Traffic by William Sleator

Traffic Smart Notebook.notebookJanuary 06, 2017
Quick Write: What do you think your city or town will look like in 100
years? Write a brief description.
In your interactive Journal-
Traffic Smart Notebook.notebook
Imagine the worst traffic jam you have ever experienced-times a
thousand. In this short story set in a grim future, a drive across
town takes more than one day. Yet nobody gets out and walks. All
those cars have made the air unsafe to breathe.
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Setting- The setting of a story is the time and place in which the story happens. Let's read about setting on page 170.
Let's also read about Cause and Effect on page 170.
1 I don't know the word at all
2 I've seen or heard the word
3 I know the word's meaning
4 I know the word and I use it.
Traffic Vocab Chart
credit card
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credit card (noun) a card, given out by a bank, that let's you buy things now and pay later.
My mom used a credit card to
pay for my new shoes, so we'll
pay for them next month.
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imply (verb) to say or mean something without expressing it directly.
You imply that you are hungry when you ask to stop for lunch.
isolated(adjective) separated from other people or places; set apart
While everyone else watched TV, Evan studied at his desk in the isolated basement.
My mom was frantic this morning,
when our alarm didn't go off and we were late getting up.
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gesture (verb) to motion with the hands, head, or body to help express an idea or feeling.
The umpire gestured to me
to keep running to home plate.
humorous skit.
spacious (adjective) having plenty of space or room.
Is Mrs. Torres' classroom spacious enough to have a sofa and chairs for reading?
sweltering (adjective) very hot
The midsummer day was sweltering, so Caleb and his family went for a swim in the pool.
Which part of the plot diagram is this story missing?
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Write your own resolution to this story... Be sure to keep consistent with the characterization of Sandy and the old woman. Pick up where the story left off. (Show not tell, at least 2 paragraphs.)
WRITE YOUR OWN ENDING
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Still slumped over in her seat, the car lady was still out cold. Sandy sat enjoying the cool air of the car now running. He felt a new surge of power over the other venders. Only he is able to enjoy the luxury, however shortlived it may be, of the cool Mercedes.
Mrs. Torres' Ending
parts_of_speech_ power point.pptx
It is important to understand that every word in a sentence has a job to do, a role in the sentence.
Parts of Speech
Nouns/Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Articles
Prepositions
Interjections
Person: Ms. Morgan likes to eat spinach.
Place: Kealing is the best middle school on earth.
Thing: Ms. Roy owns one million geeky board games.
Quality: Honesty is a great value to possess. Respect is a must between teachers and students.
Pronoun: takes the place of a noun
She likes to eat spinach.
Verb: shows action or state of being
Action: Ms. Stewart
fished all summer.
is happy every morning.
Adjective: describes a noun
The brilliant students balanced the national budget.
The strange stretches in yoga class made us look like pretzels.
Adverb: describes a verb
The sixth grade students worked happily on their poetry assignments.
The puppies hungrily ate the spilled cereal.
Conjunctions: words that join words, phrases or sentences
Hannah and Alex love to cook.
You will study Greek, or you will study Pig Latin.
I am happy because all my students are respectful to one another.
It has been cloudy since the morning.
Common conjunctions
FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Article: there are only three articles – the, a, an (Articles are a subset of adjectives.)
The bicycle was not only red, but also shiny.
A yellow moon always appears in October.
An excellent student, Ms. Cooper passed all her exams the first time.
Preposition: a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another part of the sentence.
The cat was on the table.
The dog was under the table.
These are some common prepositions:
for on to up
at under above toward
with between in behind
from upon into off
Wow, Ms. Feldman knocked that ball out of the park!
Oh, you really should finish your homework on your own.
Ouch, why did you drop that piano on my toe?
Ah, now I understand the problem.
Copy this sentence on another sheet of paper, skipping lines, and then identify the role/job each word serves.
The beautiful queen walked slowly on the cool lawn, and she read aloud a long book about knights and kings.
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