Month: May 2016

Tuesday, 5/3: Vocabulary, Giver (if needed), “The Flying Machine”

“Husker Du, 5/3.” Period 1. Write the answer.
saw, pragmatic, pacify, iconic, aspiring, skinflint, volatile, diminutive, dilemma

  1. Mr. Scrooge (“Bah, humbug!”) is an example of a(n) __________.
  2. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice emanated from such a _______ girl.
  3. The way they made decisions in the Community was very _____.
  4. The students weren’t shocked by the kid’s outburst; they always thought he was touchy and _______.
  5. They tried to _______ the angry mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.
  6. Maus is told in ____ person.  a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 4th

“Husker Du, 5/3.” Period 3. Write the answer.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex

  1. Mr. Coward does not _______ the use of phones in class.
  2. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _______.
  3. In some ways, many people’s perception of a typical seventh grader is both a stereotype and a _______ of what a real seventh grader is
  4. I politely ______(ed) Sadie about borrowing her Porsche for my date.
  5. His doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
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  6. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched TV instead.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

“Husker Du, 5/3.” Period 4. Write the answer.
diligent, compelling, convene, heedless, turmoil, cordial, abundant, haggle, diffident, grovel

  1. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
  2. He practiced the skate trick __(ly) until he got it right.
  3. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
  4.   In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ …
  5. …and the hare is _____.
  6. Please tell me what Limburger is    a) declarative  b) exclamatory  c) imperative  d) interrogative

“Husker Du, 5/3.” Period 5. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify.

  1. _____ bright idea was this?  (who)
  2. It was every single ____ nightmare. (student)
  3. The llama wagged ______ tail. (it)
  4. All the ___ clothing is on the second floor. (more than one man)
  5. All the ____ uniforms were new. (player)
  6. The best era for music was the ____ (70)

 

 

“Vocabulary, 5/3.”
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. (2) Santa Claus is usually portrayed as a _____, smiling, fat man with a very pleasant ______.
  6. To his _____, his mom was waiting up when he tried to sneak in.
  7. Minneapolis has been rather ______ since the death of Prince since he grew up there.
  8. We spent the evening playing ______ Pursuit, trying to answer obscure questions.
  9. Many prepositions, like the words over and under, are about _______ relationships
  10. The mad scientist demonstrated his _____ by building a time machine and trying to change history. Of course he just made things worse.

 

Finish Giver Movie if needed.

Think! How might the next story connect to The Giver AND “Old Glory” AND “The Pedestrian”?

“The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury.

 

Pssst. ACT!