Wednesday, 10/2: S/CD/CX, Apostrophes, Vocab, Outsiders

“S/CD/CX, 10/2.” Follow the steps below.

  1. Write a Simple (S) sentence at least 6 words long with a prepositional phrase.
  2. Label it (S).
  3. Write another Simple (S) sentence somehow related to the first.
  4. Label it (S).
  5. Combine them into a CompounD (CD) sentence.
  6. Label it (CD).
  7. Recombine them into a CompleX (CX) sentence.
  8. Label it (CX).

 

 

“Apostrophes, 10/2.” Copy the boldfaced part and fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses.

  1. The llama got all ____ on my report card.  (B)
  2. We have three _____ in our class. (donkey)
  3. _____ llama is that?  (who)
  4. _____ llama is rather handsome.   (they)
  5. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama. (woman)
  6. I think ____ going to be OK. (they)
  7. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky. (llama)
  8. She’s sure ____ going to be OK. (it)
  9. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
  10. Is that ____ llama over there?  (you)

“Vocab, 10/2.”

marathon_02   
adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)
  7. His feeling of accomplishment was ______(ed) when he found out that EVERYONE received an A on the test.
  8. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This means that whoever is doing the _____(ing) is the one who judges how beautiful something is.
  9. She speaks both French and German with equal ______. She’s very smooth and confident no matter what language she speaks.
  10. His political ____(s) tried to prevent him from winning the election.
  11. Which word best captures the Soc’s attitude  (attitude!) toward the greasers? ____
  12. When Steve told Two-Bit he should get a job, Two-Bit was _____. (haha)
  13. As the snowfall ____(ed), we were finally able to see the road.

The Outsiders (online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

  1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
  2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
  3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important?
    • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
      OR
    • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
  4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT! 
    •  Chapter 9 questions should be finished by EOP Thursday. Otherwise finish at home Thursday night.
  5. Return Pink Handout to the stack.
  6. Continue reading Chapter 10 up to the BOTTOM OF PAGE 155.
  7. Go see Mr. Coward for the Chapter 10 question. Return to your desk and thoughtfully answer the question in your notebook under the title: “Why? 10/2”
  8. If there is still time, work on your essay or SMYKs.

Tuesday, 10/1: Clauses, Apostrophes, Vocab, Outsiders

 

“Simple/CompounD/CompleX, 10/1.”

  1. Words like since, unless, and because signify that a sentence is… _____
  2. The presence of a comma and one of the FANBOYS usually means the sentence is…_____
  3. If we don’t repair the dam,    the llamas will rush through.
  4. We didn’t repair the dam   , and    the llamas rushed through.
  5. His doctor recommended buying a llama with a nice personality.
  6. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
  7. Although he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut.
  8. We told him to be ready to leave   , yet    the llama was late again.
  9. Since my llama left me, I’ve found a new place to dwell.
  10. In the alleys, down by the tracks, roamed the WiLld Llama.

“Apostrophes, 10/1.”

  1. Spend as long washing ____ hands…  (you)
  2. …as it takes to say the _____.   (ABC)
  3. We had four ______ in class.  (Josh)
  4. All the ____ clothes are on the second floor. (child)
  5. The llama wagged ____ tail. (it)
  6. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
  7. The best era for music was the ____. (70)
  8. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
  9. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to llamas. (more than one teacher)
  10. All the llamas wagged ____ tails. (they)

“Vocab, 10/1.”
adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

          

The Outsiders (online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

  1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
  2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
  3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important? Use at least one example from the book to back up whatever you say.
    • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
      OR
    • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
  4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT! Return it to the pile when you are finished.
  5.  Chapter 9 and questions should be finished by EOP Wednesday. Otherwise finish at home Wednesday night.
  6. Close your notebook and continue reading ch 10.
  7. Faster Readers: Keep your mouths shut.

Monday, 9/30: Homework, Apostrophes, Debrief Test #5, Outsiders

Advisory Schedule.

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.
  • Show not Tell: “Wow, That was a Mistake” due Wednesday. SHOW you making a big mistake that you learned something from. Show how and why you did what you did and the aftermath. Think about the beginning of The Outsiders… SHARE with me by Wednesday, 10/2. Name, Period, and Title on the document. 400+ words.

