Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

LET’S PLAY SCRABBLE.   Scrabble Practice Round.

• Each person draws a letter. The letter closest to A goes first. (Blank beats A.)
• Draw continues clockwise (to the left) after that.
• If no one volunteers, the person with the letter farthest from A is scorekeeper.
• Put those letters back and draw seven (7) each.
• Keep a running total, like this (don’t write what’s in the parentheses):

Jimmy (First Player) 17 (first turn) 6  (second turn) 23 (total so far) 14 (third turn) 37 (total so far)

Johnny (Second Player) 23 15 38 7 45

• First player must put the word down with a letter on the Star (2x word)  in the middle.
• Left to right, top to bottom; not diagonal, not bottom to top!
• Suggestion: no more than 2 minutes per person.
• NO! NO! NO!
  • NO abbreviations or contractions
  • NO foreign words
  • NO proper nouns (nouns you would normally capitalize)
• Check the dictionary.

Multiplier squares are one use only! Once they’re covered up, they’re used up!

Prep Sheet for Test #25:

KBARR: ___/24 ___/12 SMYK:___/10 DTW Quiz: ___/6 Bonuses: Period 6 gets +3 for vocab relay, all other classes get +1.
Vocab Extra Credit Limited ONLY to extra words!

 

Mental Floss.

1. Two men got lost while exploring in the desert. Each man had a compass. One headed due East, and the other headed due West. Two hours later, they met. How?
2. A man asks his two sons to do a chore. When they finish, he gives them twenty five cents to split.  What time is it?  (haha. No, don’t tell me the present time. What time does the story represent?)
3. You have 27 marbles. You have 4 cups. You must put an odd number of marbles in each cup. How? (NO questions.)
4. Following are groups of three words. Can you figure out the common link within each group? Example: Hurricane, potato, needle, (answer: eyes)
   a) computer, onion dip, poker game
   b) bowling alley, dress-maker, wrestling match
   c) dentist, oil field, basketball practice
5. Giver Anagrams: a) He Cried Elf   b) Nice Hot Tummy  c) Sew Her Eel

 

 

Test #25. Doodle Theme. That One Thing.

Tomorrow’s Test: Just like today. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PW8TMWcuORQnNKoRDu5GBR9rtsYI-jQqJbR3Nimqp4A/edit?usp=sharing

“Warm Up, 3/21.” Present Tense for the agreement ones.

1. A COMPOUND sentence has at least how many dependent clauses?
2. The predicate is another name for the main _____ in a sentence or clause.
3. _____ Jimmy and his mom want to come with us to the llama party?  
4. According to Emily Dickinson, the majority of people always ____ what is right.
5. Both the llama and his brother ____ working on the rocket.
6. Two hours ____ like a long time to a llama.
7. I saw a llama riding his bike along the highway._____ a) Prep Phrase b) Clause c) Neither
8. Compound What?   Llamas and many other animals had to run from the war.
9. a) List Subject/Verb combo for each clause in the sentence. b) Write what was used to connect the clauses. c) CD or CX?
   The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
10. True or False? The expression MYOB is a motto.
11. “to bind together” _____ (AW)

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“All Vocab, 3/21.”
impending, recede, complex, potential, rely, idle, valid, convivial, prolific, bona fide, deduce, covet, loathe, pariah, condescending, muse, eloquent, oblige

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The roots of this word meant “to bind by oath.”
7. The root of this word meant “speaking out.”
8. The roots of this word meant “sorrow” or “hostile.”
9. The root of this word meant “to desire.”
10. The root of this word meant “offspring.”
11. The root of this word meant “with good faith.”
12. It was a ____ problem with a lot of ____ solutions
13. Please stop ____(ing) on Mr. Coward to give you hints.

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BOB: “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed.”

Video Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpl7JMos0F8

• Finish reading the story from p227.
• Do questions 1, 2a, 2b on page 233.
• Answer the questions on p234 for Interpret 2, Predict 4, and Interpret 5. WRITE THE ANSWERS IN THE MARGIN ON PAGE 232. LABEL EACH ANSWER.
• Do the two “Practice and Applies” on p236.

