Friday, 2/20/04 -- Eighth Grade
Correct yesterday's COW quiz. (14)
  1. LOVE
  2. STEAL
  3. "...AS IF THEY WERE HIS OWN CHILDREN..."
  4. BITING HIS HAND
  5. "HE WAS AFRAID THORNTON WOULD PASS OUT OF HIS LIFE..."
  6. "MERCY"
  7. GHOSTS
  8. THORNTON
  9. TELLS HIM TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF
  10. "IT MAKES ME AFRAID"
  11. True or False?
  12. (2) Draw a diagram of the mistake...
  13. IN THE BOOK THEY JUST STAGGER INTO HIS CAMP... IN THE MOVIE HE SAVES THEM FROM ATTACKING HUSKIES/WOLVES
 Correct Homework Sheet
30 pp
p204
Part A
  1. mapmaker;
  2. man;
  3. 1700s;
  4. maps;
  5. qualities:
  6. writing;
  7. humor;
  8. characters;
Part B 2 points each: one for it being an actual sentence, and one for doing what the instructions say.
  1. (2) 2:30
  2. (2) like #5-#8 above
  3. (2) like #4 above
  4. (2) : red, yellow, green.
 p205
Part A
  1. fifty-four
  2. two-thirds
  3. well-balanced
  4. thirty-two
  5. self-sealing
Part B
  1. (2) dol-lar, nick-el
  2. (2) mod-el, paint-ing
Part C
  1. --oh no!--
  2. (airplanes are his favorite)
  3. --no matter how easy it may look-- or ( )
  4. (they are usually cheap)
  5. (it takes her half an hour)

 
 
Test 2/20 -- Eighth Grade
On a separate sheet, record: vocabulary homework score (/20), the score of the COW quiz you just corrected (/14),
and your extra credit for the week (+6 min/+10 max). 
Attach Homework Sheet. 

Vocabulary Test. Write "exempt" and skip if you are exempt. unorthodox, conjure, peremptory, plethora, wily, rampant, babel, prerogative, paroxysm, convalesce (You will use words more than once; you will not use them all.)

  1. (2) It's Mrs. Negranti's ______________, as dictator of Negrantiland, to ___________(ily) make whatever laws she finds necessary.
  2. stubborn : obdurate :: recuperate : __________
  3. placate : appease :: cacophony : ___________
  4. skill : prowess :: uncontrolled : ___________
  5. "Unable to turn his back on the fanged danger and go on, the moose would be driven into ________(s)  of rage."
  6. "Men were shaking hands, it did not matter with whom, and bubbling over in a general incoherent __________."
  7. Mercedes thought that it was her ___________ to ride on the sled.
  8. The master chef could __________ a delicious meal out of almost nothing.
  9. ordinary : unorthodox :: clueless : __________
 COW. (13) 
  1. What happened to Buck in the course of saving Thornton from the river?
  2. Why did Thornton and his partners need the money Buck won for them?
  3. What was there a debate about before Buck attempted his pull?
  4. What were the odds against Buck after that debate?
  5. How many people (besides Thornton and Co.) took the bet that Buck could do it?
  6. How much money did Thornton and Co. bet on Buck?
  7. How much did they win?
  8. What was the 1000 lbs. made up of?
  9. (quote) What does Thornton say to encourage Buck when he pulls the 1000 lb. sled?
  10. Explain what the last sentence of Chapter 6 means.
  11. (3) Give three(+) examples from Chapter 6 that show why it is called "For the Love of a Man."
Commas, Colons, and Semicolons. (12)
  1. The house was clean the table set and the porch light on everything was ready for the guests' arrival.
  2. Arriving on the 810 plane were Liz Brooks my old roommate her husband and Tim their son.
  3. The two mongrels Jimmy and Steve were without spirit at all bones were the only things breakable about them.
  4. The quarterback made a brilliant pass and the receiver crossed the goal line for the winning touchdown.
3 letter minimum.   No proper nouns.   No foreign words.  No abbreviations.  Use the dictionary.