Tuesday, 9/19: Advoibs, Vocab, Outsiders

Advisory Skeddy Today.
Slides Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1i7g2joN919wMoV5DwEh_ib9Z18XxWEcKHeOey37K1y0/edit?usp=sharing

LNN: https://youtu.be/OZv8mod3xiY?si=9Bs6aW6MRO8Pc-RH

“Warm Up, 9/19.”

  1. The last piece of pizza was cold. S/V?
  2. Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the _____ says he does.
  3. That embarrassing moment when you realize your llama just wrote a run-on sentence.  Fragment, Run-on, or OK?
  4. Up, up, and away went my beautiful llama balloon. Fragment, Run-on, or OK?
  5. The roots of this word meant “to look with disapproval.” savvy, indignant, leery, bluff, acquit, or NOTA?

 

“Adverbs, 9/19.” (10)

  1. Adverbs describe ____s, ____s, and _____s.
    List the adverbs you find in each sentence.
  2. She jumped up rather suddenly, and left the room.
  3. That llama is absolutely magnificent, and I need it now.
  4. At the pet shop, a cuddly, little kitten snuggled sweetly up to me, and I nearly bought it..
  5. The early bird always gets the worm early.

“Vocab, 9/19.”
discreet, discrete, vain, elicit, illicit, hysterical, contemplate, patronize, stamina, indulge
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. He ____(ed) on the poem for a long time…
  6. …but the meaning of it still ______(ed) him, and he couldn’t figure it out.
  7. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ______
  8. gossipy : discreet :: nonchalant : _____
  9. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
  10. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
  11. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.
  12. It’s my birthday. I’m going to ______myself and eat whatever I want to eat.
  13. The root of this word meant “empty or without substance.”_____

 

The Outsiders. Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

We will try to get near t he end of chapter 6.

Monday, 9/18: Homework, Debrief Test #4, Sentence Combo, Outsiders

Late Start Skeddy.

Copy homework into planner. Bonus: What are words like to, too, two called? (Several of this week’s vocab words too!)

“Warm Up, 9/18.” COPY and fill in!

  1. A(n) _______ describes a noun.
  2. A(n) _____ is a person, place, thing.
  3. The main verb is also called the ______.
  4. _____(s) describe verbs, adjectives, and each other.
  5. Without a ____ you can’t have a sentence.

 

Debrief Test #4. Ouch.

“Adverbs, 9/15.” (10p) List the adverbs you find in each sentence.

  1. The sweaty llamas finally finished repairing the pipes today.
  2. Quite suddenly the wild llama bolted across the field.
  3. That llama is simply marvelous; he’ll go far in life if he keeps working doggedly.
  4. Undoubtedly the Lollys can very easily help you with all of your adverb needs.

FASTBRIDGE for those who haven’t finished:

 

“Sentence Combo, 9/18.” Add, subtract, rearrange.

  1. The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat.  (although)
  2. She likes pizza. The llama prefers salmon burgers.  (however)

 

The Outsiders.

 

Friday, 9/15: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #4

THIS IS LNN…

 

Prep Sheet for Test #4:
KBARR: ____/24   SMYK:____/10  Vocab Practices: 9/14: ___/13   9/13:___/13   9/12: ___/13
Extra Combos:____  Other Extra Credit: Sisyphus? Quadruped? Lolly III? Period 5 gets +2 for Vocab Relay; all other classes get +1.

Mental Floss. (On back of test.)

  1. Explain how I do it: “In my bedroom, the nearest lamp that I  usually keep turned on is 12 feet away from my bed. Alone in the room, without using wires, strings, or any other aids or contraptions, I can turn out the light on that lamp and get into bed before the room is dark.”
  2. What are the elusive characters; missing two letters or numbers? (In other words, what letters go into the blanks? The answer is NOT R and E.)
    W  A  T  E  ___ M  ___  L  O  N
  3. 1961 was a special year. In fact, the next time a year will be this special will be the year 6009. What is so special about those two years?
  4. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
  5. In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence, “What shall I do, Gertrude?” has the word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
    • a) Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.
    • b) People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.
    • c) For the Halloween party, John came looking like a radish.

