Homer rode the furry llama gracefully across the field, and then ate some bacon.

1. Homer:   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
2. rode   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
3. furry   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
4. gracefully   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
5. across   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
6. and   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
7. then   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
8. ate   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
9. some   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA
10. bacon   a) noun  b) pronoun  c) verb  d) adjective  e) adverb  f) preposition  g) NOTA

Elements of Plot. Work together on example using The Outsiders.
Recap:
Chapter 1: Pony jumped, intros gang
Chapter 2: Movies, meet girls
Chapter 3: Drive-by from Socs, slapped by Darry
Chapter 4: Bob's death
Chapter 5: Church
Chapter 6: Fire
Chapter7/8: More character dev./ lead up to rumble
Chapter 9: Rumble/Johnny's death
Chapter 10: Dally's death
Chapter 11: Pony sick
Chapter 12: Soda's letter/Pony's essay.

Due Thursday. Write a brief paragraph summarizing the appropriate part of your book/story for each element.

"The Earth Men"

1. It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is...   a) military  b) government leader  c) police  d) immigration  e) psychology
2. Why was there no "hullabaloo" to welcome the Earth men?    a) The Martians didn't believe the Earth men's story. b) There are many people on Mars who claim to be from Earth. c) The Martians had already met Earth men before (from the First Expedition). d) The Martians wanted the Earth men to go home. e) none of the above
3. What was the Martian's explanation for the rocket?    a) It came from somewhere else on Mars. b) It was left there by the First Expedition. c) It was a product of the Earth men's minds. d) It was a giant fake. e) none of the above
4. Why does Mr. Xxx shoot the captain?    a) The captain is a danger to Martians. b) The captain is in pain and wants Mr. Xxx to put him out of his misery. c) Mr. Xxx believes they really are from Earth. d) Mr. Xxx thinks he will be happier dead. e) none of the above
5. Why does EMEN end with a "weather report"?     a) As a foreshadowing of things to come. b) To show how the Martians are starting anew after the Earthmen are gone.  c) To show that, as far as the Martians are concerned, the Earthmen were never there.  d) To show that Mars has weather like Earth.  e) All of the above.