Friday, 11/07/03 Seventh and Eighth Grade
Prepare separate sheet for Test 8
Mental Floss.
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Can you name a sport in which the participants do not know
the score, the spectators do not know the score, and no one knows the winner
until the contest is over?
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Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each
letter once.
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How do you spell Boston backwards?
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AALLLOUGNINCEACELSSSEANRYTELNETCTEERS If you cross out all
unnecessary letters in the above string of letters, a logical sentence
will remain. Can you read it?
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A man dressed entirely in black and wearing a black mask,
is standing in the middle of a crossroad. All of the streetlights at the
intersection are broken. A car speeds down the road, heading straight for
the man, yet it turns in time and doesn't hit him. The lights of the car
were not on. How does the car manage to miss him?
Test 8 (seventh grade) (White sheet)
Test 8 (eighth grade) (Pink Sheet)
Eight Grade Only: Finish Pearl Essay:
Use a separate sheet for your answer. Counts for 600
words. Due EOP.
Pick one. Write a well organized 4-5 paragraph essay.
Underline
your thesis or main point in your first paragraph.
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At the beginning, Steinbeck tells us that The Pearl is a
parable with meaning that "everyone reads his own life" into. Clearly explain
one lesson that is contained in The Pearl that applies to your own
life. Give examples and details and quotes from the novel to back up what
you say.
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Analyze the causes and effects of the novel. Show how one
event leads to another. Show how the entire course of things could/would
be changed if one or more of these events had happened differently.
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Pick one important symbol in The Pearl, and show its importance
to the story. Using examples and quotes show why the symbol is important
and how Steinbeck uses it to teach a lesson.
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Steinbeck tells us this parable is about good and evil, black
and white, and no in-between. Show how he uses the symbols of dark and
light to illustrate his story. Show at least three places where dark and
light images are connected to good and evil, and how these help the story.
Evaluation:
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Intro paragraph has a clear thesis.
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Organized well.
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Uses quotes and specific examples.
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Each quote or example is well explained.
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350 + words.
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Mechanics. 4+ paragraphs.