Wednesday, 9/3/08
"Unpack Your Adjectives."
Warm Up. Click and copy (1-5), while I check KBAR. (Do not copy the parts marked with a star*. Be sure to finish the sentence in #3.)
  1. The Latin root dict means... a) truth  b) meaning  c) people  d) say  e) word    (*as in verdict and dictionary and predict)
  2. cooler : jail :: heater : _______  a) gun  b) bottle  c) something groovy  d) hot food  e) a threat     (*more 1967 slang)
  3. _______ doesn't fit because...  a) evaluate  b) predict  c) question  d) react  e) summarize
  4. they : ______ :: _______ : second   a) pronoun, first  b) third, first  c) third, it  d) them, you  e) third, you
  5. The Outsiders :: ______ :: "Thank You M'am" : _____  a) first person, first person  b) first person, third person  c) first person, second person  d) NOTA
  6. (Do not copy.) One of the disadvantages of a first person narrator is that narrator can't reveal everything he/she is thinking, because it might give something away.  a) True  b) False
  7. (Do not copy.) Another disadvantage of a first person narrator is that he/she can sometimes be unreliable.  a) True  b) False
  8. (Do not copy.) An advantage of a third person narrator is that he/she can show us what everyone is thinking and feeling.  a) True  b) False
  9. (Do not copy.) In the video, she refers to "people, places, and things." We call these words... a) adjectives  b) pronouns  c) nouns  d) third person  e) articles
  10. (Do not copy.) Even though words like gross, ugly, fun, and weird are technically adjectives, they are really _____, and not ______.  a) descriptions, modifications  b) opinions, adjectives  c) opinions, descriptions  d) modifiers, descriptions  e) articles, opinions
    Bonus Question for +1. Answer in notebook. In the video we see an excellent example of "judging a book by its cover." What is it?
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