to pass the test you will probably have to study.
10. Period 5 had the highest average score on Test #12.

“Vocab, 11/5.”
iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma

     

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : _______
6. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
7. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
8. Everyone tried to ______ a giggle when the principal farted in class.
9. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
10. Some of the townspeople were _____(s) who call foreigners terrible names
11. The root of this word meant “peace.”
12. (2) They tried to ______ the angry and _____ mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.

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Alyce. Read silently to the end of Chapter 15.

Do the following Quiz in your notebook.

“Alyce, 11/5.”

1. What is the point of the Midwife’s speech on p88?  
2. What inspired Alyce to go see Edward at the manor? 
3. Who is the only person who helps Alyce when she arrives at the manor?
4. Who does this person think Alyce is?
5. What prompted Alyce’s first cry?
6. Where on Plot Mountain would these events be?
   a)  Alyce saves Will.  b) Alyce runs away.  c) Alyce visits the manor.
7. What is our main conflict? ______  vs. _____

 

Finished? Work on SMYK’s.

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.

Copy homework into planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
• Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
  • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
  • SMYK’s due Thursday.

 

“POV, 11/4.” (Clockwise from the upper left.) Omniscient means “all-knowing.”
COPY!!!!!!!!
3rd person limited , 2nd person, 1st person, 3rd person objective,  3rd person omniscient

1. _____ (I, me, we,)
2. _____ (you)
3. _____(he, she, they/no thoughts)
4. _____(he, she, they/all thoughts)
5. _____(he, she, they/one’s thoughts)
6. The Outsiders. ______.
7. The Midwife’s Apprentice. ____
8. A newspaper report. _____
9. Choose your own Adventure. _____

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Debrief Test #10. Sigh.

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Alyce through Chapter 14.  Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

No School Tomorrow!

Prep Sheet for Test #10:
RBC Weather Sheet: ___/11  RBC Label Sheet:___/7
RBC Weather Quiz:___/6    RBC Label Quiz:___/7  Alyce Quiz: ___/7     Other Extra Credit:

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“Mental Floss.”

1. From what can you take away the whole, and still have some left?
2. I am more microscopic than microscopic; I am more minuscule than minuscule. I am smaller than small and I am tinier than tiny. Yet surprisingly, I am still big. What am I?
3. Wacky Wordy. What 6-word phrase is represented?
   

   T A H W

   M U S T

   D O W N

4. Wacky Wordy: (2 words, one hyphenated)
   1. Do Do
   2. Dew Dew
   3. Due Due
5. A cat had three kittens: Mopsy, Topsy, and Spot. What was the mother’s name. Remember to please capitalize the name of the momma kitty when you write it for me.
6. What do these three things have in common? Corn, Weasel, Balloon

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Test #10. Doodle Theme: Funny