Thursday, 2/5/04 -- Eighth Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
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* "through breathe thing" = ____________ (Hint:
Think about what endings make words into nouns.)
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* friend : adversary :: optional : __________
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* rhythm : cadence :: contradiction : __________
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* sweat : perspiration :: mistake : __________
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* agreement : controversy :: limited : __________ (3)
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* shameful : ignominious :: unstoppable : ___________
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What does the word anthropomorphic mean?
Recheck your perfect Letters.
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Colon after the greeting?
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All justified left?
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Addresses?
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Date?
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"Sincerely," ?
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Signed?
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Word count in pencil at the bottom?
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Ink?
Correct COW from Yesterday:
(25)
Match the dog with the description.You will obviously use dogs more than
once.
Curly, Dave, Billee, Joe, Sol Leks, Spitz, Buck
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BUCK tried to sleep in Francois's
and Perrault's tent.
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CURLY dead.
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JOE, DAVE, SOL LEKS (3)
introverted.
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SOL LEKS even from the start
Spitz left him alone.
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SOL LEKS one-eyed.
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BILLEE too nice.
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DAVE, SOL LEKS (2) "asked nothing,
gave nothing, expected nothing..."
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JOE so scary-looking that even
Spitz finally left him alone.
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SPITZ lead dog pulling the sled.
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JOE had a "perpetual snarl and
a malignant eye."
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DAVE, SOL LEKS (2) "utterly
transformed by the harness."
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BILLEE unwittingly taught Buck
how to sleep in the snow.
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DAVE, SOL LEKS (2) Buck was
placed between them in order that he might be taught by them.
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BUCK received a bigger ration
of fish than the other dogs each day.
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BUCK quickly learned how to
steal food
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(5) List 5 of the changes
in Buck (physical, mental, skills) by the end of Chapter 2.
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STONG MUSCLES
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HIGH PAIN THRESHOLD
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COULD EAT ANYTHING
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IMPROVED EYESIGHT
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IMPROVED SENSE OF SMELL
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COULD PREDICT THE WIND
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STEALING
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GETTING AT WATER
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GETTING ICE OUT OF TOES
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HOW TO BURROW IN AND SLEEP
The Call of the Wild
1. Read about
the real Buck. Right-click the link,
open in new window, and read paragraph II. The picture at the top shows
the dog. Answer the following questions in your notebook after you have
read.
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True or False. The character of Buck is based on two real
dogs, much like Tom Sawyer was based on three people Mark Twain grew up
with.
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True or False. Jack London didn't like to talk to his dogs.
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True or False. Jack London was mean to his dogs.
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True or False. Jack London liked to give dogs cute nicknames.
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What did the man say London gave to his dogs that few other
people give theirs?
2. Some critics at the time The Call of the
Wild came out criticized it for being a story about "men in fur." They
said that Jack London's dogs weren't like real dogs at all, that they were
too human-like, too anthropomorphic. What do you think? Is Buck too human-like?
What evidence do you have so far? Click the next link, and read
various hypotheses for London's portrayal of Buck. Copy the one that
comes closest to yours into your notebook. If you don't agree with any
of them, write your own.
3. Make the chart in your notebook, and find your first
piece of evidence from the text that supports your theory. Copy the quote
or explain the example. Record the page number.
If you have time left, you may work on your web pages.