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WO0cIP7fSzai8OkPsmt92LXHO4eM9C5DtLDvLvQjz1s/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into Planner.

“Compound What, 3/20.”

1. Write a simple sentence with a compound subject.
2. Write a simple sentence with a compound verb.
3. Write a compound sentence.
4. Write a simple sentence with a prepositional phrase.

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“Academic Vocab, 3/20.” COPY and match.
impending, recede, complex, potential, rely, idle, valid

1. “strong”
2. “useless”
3. “group of related elements”
4. “to go back”
5. “to hang from”
6. “to bind together”
7. “being able” or “power”

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“Vocab, 3/20.”

1. loathe : hate :: infer : _____
2. funeral : somber :: party : _____
3. boring : eloquent :: counterfeit : _____
4. desire : reject :: loathe : _____
5. firefighter : hero :: arsonist : _____

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“Dark They Were…” 220—>

 

CHECKING KBARR.

“Warm Up, 3/17.”

1. How much total time did you spend on h/w last night?
2. What did you do yesterday between school and bed that wasn’t eating, homework, or travel time? List everything you can remember.
3. What time did you go to bed, lights out?

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“Compound What? 3/17”  Compound Subject, Compound Verb, Compound Both, Compound Sentence, or NOTA?

1. Jimmy and the llama went to the store to buy hydrogen.
2. The llama’s house is energy efficient and saves water by recycling it.
3. The llama ate three hot dogs, went on a walk, and got a cramp.
4. My friend the llama and I jumped on our bikes and launched off the ramp.
5. After I fix this issue, I will deal with the llama.
6. My best friend’s llama went to the dance, and I went with him.
7. Llamas and many other animals had to run from the war.
8. The llama posse bailed for Mars because the Earth was too crowded.
9. After the storm, the llamas emerged from their bunkers.
10. The llama said he studied for the test, but he didn’t really.

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“Vocab, 3/17.”
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The Mad Llamas won the final match and took home the _____(ed) Alpaca Cup!
6. Pony and Johnny sat in the vacant lot and _____(ed) about a better life.
7. She _____(ed), from the fur stuck to his clothes, that he owned a llama.
8. The roots of this word meant “to bind by oath.”
9. The root of this word meant “speaking out.”
10. The roots of this word meant “sorrow” or “hostile.”
11. The root of this word meant “to desire.”
12. The root of this word meant “offspring.”
13. The root of this word meant “with good faith.”

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VOCAB CHARADES!

• TWO GUESSES PER WORD! Then it is a fail and adds 10 seconds to your time.
• NO SOUNDS WHATSOEVER!

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“DTW…” (BOB p215)  ANSWER NOT LETTER!

1. Read paragraph 21 on p217 (BOB). What does the use of the word submerged suggest?  a) The children may drown if they ever go outside.  b) The atmosphere around the house feels heavy and dangerous.  c) The Martians are preparing to attack the house.  d) Mr. B thinks the house is too noisy.  e) Mr. B thinks the kids might be scared of the wind.
2. What is Harry Bittering worried about losing?  a) his Earth identity.  b) his mind.  c) his life.  d) his family.  e) the war on Earth  f) NOTA
3. If Harry was going to stay on Mars anyway, why was he so shaken by the news that the rockets were destroyed?  a) He was worried about the people of Earth.  b) He was worried about his family.  c) It sort of took away his feeling of security.  d) They were short of supplies and needed more from Earth.  e) NOTA
4. When Harry was working in his garden, he felt… a) out of place.  b) peaceful.   c) casual.  d) afraid.  e) overdressed  f) NOTA
5. What was the first tangible sign Harry got that proved his feelings about Mars were true?  a) The news from Earth about the war.  b) His wife said a Martian word out of the blue.  c) The boy, David, bringing up his thought that there were still Martians.  d) The peach blossoms.  e) NOTA
6. There are several sentence fragments on p218. Copy one of them.
7. BONUS. What are all those fragments trying to show about Harry’s state of mind?

 

Read to p225+

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