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.)
  1. When the Beatles first came to the United States, girls would go into _________(s) of screaming every time the Beatles appeared.
  2. Second period "discussions" often descend into an incoherent _________.
  3. Even a little music and tap dancing couldn't ___________ any excitement out of the listless class.
  4. (2) Illegal gum-chewing is ___________; just look at the __________ of gum on the ground.
  5. 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.
  6. Sometimes you need a vacation to ___________ after your vacation.
  7. TV cop shows are always about cops who are somehow ____________. I guess they'd be boring otherwise.
  8. 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.
  9. (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.
  1. What did Buck experience for the first time with John Thornton?
  2. What could Buck not do to John Thornton because of this?
  3. (quote a simile) How did Thornton treat his dogs differently than other men?
  4. How did Buck demonstrate his affection for John Thornton?
  5. (quote) Why did Buck never let Thornton out of his sight?
  6. (quote) In Buck's mind, what did not exist in the "primordial life because it was misunderstood for fear"?
  7. (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.
  8. What keeps Buck from following "the call of the wild"?
  9. What does Thornton do to demonstrate Buck's loyalty?
  10. (quote) How does Thornton feel about this kind of loyalty?
  11. True or False? Buck killed "Black" Burton for hitting John Thornton.
  12. (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.
  13. What was different about the way Hal and Co. meet John Thornton in the movie version versus the novel?