Tuesday, 4/24/01--SAT 9 Testing (Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension)...No 4th or 6th period.
All periods: Warm Up--Copy.
  1. "before say thing"
  2. "farewell say person"
  3. "against say"
  4. "to hang from thing" (Two possible answers.)
  5. IV(XXI - XIV) = _____ (Answer must be in Roman numerals.)
Period 2 and 3: Go over Vocabulary Practice...
Vocabulary Pretest--sardonic, deity, perpetual, sullen, incensed, epitaph, auspicious
  1. Something happens to students in the summer between seventh and eighth grade; they often become _______ and resentful, not at all like the eager, friendly people they were in seventh grade.
  2. He did not have a(n) _________ start to his week. On Monday, he was fired and his dog died.
  3. My dad was _____________ when I told him I had an F in English.
  4. He wanted his _________ to read, "People liked him."
  5. In this classroom, Mr. Coward is like a __________. :)
  6. "I'm really sure that he is," Travis said __________(ally).
  7. MS thinks Robin is a(n) ________ talking machine, chattering incessantly.
  8. I was very _________ all weekend after I was grounded. I barely left my room and spent most of my time sulking.
  9. The Greeks worshiped many _______(s), such as Zeus, and Mercury. (+1: This concept of worshiping more than one is called:_____________.)
  10. My Dad has a so-called __________  watch which he claims never needs winding or batteries.
Go over previous DW Quiz

All periods: Dragonwings Reading Check (6)

  1. Why do you think the author changed the setting from the city of SF to the more open country across the bay?
  2. (4) What three things does Mother tell Moon Shadow in her private letter to him? What does MS tell Father she said?
  3. "I had found my mountain of gold, after all, and it had not been nuggets…" (p210) What does MS mean?
All periods: Everything goes into folder!