Thursday, 12/08/05
Warm Up. Copy 1-5 into notebook (+1/2 each). *Could be spelling or vocabulary.
For 7-8, name the pronouns and their antecedents (+1/2 for pronoun, +1/2 for antecedent).
  1. * abbreviation : exaggeration :: respect : _________
  2. * give : allot :: pay : ______
  3. * prepared : equipped :: optional : __________
  4. * play : caper :: enjoy : ________
  5. * face : visage :: fantasy : _________
  6. The antecedent of a pronoun usually comes (before/after) the pronoun in the sentence.
  7. Many fans burned their own pirate copy of the cd.
  8. All of the cheese was still in its packaging.
Correct Pink Sheet.
MC: "-and the Moon..." (18p, #10 is extra credit.)
"3x"
  1. What causes the men to abandon ship, against the captain's orders?
  2. Why does Captain Black say the Martians had to have "created" the town from his memories?
  3. Why did they choose 1926?
  4. Umm, Ray Bradbury's ending to the story, while being very dramatic, has a sort of a  logical problem. What is it? (Answer with a question.)
    "...Moon"
  5. Why did all of the men on this expedition have two specialties which they were experts in?
  6. What is Spender worried that Earth people will eventually do to Mars?
  7. (2) Spender seems like the only crew member who doesn't want to _________. Use a vocabulary word to say why.
  8. What effect did chickenpox have on the Martians' bodies?
  9. All of the cities on Mars were ____________. (Besides dead.)
  10. Bonus (+1) True or False? In #8, I used the correct choice of affect/effect.
    "...Moon" II
  11. Spender punches out Biggs because...
  12. What is Spender's punishment?
  13. When Spender and the captain talk about how the Martians might feel about the Earthmen being on Mars, the captain compares the Earthmen on Mars to... a) dogs roaming the neighborhood.  b) children playing on the lawn.  c) Cortez invading the new world.  d) American tourists in Mexico City
  14. On p56, we get a foreshadowing of what Spender will do later. What is it?
  15. What "event" seems to finally cause Spender to leave?
  16. Whom does Spender tell the men he is before he shoots them?
  17. Why does Spender at first spare Cheroke?
  18. (Reread the bottom of p62) Was Spender really "possessed" by a Martian when he shot the men? Explain what was going on on page 61 ("Stop it!")
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