warm-ups unit 3

UNIT 3 WARM-UPS

Warm-up 1/27/15On page 75 of your notebook,

Choose 5 of your answers from your homework and complete the following tasks

1. Write the analogy relationship 2. For all 5, explain how that analogy

shows that relationship.


Read the passage below. Answer 3 questions:

To Whom It May Concern:

The service I received at store 4253 (your charlotte location) was completely unsatisfactory. It is far beyond me to understand how such carelessness could be acceptable by you or your team: my food was cold, my glass was dirty, and my waiter was rude and impatient. I’ve been a faithful customer for years, but the breakdown of what use to be a part of your core values (customer service) has lead me to think twice before ever even considering attending your restaurant. Please address the above issues if you expect to retain any customers because I don’t foresee your business sustaining its self with such crude and unsettling behavior.

Best regards,A former customer, Angie Medina.

1. What is the mood of this passage (happy, sad, mad)?2. What is the tone (How does the author sound: stern, excited, dramatic)?3. What words from that passage help suggest the author’s tone?

Warm-up 2/3/15On page 79 of your notebook, 1st and 4th

Block

Using the paragraph from yesterday’s warm-up as a reference, write your own letter to make a positive review of the restaurant.

Use the same letter format as the paragraph you were given, but be sure to change

Warm-up 2/4/15On page 79, 2nd Block

Write the sentence and place the comma where it belongs.

1. Over the last week I have been perpetually ridiculously late for everything in my life.

2. Josh Arora Michael and Ester have been my best friends since the 3rd grade and this is the first year that we will be in separate classes.

3. Mostly James’ heart is set on attending Duke but he is partial to his father’s alma mater Cornell University in Ithaca New York.

4. Despite the fact that I am annoyed by my brother most of the time he is still the person I run to for advice.

Warm-up 2/9/15On page 85,Pick up the sheet titled “Revisiting Rules

About Commas”

After reading through the sheet, write your own example of each rule.

Please HIGHLIGHT, UNDERLINE, or CIRCLE the commas you use.


Use your test, if you have it: if you don’t have it, then share with a neighbor. 1. How can you tell if an author is bias? What can

you look at that would give it away.

2. Look at question 20 on your test. What are the 3 pieces of information that the question calls for?

3. List words from the “All Together Now” that suggest the author’s bias? Explain how they suggest Barbra Jordan is bias?

Warm-up 2/11/2015

On page 89 of your notebook,1st and 4th block only

Write the sentence and place the comma where it belongs. 1. Over the last week I have been perpetually ridiculously late for

everything in my life.

2. Josh Arora Michael and Ester have been my best friends since the 3rd grade and this is the first year that we will be in separate classes.

3. Mostly James’ heart is set on attending Duke but he is partial to his father’s alma mater Cornell University in Ithaca New York.

4. Despite the fact that I am annoyed by my brother most of the time he is still the person I run to for advice.

WARM-UP 2/11/2015

On page 89, 2nd Block OnlyWrite a paragraph describing what you see; every sentence must be complex.

WARM-UP 2/19/2015On page 91 of your notebook,Write the sentenceIdentify what is being personified and the action in each sentences. 1. Paper came rushing out of the printer!2. The house looked down sadly as the family packed up all their

belongings. 3. As the little girl fell asleep, the moon gently kissed her forehead.

Rewrite each sentence and underline what two items are being compared. Then, identify whether it is a simile or metaphor.

4. The cat’s fur was a blanket of warmth. 5. John slept like a log. 6. The fireworks were a lantern in the sky. 7. Mark’s voice is velvet. 8. George is lightning as he runs to the race. 9. Cindy is a fish when she swims.10. Tom is like a computer when he does his math.

WARM-UP 2/20/2015On page 93 of your notebook,

Tell what the idiom in each sentence means. There is an example done for you.

1. It was raining cats and dogs all day long. Meaning: It was raining really hard all day.

2. All the teachers walk around in the morning with their cups of joe.

3. The constant chatter was driving me up a wall.4. When Morgan gets upset, her little sister just adds fuel to

the fire. 5. I forgave my friend, but quickly learned that a leopard can’t

change its spots. 6. We really cut a rug at the dance.


Create a hyperbole for each sentence. The first one is done for you.

1. I am really hungry. I am so hungry that I could eat all the food in the whole world.

2. The music was loud.3. Sanha’s singing was awful.4. The fire truck sped by Camden.

Identify what is being downplayed in each of the understatements below.

5. The middle of the street isn’t the best place for your child to play. 6. Learning to juggle flaming chainsaws might be a little tricky at first. 7. Let’s just say that Bill Gates has got a few nickels to rub together. 8. It might take her a little while to get over her husband wrecking her

new car while backing out of the driveway.

WARM-UP 2/24/2015

On page 97 of your notebook,Write and circle the hyperboles in each sentence. Write what

they actually mean next to them, and then create an understatement for at least 2 of the 4 examples.

1. She cried a river of tears.

2. When he scared her, she jumped ten feet.

3. Matt was dying to go to the party.

4. She had a million things on her mind.

Match the idioms to their meanings.

1. all that glitters is not gold a. everyone faces the same challenges

2. we’re all in the same boat b. things aren’t always as good as they appear

3. don’t have a cow c. more important things to do

4. have bigger fish to fry d. don’t overreact

WARM-UP 2/27/2015On page 99 of your notebook,Directions: All of these quotes have one word in common. Read

and copy down all three quotes and then figure out a word that fits

and makes sense in each blank. 1. We make our _____________, and then our

__________________ make us.2. You are free to make whatever ______________

you want, but you are not free from the consequences of those _______________.

3. Change begins with _________________.Once you’ve figured it out, answer the question:How can one _________ effect your life? Give

an example.

