Wednesday, 9/17/03 -- Eighth
Grade Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
*uneven : symmetrical :: natural : __________
*unhappy : miserable :: pitiful : __________
*study : library :: worship : _________
*funny : amusing :: sick : __________
*cave scene : climax :: Tom Sawyer : __________
Go over vocabulary
homework. Vocabulary Pretest. capricious, haphazard, humane, obsolete, posterity, stipulated,
a
priori, zealous, erudite, emaciated
Many people say that capital punishment is (in)____________.
I think the police officer was a little (over)___________
in the pursuit of his duties: writing a ticket for 1 mph over the speed
limit is a bit too strict.
Cassette tapes are almost ___________, replaced by cds.
The legend of his great deed would be passed down through
_____________.
Sometimes even the most _________ people don't have any
common sense.
Luck is sometimes compared to a very ___________ woman.
The desks were "arranged" very ______________(ly) about
the room.
The bet ___________ that he couldn't leave the room for
15 years.
Sometimes an anorexic person could look in the mirror
and see a fat person, when in reality, the image in the mirror is terribly
___________.
"I myself have experienced neither capital punishment
nor life imprisonment, but if one may judge ___________, then...capital
punishment is more moral..."
Types of Nouns Common: General name for a person place
or thing. Example: cheese Proper: Name of a particular person. Capitalized.
Example: Jimmy Concrete: A PPT you can sense. Example:
cheese,
Jimmy Abstract: idea, feeling, etc. Example:
love,
bravery Collective: names a group of people or
things. Example: crew, team
Practice: ID the nouns with their types. Most will
be of two types.
Example: Americans enjoy liberty because
of the bravery of early colonists. Americans: proper,collective. liberty,
bravery: common, abstract. colonists: common, concrete
My friend is looking forward to seeing a groovy movie at
the Palm Theater.
Joe's family held a surprise birthday celebration with much
excitement.
Her sadness was so great, Phyllis left town on the Greyhound.