 

The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!

Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Examples?

  1. Possessive form: Book of Joe = Joe’s book.
  2. Contractions: is + not = isn’t  (Takes the place of a letter.)
  3. Pluralize letters and words used as words.  All A’s on my report card.

 

“Apostrophes, 9/30.” Copy only the bold-faced, underlined part. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify.
YOU get ONE S.

  1. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
  2. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  3. _____ going with them?  (who)
  4. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
  5. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
  6.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
  7. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (more than one lady)
  8. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

Debrief Test #5. Way Better!

Time?

The Outsiders aloud to page 147. Then…

Friday, 9/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #5

TuTu Schedule.

Prep Sheet for Test #5:
KBARR:___/24  SMYK:___/10     Vocabs___/13 ___/11   ___/13   Other Extra Credit:
Period 6 gets +2 for Vocab Relay. Periods 1,2,3 get +1. Put +1’s for vocab into the vocab practice score.

Mental Floss.

  1. Supply the missing four words to make a famous expression. (No, you don’t get to ask any questions.)
    “Failure ____  ____  ____  ____.”
    Options: a) Success  b) Victory  c) Triumph  d) Accomplishment
  2. 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) He used his powers of persuasion to summon key people to the meeting.
    • b) Did I ever tell you, that at camp in the fall, I once found a ten dollar gold piece?
  3. A man made up a seven-character password (letters and numbers only) for his e-mail  account, and he wanted to write it down somewhere in case he forgot it. But he didn’t want to write down the actual password, so he wrote this sentence:    “You force Heaven to be empty.”  What was his password?
  4. How can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?
  5. What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
  6. What famous saying is represented here?
    zain yain xain wain vain uain tain sain rain qain oain nain main lain kain jain iain hain fain eain dain cain bain aain

Test #5.

Doodle Theme: A New Invention.

Thursday, 9/26: Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: Gramma, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview Here.

“Gramma, 9/26.”  Her mind was really blown when she found out what llama will receive for its birthday tomorrow.

  1. her:
  2. was:
  3. found:
  4. what:
  5. will:
  6. its:
  7. tomorrow:

Copy onto cheat sheet:
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = Any sentence with a dependent clause. (I + D or D + I)

PUT A BOX AROUND IT.

“S/CD/CX, 9/26.” Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

  1. After I ate a doughnut,   I felt blissful.
  2. We climbed slowly   up the very steep hill.
  3. Jimmy ate 17 doughnuts    , but     he didn’t get sick.
  4. The llama passed the test      because he studied.
  5. You must say, “Sir,”      when you say, “Mr. Coward.”
  6. I ate a second doughnut   , and      I still felt good.
  7. the llama forgot to practice  , yet     he still did well.
  8. Joe ran     to the store with his llama.
  9. Since the llama started his company,      he has been a jerk.
  10. Nelson got sick    because he ate the green hot dog.

“Vocab, 9/26.”  barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

  1. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.
  2. Grandpa Simpson likes to ____ about his days as a young man when things were “better.”
  3. The school newspaper has been __ for a long time, but they hope to revive it someday.
  4. Ponyboy was  ____ when he woke up in the ambulance.
  5.  Two-Bit told Pony about one of his ____(s) while Pony did the dishes.
  6. The thief ____(ed) the alarm system, and was able to steal the jewels.
  7. The root of this word meant “remember.”_____
  8. The root of this word meant “solitary, not wanting company.”_____
  9. The root of this word evolved from “to weigh” to “to think.” _____
  10. The root of this word meant “to drive away.”  _____
  11. The root of this word meant “to bar” or “to ban.”   ____
  12. The roots of this word meant “around to come.”  _____
  13. The root of this word meant “to leave the path.” _____

Vocab Relay.

The Outsiders. Test Question Preview.

  1. What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never got?
  2. What makes Pony finally realize Cherry was right when she said, “Things are rough all over”?
  3. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob (p129), and he realizes that Bob was a lot like… who?
  4. Pony goes off on Cherry (p129) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble. (Previous vocab word!)
  5. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p129) What is he trying to say?

Outsiders aloud… Chapter 8.  A link to the on-line version in case you are absent.