WARM-UP 3/2/2015On page 101, Rewrite the sentences below so that a person

unfamiliar with the underlined idioms would understand the sentences.

1. It’s clear as a bell that you’re going bananas because your girlfriend has you under her thumb.

2. Why do you fly off the handle every time I lay down the law and tell you to put your nose to the grindstone and do your homework?

3. I’ve been hanging around all day, waiting on pins and needles to find out what happened, and now the cat’s got your tongue.

WARM-UP 3/3/2015

On page 103,Write your own hyperboles by

completing the statements below.

1. My dog is so mean _______________________.

2. We drove so long ________________________.

3. That donut is so stale _____________________.

4. My grandpa is so old ______________________.

5. The snow last winter got so deep ________________.Now, study your vocabulary words.

WARM-UP 3/4/2015On page 105,

Passage: Each fall, monarch butterflies migrate from northern regions to warmer areas further south. These butterflies always go to the same place. Often they rest in the same trees, painting the green branches a vivid orange. A monarch can fly up to 12 miles an hour and cover almost 100 miles a day. Sometimes more than 1,000 monarchs travel together. The migrating butterflies head for Florida, Southern California, and Mexico. There, they swim like fish through the warm winter weather.

1. The underlined words in this paragraph are an example of _______.

2. These words suggest __________________________.3. Find another example of figurative language in the paragraph.4. This is an example of _______________________.5. Write the meaning of the second figure of speech in your own

words.

WARM-UP 3/5/2015On page 107,Copy this chart onto your page. Then, under each season, create a list of words, activities, or any association you have with the season. Your associations should be symbolic and literal.

Spring Summer

Fall Winter

Association

1. New2. Flowe

rs

1. Fun 1. Rustic colors: brown, orange

1. Cold2. Harsh

WARM-UP 3/9/2015

On page 109,

Example 1:There once was a man from PeruWho had a lot of growing up to do,He’d ring a doorbell,then run like hell,Until the owner shot him with a .22.Example 2:There was an old man with a beardWho said, "it’s just how I feared! Two owls and a hen Four larks and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard.

Example 1: Autumn moonlight shinesa worm digs silentlyinto the chestnut.

Example 2: Light of the moonMoves west, flowers' shadowsCreep eastward.

What form of poetry are these? Explain how you know

What form of poetry are these? Explain how you know

WARM-UP 3/10/2015On page 111, Read the song lyrics below.

1. Find the figurative language in each song and label it correctly

2. After reading the lyrics, in one to two sentences, explain the message of the song.

Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”

I never meant to start a warI just wanted you to let me inI guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked awayI will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ballI never hit so hard in loveAll I wanted was to break your wallsAll you ever did was wreck me

Dashboard Confessional “Vindicated”

So turnUp the corners of your lipsPart them and feel my finger tipsTrace the moment, fall foreverDefense is paper thinJust one touch and I'd be inToo deep now to ever swim against the currentSo let me slip away [3x]So let me slip against the current So let me slip away [4x]


Warm-up 3/17/2015After reading the paper, create a working thesis to add to the end of the first paragraph. Be sure your thesis encompasses the whole entire content of the paper. It will be helpful to figure out what three things the paragraph mostly focuses on before you write your 3-point thesis. Be prepared to share. Unique WolvesCan you imagine hearing the howl of a wolf during the night? A while ago you could hear howls in northern Wisconsin, but the wolves were driven out. They were killing livestock for food, so ranchers really hated them. The federal government assisted the ranchers in eliminating the wolf population up through the 1950's. Thesis ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wolves are relatives to coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and our pet dogs. Some people mistake wolves and coyotes, but wolves are much larger and stockier. A wolf is like a German shepherd except with longer legs, bigger feet, a wider head, and a long, bushy tail. Like a dog, a wolf has very good vision, smell, and hearing, which allow it to track and kill caribou, deer, elk, and moose. Wolves sometimes eat 20 pounds of meat at one time with their 42 teeth. Wolves hunt mainly at night and early in the morning.At birth, a wolf pup weighs one pound. At three weeks, pups start to eat meat. Each spring, wolves have six to fourteen pups, which are born in dens. A den can be a cave, the hollow trunk of a tree, a hole that the mother dug, or a thicket.Wolf packs have eight to twenty members. The leader, called the alpha male, always gets food first, and if anyone butts in, they get growled and snarled at. Wolves communicate by howling, tail actions, and mouth actions. When wolves can’t find food, they eat leftovers from other kills that they have buried, but they can go several weeks without food. Packs need 100 to 250 square miles to live in. Wolves can run up to 24 miles per hour. Most animals they hunt can run faster, but wolves can run tirelessly for hours and can leap as high as one-story buildings.Wolves used to live all over North America, Europe, and Asia, but after the 1950’s wolf populations survived only in northern Minnesota and Alaska in the United States, in Canada, northern Europe, and northern Asia. Wolves can live in any type of climate except for the desert and the highest mountains. Their color varies from pure white to jet black, depending on where they live.Wolves are fun to watch and listen to. Now wolves are starting to move back into some of the lower 48 states; so go camping, and you might hear the wolf’s howl again.

WARM-UP 3/20/2015

On page 115 in your notebookRead the sentence. Use your knowledge of stems and

context clues to EXPLAIN what the bolded, underlined word means in a complete sentence. WRITE THE SENTENCE

1. All videos should come with an optional subtitle button just in case the video is ever inaudible.

2. Auditoriums and concert halls purposely construct their buildings to amplify the sounds coming from the stage so that everyone in attendance, no matter their seating location, can hear the show.

3. Great leaders must be decisive if they want to be effective because people don’t want to follow someone who is constantly stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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