Tuesday, 4/5/11
Warm Up. Copy. Use your spelling list* to choose the correct word for each blank.
  1. * school : usual :: vacation : ______
  2. * chilly : freezing :: hilly : _______
  3. * thirty : adult :: ten : ______
  4. * celebrity : famous :: criminal : ______
  5. * delightful : enchanting :: absurd : ______


Spelling Pretest #17 (Old School)
 

Check 600 Words. AUDIT! Dates: 3/31-4/5.
Writing Exercise.
Sentence Combining II.
 

SEVENTH GRADE
Correct/Collect Friday's Quiz.

  1. In chapter 10, Barney considers giving The Piggy to the neighbors. Why does he decide to keep it?
  2. The character in the game, Luap, corresponds to which character in real life?
  3. Now we know that Captain Latham's brother did not kill the shipwrecked sailor. How did he die?
  4. How did the shipwrecked sailor get there in the first place?
  5. How did the neighbors get Barney's parents out of the house?
  6. Where does Barney hide The Piggy?
  7. Why does Barney not go into town and report his suspicions about the neighbors?
  8. Why does Barney want to watch Manny cooking in the kitchen?
  9. What does Barney say is the reason he thinks the neighbors want The Piggy? (Be careful answering this one.)
  10. Why does Barney toast The Piggy instead of himself like the neighbors did?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EIGHTH GRADE.
Correct/Collect CoW Quiz from Friday.

  1. What did Buck experience for the first time with John Thornton?
  2. (quote a simile) How did Thornton treat his dogs differently than other men?
  3. How did Buck demonstrate his affection for John Thornton?
  4. Why did Buck never let Thornton out of his sight?
  5. In Buck's mind, what did not exist in the "primordial life because it was misunderstood for fear"?
  6. (p77) The word shades (not the "green shade" of the forest), as it is used here, most nearly means... a) things that block light.  b) ghosts.  c) illusions.  d) dreams.  e) NOTA
  7. What keeps Buck from following "the call of the wild"?
  8. What does Thornton do to demonstrate Buck's loyalty?
  9. (quote) How does Thornton feel about this kind of loyalty?
  10. (quote) What does Thornton say to encourage Buck when he pulls the 1000 lb. sled?
  11. Explain what the last sentence of Chapter 6 means.