Wednesday, 9/13/00
Vocabulary Pretest: (All correct? Exempt on Friday. 9/10 = +2. 8/10 = +1.)
  1. My friend has a lot of basketball ____________. He just seems to have a natural feel for the game.
  2. I touched the bruise on my cheek very ____________.
  3. The coach accused me of being too ____________ at practice. He thought I should take the game more seriously.
  4. After the accident, her outlook on life became very_________. She seemed to have no hope any more.
  5. "I wish I had done my homework," I thought__________(ly).
  6. I was able to _______ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  7. A person who doesn’t like to _____ to the group is often called an outsider.
  8. The _____________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
  9. The _____________ of a word is what it makes you think of.
  10. Two-Bit nodded his head ________(ly), and said, "It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up."
connotation, rueful, bleak, nonchalant, conform, savvy, gingerly, denotation, sage, infer

Outsiders, Chapter 1 (14 points. Open book.)

  1. (3)"They are right. You are a hood."(p. 17) Who is talking? What is going on? What does this scene show us about how Pony feels about being a greaser?
  2. (7) Match the character with the characteristic:
  3. a) "Gets drunk on plain living."
    b) Always has to have the last word.
    c) The "loner" of the group.
    d) He is compared to a lost puppy.
    e) Hates the whole world.
    f) Works too hard (according to our narrator).
    g) Thinks Pony is a tag-along and a kid.
    Dally
    Soda
    Darry
    Johnny
    Two-Bit
    Ponyboy
    Steve
  4. cool : good :: fuzz : _______
  5. tough : wimpy :: tuff : _______
  6. icebox : fridge :: cooler : ____
  7. savvy : understand :: dig :_____
Return "Messy Room."  Show not Tell Rubric  "Weird Planet" is due Tuesday, 9/19.