Wednesday, 2/2/11 -- SEVENTH GRADE
Warm Up. Copy 1-5. Use your spelling/vocabulary
list to choose the best word for each blank.
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embarrassment : success :: chaos : __________ (1 + 1)
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snack : meal :: ________ : friend
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tasty : delicious :: wordy : ________
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When you are both-handed, you are ambi_________.
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You _____ the tools for ______. (You just have to use them.)
Lois Lowry Speech.
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She says she began creating the Community by imagining getting
rid of everything bad. a) True b) False
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Which of these theories about the ending does she not relate
in her speech? a) Jonas and Gabriel die. b) Jonas has gone
in a huge circle. c) Jonas has made it to Heaven. d) They traveled
to a parallel world of the past. e) She relates all of these theories.
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
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After a long, wet three days, the storm finally _______(ed).
a) concoct b) abate c) scrutinize d) shirk e) atone
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Before you sign anything, always ________ it very carefully.
a) concoct b) abate c) scrutinize d) shirk e) atone
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He did a lot of community service to help _______ for his
crime. a) reprove b) decrepit c) unstinting d) shirk
e) atone
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He makes all sorts of weird fruit _______(ions) with that
blender of his. a) concoct b) dexterous c) laconic
d) shirk e) verbose
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A captain at sea had the authority to whip a sailor who was
_______(ing) his duty. a) concoct b) abate c) scrutinize
d) shirk e) atone
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Mother Teresa was a(n) _____ volunteer for the poor. She
dedicated her life to helping them. a) decrepit b) reprove
c) unstinting d) dexterous e) verbose
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My teacher thought I was ____(ing) my work, but I was only
skipping it because I really didn't understand how to do it. a) concoct
b) abate c) scrutinize d) shirk e) atone
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He didn't make a very good interview subject because he was
so ___________. a) laconic b) decrepit c) unstinting
d) dexterous e) verbose
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The magician _________(ly) manipulated the cards. a) laconic
b) decrepit c) unstinting d) dexterous e) verbose
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________ and _______ are antonyms of each other. a)
unstinting, shirk b) laconic, verbose c) dexterous, unstinting
d) abate, reprove e) concoct, shirk
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If you crashed the car, Mom would probably do much more than
just _____ you. a) reprove b) abate c) scrutinize d)
shirk e) atone
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The "haunted" house was so _________ that the stairs collapsed
under us. a) laconic b) decrepit c) unstinting
d) dexterous e) verbose
Begin reading "Old
Glory" p203.
"I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as
a puppet or a slave."
What is freedom? What should you be allowed to do?
Wednesday 2/2/11 - EIGHTH GRADE
Comedy Warm Up A.
In your notebook, write the
answer that matches each "joke." You won't use all the answers.
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Why is it hard to keep a secret in the winter?
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What color is the wind?
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What do you call a camel with no humps?
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Why can't a bicycle stand on its own?
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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a...
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Blue.
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Banana.
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Cheese.
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Humphrey.
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Your teeth chatter.
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Flatback.
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It's so cold you talk.
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Too tired.
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Your mom.
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Poop.
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Stephen.
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Warm Up B. Copy. Use your spelling/vocabulary
list to choose the best word for each blank.
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embarrassment : success :: chaos : __________ (1 + 1)
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snack : meal :: ________ : friend
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A(n) _______ is not a(n) _________ friend. (2)
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green : jealous :: blue _________
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_______ creatures are _______ during the night.
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. Yes, you will use words more than once.
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The massive Microsoft _________ takes up many acres of land.
a) terminal b) complex c) patron d) arsenal e)
disposition
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Technically, life is a _________ illness... a) disheartened b) intimate
c) nocturnal d) complex e) terminal
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...I guess you might be a little ___________ to hear that, but it's true;
everyone eventually dies. a) disheartened b) incandescent
c) nocturnal d) incongruous e) secrete
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They blamed his __________ behavior on his progressing mental illness...
a) complex b) terminal c) incongruous d) nocturnal
e) intimate
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...he just didn't have his usual friendly _______. a) buxom
b) complex c) patron d) arsenal e) disposition
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He has a top security clearance because he is _________(ly) involved in
all details of the operation. a) disheartened b) terminal
c) incongruous d) nocturnal e) intimate
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The bats were part of the zoo exhibit of ___________ animals. a) complex
b) terminal c) incongruous d) nocturnal e) intimate
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________ light bulbs are not as energy efficient as fluorescent ones.
a) disheartened b) incandescent c) nocturnal d) incongruous
e) secrete
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The _________(ions) of the skin of the Poison Dart frog can cause hallucinations
if you lick it. a) secrete b) complex c) patron
d) arsenal e) disposition
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Please do not ________(ize) me. I can take care of myself.
a) buxom b) complex c) patron d) arsenal e) disposition
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Deanna Dees, from the way Lorraine describes her, is probably ________.
a) terminal b) complex c) patron d) arsenal e)
buxom
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The comedian had a(n) _________ of insults ready for anybody who heckled
him. a) disheartened b) incandescent c) arsenal
d) incongruous e) secrete
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The train ________ hid... a) patron b) incandescent c) nocturnal
d) incongruous e) terminal
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...a secret ________ of weapons for the revolutionary fighters. a)
buxom b) incongruous c) patron d) arsenal e) disposition
The Pigman. Chapter
6. (10p)
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What is John's justification/rationalization
for cashing Mr. Pignati's check?
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Lorraine's mom insists that she
pay her dues now because she wants Lorraine to learn responsibility.
a) True b) False
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How does Lorraine's mom earn an
extra $10?
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Why does Lorraine say she likes
to wear her Ben Franklin sunglasses?
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(3) What were the three "bad omens"
Lorraine saw at the zoo?
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What does Lorraine say must be
a requirement for working with kids?
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(2) What is Mr. Pignati's reaction
when John and Lorraine start ugga-ugga'ing at the monkeys?
The Pigman. Chapter 7. (8)
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What word does John use to describe what makes Lorraine's fibs different
from his?
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On p56, what does the word perpetual mean?
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What does John say his real reason is for going to the graveyard?
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(Quote.) What is John's father's reaction when John says
he wants to be an actor?
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(Quote.) Why does John say he doesn't want the job his father
is offering?
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What does Mr. Pignati do when John and Lorraine come over,
that John says he doesn't remember his parents ever doing?
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Besides Old Lady, what is John's other nickname for his mom?
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(Quote.) John's main concern regarding a future career: "
I want..."