Tomorrow’s Test: S/CD/CX, Vocabulary, Vladek.
“Warm Up, 2/4.” S/CD/CX.
- Ziggy ate a doughnut. –Add a phrase that describes the doughnut AND a dependent clause to make a complex sentence. (
because) - Mayor McCheese ran to Mom. –Add an independent clause to make a compound sentence.
- If Vladek… –Copy and complete the sentence starter. What kind of sentence did you end up with?
“Vocabulary Practice, 2/4.” (16)
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- (2) The ______ customers needed someone to _____ for them to get their money back.
- There will _____ in the streets of the Super Bowl winners’ city.
- Boy Scouts are known for being prepared and ______. (Not resolute.)
- _______(ion) is another word for slavery.
- Fundraisers helped ______ the cost of the trip.
- (6) We have quite a few verbs on this week’s list. Name them. (One word is both a noun and a verb.)
Vocabulary Relay!
(In a couple of classes… The last of the 120’s.)
Vladek.
Things I might ask tomorrow:
- What sign did Vladek get that made him think the smugglers were safe?
- What is ironic about Vladek’s decision to go and give their spot at Mrs. Motonowa’s to Miloch and his family?
- Why does Artie call Vladek a murderer in the last panel on p161?
- What are the sketches at the top of page 11 all about?
- What is Artie’s final decision? (You had better get THIS one correct at least.)
- Why did Vladek ask Artie and Francoise to come stay with him?
- (quote) What was one of the things Artie used to think a lot or fantasize about as a kid?
- (quote) What does Artie mean when he says he had a “sibling rivalry with a snapshot”?
- (quote) Why does Artie say it’s so hard to tell Vladek’s story in comic form?
- Give one example from Book II of Vladek’s skinflint behavior.
- What do all the people close to Vladek (current family and friends) have in common?
- (2) What do you think of Mala’s decision? Explain your reason(s).