my Firefly Pre-test by msg

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my Firefly Pre-test

POSTED BY: MSG
UPDATED: Thursday, August 24, 2006 13:44
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:28 AM

Ok I had to show you the section of the new English pre-test I wrote for my classes to take. The other English teachers are using it too. Hopefully, I can convert them soon:)

Directions: Change each verb to it's contraction.
1- Kaylee should not be finished.
2- Mal does not like Inara's job.
3-Jayne did not hit Simon with the bat.
4- Shepherd Book will not be able to fix the problem.
5- The girl's name could not be River and it should be Summer.

Directions: Circle the subject of each sentence.
1- Summer likes shoes
2-When did Nathan get here?
3-As soon as the phone rang, Adam answered it.
4-Over the bridge, the troll found Ron and Joss hiding.
5-Gina and Alan and Jewel all ran as fast as they could to escape the soldiers.
6- It's a hard time for Sean right now.
7-Once upon a time, in a far away country called Serenity Valley, a group of people made an army to fight the Alliance.

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:46 AM

PENGUIN

I hope I did OK...College was a LONG time ago!

Directions: Change each verb to it's contraction.
1- Kaylee shouldn’t be finished.
2- Mal doesn’t like Inara's job.
3-Jayne didn’t hit Simon with the bat.
4- Shepherd Book won’t be able to fix the problem.
5- The girl's name couldn't be River and it should be Summer.

Directions: Circle (BOLD) the subject of each sentence.
1- Summer likes shoes
2-When did Nathan get here?
3-As soon as the phone rang, Adam answered it.
4-Over the bridge, the troll found Ron and Joss hiding.
5-Gina and Alan and Jewel all ran as fast as they could to escape the soldiers.
6- It's a hard time for Sean right now.
7-Once upon a time, in a far away country called Serenity Valley, a group of people made an army to fight the Alliance.

It's great to see you are trying to indoctrinate your class!

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:53 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

I will definately use this for my English classes next summer!

More animations available at http://desktophippie.googlepages.com

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:06 AM

QUIETSERENITY

Um, I don't want to be an ass, but should I tell you that there's a mistake in the directions on your test?

A contraction where there should be one?

I loves me my grammar

Mal: You know, you ain't quite right.
River: It's a popular theory.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:45 AM

DONCOAT

Maybe MSG really did mean to say: Change each verb to it is contraction.

Gotta love it when an English teacher slices one into the rough.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 3:50 PM

MSG

Um no- change each verb to it's ( it's is a possessive not a contraction of it is, indicates that specific verb's contraction) I promise my statement follows all rules of grammer:) ...besides it's mean to pick on the poor exhausted teacher who's( who has - this is a contraction) been teaching to prepare for her student's( possessive meaning something attached to them)back to school night.

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 3:55 PM

DEEPGIRL187

If only there were more teachers like you, MsG. School would have been a lot more fun.

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"Oooh, synchronizers!"

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 3:59 PM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

Quote:
Um no- change each verb to it's ( it's is a possessive not a contraction of it is, indicates that specific verb's contraction) I promise my statement follows all rules of grammer:) ...besides it's mean to pick on the poor exhausted teacher who's( who has - this is a contraction) been teaching to prepare for her student's( possessive meaning something attached to them)back to school night.

Its - possessive
It's - contraction; it is

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:05 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Hehe that's so cool! I wish my teachers would do that sort of thing...

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:07 PM

YLESS

Quote:

If only there were more teachers like you, MsG. School would have been a lot more fun.

Quote:
Maths:

Basic:

If you have 6 crew memebers and 3 more join at persepone, how many crew members do you have?

Advanced (/Physics):

Plot the displacement/time graph of serenity during a Crazy Ivan.

Art:

Any fan art.

Languages:

Chineese.

Yeah, would have been far more interesting.

And I'm glad someone else answered them, I thought the contraction to:

1- Kaylee should not be finished.

was:

Kaylee should be finished

I thus got a bit stuck on:

5- The girl's name could not be River and it should be Summer.

Having said that and thus shown off my amazing English skills, shouldn't it be:

Gina, Alan and Jewel

as it's a list?

Edited to make the post clearer as there's lots of separate lines.

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Aftermath: The Renegade:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=12456 - Prologue.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=12503 - Chapter 1 - The Moon of Talgos.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:21 PM

MSG

Just wait till you all see my behavior lessons involving Jayne as the bad example:) I've even set up dvd clips. Hopefully, many kids will ask about them:)

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:27 PM

YLESS

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Originally posted by msg:
Just wait till you all see my behavior lessons involving Jayne as the bad example:) I've even set up dvd clips. Hopefully, many kids will ask about them:)

Hehe, that's awesome, forgot about PSE type lessons you could incorporate just about anything in them. Who's the good guy?

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Aftermath: The Renegade:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=12456 - Prologue.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=12503 - Chapter 1 - The Moon of Talgos.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:35 PM

QUIETSERENITY

MSG--I still don't agree, but I could be wrong. It's happened once or twice...

Anyway, it doesn't matter, and what I should have said before, shiny quiz!

Sorry about back to school night, everyone here is grumbling about it too.

Have fun! Any time you can put "Firefly" in your classroom is good by us!

Mal: You know, you ain't quite right.
River: It's a popular theory.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:49 PM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

And, here's a link!

http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#1

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:03 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Hehe, or you can get pretty much the same explaination from here: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail89.html

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:22 AM

DONCOAT

"Its" is a pronoun and takes no apostrophe, just like "hers".

"It's" is a contraction for "it is", always.

msg, normally I'd wag a finger at you and be real mean, but since you're so tired and working so hard to bring those kids into the Browncoat fold (ever so gently) I'll let it slide this time.

(Oh, and "grammar" contains no 'e'. Though because of that, it's quite true that your test contains no grammer errors, whatever they are.)

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I'm pointin' right at it!

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:24 AM

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

Is it wrong that i just got a B in Alevel english and im struggling??

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:35 AM

KELKHIL

very cool. Wish I had you as a teach when I was in school. Probably would have gotten better grades.

Then I could have gone to college right away and would be done with it.

Kelkhil

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:42 AM

AGENTRUSCO

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

Directions: Change each verb to it's contraction.
1- Kaylee should not be finished.
2- Mal does not like Inara's job.
3-Jayne did not hit Simon with the bat.
4- Shepherd Book will not be able to fix the problem.
5- The girl's name could not be River and it should be Summer.

I would like to take this test in Firefly vernacular. I hope you don't mind. I won't even yell at you for improper grammar and'or spelling as others have...

That said:

1. Kaylee shouldn't be finished (No change there.)
2. Mal don't like Inara's job.
3. Jayne didn't hit Simon with the bat (No change.)
4. Shepherd Book won't be able to fix the problem. (K, so maybe these don't change as I originally thought.)

On that note... I'll stop. It isn't quite so fun. You should write one (or maybe I should) that can be contracted poorly. That is, in Firefly vernacular, like #2. Because it so rocks.

By the way, what age do you teach?

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 12:18 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sorry Penguin, ya got 2 of 'em wrong

6- It's a hard time for Sean right now.

It is the subject of the sentence. Sean is the object of the preposition.

7-Once upon a time, in a far away country called Serenity Valley, a group of people made an army to fight the Alliance.

And group is the subject of the sentence. . Of people is a prepositional phrase modifying group.

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Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:44 PM

FIZZIX

That is of the coolness... We're showing the FF pilot on a huge-aZZ screen in sci-fi club next week.... YAY!

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