Thursday, 2/19/04 -- Eighth Grade Warm Up. Side II of yellow punctuation sheet.
Correct vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. unorthodox, conjure, peremptory, plethora, wily,
rampant, babel, prerogative, paroxysm, convalesce (You will use 1 word
twice.)
When the Beatles first came to the United States, girls would
go into _________(s) of screaming every time the Beatles appeared.
Second period "discussions" often descend into an incoherent
_________.
Even a little music and tap dancing couldn't ___________
any excitement out of the listless class.
(2) Illegal gum-chewing is ___________; just look at the
__________ of gum on the ground.
The coyote that is always after the Roadrunner has a name
that is a pun on this word: _________. It's also rather ironic, because
he's not this.
Sometimes you need a vacation to ___________ after your vacation.
TV cop shows are always about cops who are somehow ____________.
I guess they'd be boring otherwise.
The story in the Bible about the Tower of __________ supposedly
explains why mankind speaks so many different languages that can't be understood
by each other. That's also where the word comes from.
(2) It's Mrs. Negranti's ______________, as dictator of Negrantiland,
to ___________(ily) make whatever laws she finds necessary. You don't get
to vote or object.
COW.
What did Buck experience for the first time with John Thornton?
What could Buck not do to John Thornton because of this?
(quote a simile) How did Thornton treat his dogs differently
than other men?
How did Buck demonstrate his affection for John Thornton?
(quote) Why did Buck never let Thornton out of his sight?
(quote) In Buck's mind, what did not exist in the "primordial
life because it was misunderstood for fear"?
(p738-739) The words shades (not the "green
shade" of the forest), as it is used here, most nearly means... a) things
that block light. b) ghosts. c) illusions. d) dreams.
What keeps Buck from following "the call of the wild"?
What does Thornton do to demonstrate Buck's loyalty?
(quote) How does Thornton feel about this kind of loyalty?
True or False? Buck killed "Black" Burton for hitting John
Thornton.
(2) Draw a diagram of the mistake Buck made the second time
he tried to save Thornton in the river, and the way he corrected it on
his successful third try.
What was different about the way Hal and Co. meet John Thornton
in the movie version versus the novel?