Test #4.

Doodle Theme: Alien TV

Thursday, 9/14: S/V, FRO’s, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders

“Tutorial” Schedule: Sustained Silent Reading ONLY.

Tomorrow’s Test: See the title of the post. Preview Here.

“S/V, 9/14.”

  1. The last question on the test was hard!
  2. With a smile on his face, the llama entered the park.
  3. The spinning of the ride made the llama sick.
  4. Due to my sloppy work, the llama gave me detention.
  5. The difficulty of the test scared most students.
  6. Are the llamas wild or tamed?
  7. Up one side and down the other went the llama.

FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. They all need a comma before them!

Words like although, because, since, while… Do Not need commas!

“FRO’s, 9/14.” Fragment, Run On, OK?

  1. While my llama gently weeps.
  2. Up one side and down the other went the llama.
  3. Although the llama is a quadruped, he also has fins for swimming.
  4. In the beginning, there was nothing but llamas.
  5. That is an embarrassing moment when you realize your llama just wrote a run-on sentence.
  6. You can beat the llama’s score you will be part of the elite llama squad.
  7. The llama won the race although he had a broken leg.
  8. The llama couldn’t call his agent his cell phone was dead.
  9. Across the frozen wasteland, chasing the wild llama.
  10. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful llama balloon.

“Vocab, 9/15.”
dogged, indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge, bluff

 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  6. Write the words Rubber Duck.
  7. Johnny persisted ____(ly) in asking about his parents.
  8. The prefix of this word means “under” or “less.”
  9. The roots of this word meant “to look with disapproval.”
  10. The root of this word meant “to set free” or “pay off a debt.”
  11. The root of this word meant “throat.”
  12. The root of this word meant “not worthy.” (What prefix mean “not”?)
  13. The root of this word meant “to brag.”

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!

The Outsiders. We are getting into Chapter 6.

  • Dally getting hauled in for the murder he didn’t do is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
  • Who said? “I guess we’re different.”

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Wednesday, 9/13: S/V, FRO’s, Vocab, Outsiders

Messy Rooms are due! You should have shared you document with me by now!

“Sentence Scramble, 9/13.”

  • –in fact  — at all  –a beast  –a gentle giant  –is not  –that llama  –he is

“S/V, 9/13. Name the Subject and the Predicate for each sentence.

  1. I like the running in PE.
  2. The look on his face told me everything.
  3. Under the bridge lived an evil llama.
  4. Bob’s rings glinted in the moonlight.
  5. Herds of llamas roam the countryside at night.
  6. My friend Krusty is a clown.
  7. Studying really helps you on a test.
  8. Is this a fragment? (Don’t answer the question; name the subject and verb.)

 

  

“FROs 9/13.”  Fragment, Run-on, or OK?

  1. Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
  2. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
  3. Fighting with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, he battled the vicious llama.
  4. Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
  5. The strange life of the llama.
  6. Jack and Jill and the llama went up the hill to fetch a pail of water then they fell down.
  7. The llama fell down and broke his crown Jack and Jill fell in the well.
  8. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
  9. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
  10. The llama helps me with my homework, he does a great job.

“Vocab 9/14.”
dogged, indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge, bluff
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
  7. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
  8. Since I had studied, I ______(ed) myself well on the test.
  9. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
  10. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
  11. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  12. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  13. ignorant : gullible :: savvy : _____

 

The Outsiders.

  1. Pony’s first feeling when he wakes up in the church is…  a) fear  b) confusion  c) cold  d) relief   e) NOTA
  2. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the Gone with the Wind book than Pony, even though Pony is the “smart” one is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False

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“Nothing Gold Can Stay”  (p77)
What “gold” did Pony have that didn’t stay? Soda?  Darry?