Wednesday, 10/08/03 -- Eighth Grade
Warm Up. Copy. Watch out for the trickery of #1 and #2! #4 and #5 are previews of Friday's spelling test.
  1. *agreement : ascent :: unfeeling : __________
  2. *step : faze :: location : _________
  3. *serious : absurd :: fixed : ___________ (2)
  4. *decline : _________ :: disagreement : _________
  5. *unmoving : __________ :: paper : __________
Go over vocabulary homework. Vocabulary Pretest #5 -- You won't use them all. You may use some more than once. introspective, perception, tangible, relative (adj), opportunist, sensation, vacuous, inference
  1. I caught him in a(n) ____________ moment; he was staring out the window, lost in thought.
  2. (3) The _________ of Miss America winners is that they are  __________ but beautiful, but they still cause a ___________ wherever they go.
  3. Thieves are often _______(s), using the fact that a lot of people leave their doors unlocked.
  4. We can make the _________ that Charlie's friends aren't really his friends by what he says about them.
  5. There was no ________ proof that he had committed the crime; they couldn't find any evidence at the crime scene.
  6. After the accident, he couldn't feel his legs; he had no ______ at all in them.
  7. The _______(ity) of the situation made him laugh.
  8. She was crying, and by __________ I could tell her father had died.
Commas, Semicolons, Colons (Perfect Paper #2.)
  1. Drinking while driving is illegal furthermore it can be deadly.
  2. This recipe has just three ingredients lime Jello cottage cheese and pineapple.
  3. When she learned her apartment had been robbed she sat down and cried.
"Flowers for Algernon" Reading Check (10 p)
  1. Why did Charlie have trouble with the Thematic Apperception Test?
  2. (2) The main reason they want to use Charlie for this operation is his motivation. Give two examples that show how motivated he is to "be smart."
  3. What possible down-side of the operation is Miss Kinnian worried about?
  4. Dr. Strauss/Dr. Nemur. Which one seems to be on Charlie's side more?
  5. What does Dr. Strauss want to see more of in Charlie's progress reports?
  6. What makes Charlie want to be friends with Algernon?
  7. (2) "a card" = _________ "potted" = _________
  8. Why does Miss Kinnian "get something in her eye" as she is reading Charlie's progress reports and talking to him about them?
  9. How does Charlie's interest in Robinson Crusoe compared to his reactions to the Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach Test show how much he's changed? a) He can tell lies now.  b) He can imagine something beyond the literal. c) He can spell better.  d) He has a longer attention span.