Tuesday, 3/2/10 - Short Periods (39) due to State Writing Test.  "Wood Bat Week" Continues...
Warm Up. COPY. Choose the correct word for each blank from Spelling Pretest #8 in your notebook.
Please work in pairs/trios. Yes, you read that correctly. Obviously everything must be spelled correctly.
  1. high school : teacher :: university : _______
  2. misc. : abbreviate  :: equipt : ______
  3. protagonist : hero :: antagonist : _______
  4. responsible : reliable :: qualified : ______
  5. food : ______ :: music : ________
  6. write out : abbreviate :: minimize : ______
Check 600 Words.
Your Assignment: Reproduce the first 5+ sentences of your essay for the state writing test.

One Question Quiz: Why is the book divided into two parts? Respond in complete sentences in notebook.
Charlotte Q/A
Quiz on Chapter 12

  1. After Jaggery picked Zachariah to be whipped, Charlotte thought about why he might have picked Zachariah. She thought about all of the following reasons why, EXCEPT... a) He was black.  b) He was the weakest of the crew.  c) He was Charlotte's friend.  d) He had started the mutiny.  e) She thought about all of these reasons
  2. When Charlotte tries to apologize to Jaggery, he... a) calls her ugly and self-centered.  b) says he will punish her for it.  c) says her father will hear of this.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
  3. Everyone, even Charlotte herself, holds Charlotte responsible for the deaths of two men. a) True  b) False
  4. Who got demoted for sympathizing with the crew? a) Johnson.  b) Fisk.  c) Hollybrass.  d) Keetch.  e) Nobody.
  5. What makes Morgan speak for the first time (that Charlotte had heard)?  a) Zachariah's funeral.  b) When Charlotte asks for forgiveness.  c) When the captain makes them do extra watches.  d) When the captain threatened to whip him.  e) NOTA
  6. On page 109, Fisk says to Charlotte, "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"  Is he right?  a) Yes.  b) No.
  7. On page 110, Charlotte says that something Fisk had said to her was her inspiration to try to join the crew. What line was she thinking of?  a) "You are the lady passenger, Miss Doyle. The informer."  b) "The captain intends to work us till we drop."  c) "Gentlefolk like you never mean, Miss Doyle. But what you do..."  d) "'Oh Miss Doyle believes in honor,' he'd say. 'She's the very soul of justice.'" e) "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"
  8. How does Charlotte plan to redeem herself?  a) Informing on Jaggery. b) Somehow getting revenge on Jaggery.  c) Spying for the crew.  d) Joining the crew.  e) NOTA