Thursday, 2/3/11 - SEVENTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test: Spelling (just like last week), Vocabulary (study your homework/the pretest), Quotations, This Week's Reading (esp. "The Pedestrian"), Husker Du? (reruns from last week)
Warm Up. Copy/Follow directions..
  1. verbose : laconic :: stingy : _____  a) reproving  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) shirking
  2. chastise : reprove :: subside : ________  a) scrutinize  b) atone  c) abate  d) concoct  e) shirk
  3. shirk : atone :: scan :_________  a) reprove  b) decrepit  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) scrutinize
  4. (Copy the correct one.)  a) "I'm hungry." Billy said, "Let's eat now."   b) "I'm hungry," Billy said, "Let's eat now."  c) "I'm hungry", Billy said. "Let's eat now."  d) "I'm hungry," Billy said. "Let's eat now."
  5. (Copy the correct one.)  a) Mark exclaimed. "You've got to be kidding!"  b) Mark exclaimed, "You've got to be kidding!"  c) Mark exclaimed you've got to be kidding!  d) Mark exclaimed "You've got to be kidding!"
  6. I went with Jimmy, my best friend, to the store.  a) Appositive.  b) No appositive.
  7. "Old Glory" is written in... a) 1st person.  b) 2nd person.  c) 3rd person.  d) 4th person.
    Write the wrong one correctly or write "all correct." (No peekee!)
  8. a) disapoint  b) discipline  c) repetition  d) all correct
  9. a) conscious  b) mischeivous  c) jealous  d) all correct
  10. a) peculiar  b) appearance  c) occurrance  d) all correct

"The Forecast" p202
What is the message of the poem? Do you agree that our world is becoming more and more like that? Why/not?
 

"Old Glory"

  1. On the surface, who are we initially supposed to think is the protagonist of the story?  a) Donald  b) Gran-Da  c) Uncle  d) SOS men  e) Dad
  2. If we dig deeper, who is REALLY the protagonist?  a) Donald  b) Gran-Da  c) Uncle  d) SOS men   e) Dad
  3. Conflict #1:  a) Uncle vs himself  b) Gran-Da vs himself  c) Uncle vs Donald  d) Donald vs Gran-Da  e) Donald vs society
  4. Conflict #2:  a) Uncle vs Dad  b) Donald vs Dad  c) Gran-Da vs society  d) Donald vs nature  e) Gran-Da vs nature
  5. What right did the SOS law take away?  a) freedom of speech  b) freedom of religion  c) voting rights  d) right to a fair trial  e) right to assemble peaceably
  6. Why did Gran-Da try to burn the flag?  a) He wanted to die, like Dally.  b) To show how much he hated Uncle.  c) To protest the way the country was going.  d) He really was crazy.  e) NOTA
  7. Why did Donald turn him in?  a) He wanted Gran-Da out of the house.  b) He thought Gran-Da was too old and crazy to live.  c) He thought Gran-Da would get the whole family in trouble.  d) His dad told him to.  e) NOTA
  8. What/Who does  the word Uncle represent in this story?  a) the police  b) the U.S.A.  c) all that is good  d) the future  e) a spy
  9. The theme of this story is "don't mess with the government."  a) True  b) False
  10. The last line of the story is meant to be ironic.  a) True  b) False
  11. (5) In your notebook: How do The Giver and "Old Glory" relate/connect.Use an example from each to back up what you say. (Due EOP tomorrow.)

"The Pedestrian"
 
 

Thursday, 2/3/11 - EIGHTH GRADE
Update: Interview Projects are now due Tuesday, 2/8. You're welcome.
Tomorrow's Test: Spelling (just like last week), Vocabulary (study your homework/the pretest), Quotations, The Pigman, Husker Du? (reruns from last week)
Warm Up. Test Preview. Copy/Follow directions.

  1. depressed : disheartened :: brilliant : ________   a) terminal  b) nocturnal  c) incandescent  d) intimate  e) buxom
  2. serious : humorous :: private : _______  a) incongruous  b) nocturnal  c) incandescent  d) intimate  e) disheartened
  3. weapons : arsenal :: symptoms : ________  a) terminal  b) complex  c) secretion  d) patron  e) disposition
  4. (Copy the correct one.)  a) "I'm hungry." Billy said, "Let's eat now."   b) "I'm hungry," Billy said, "Let's eat now."  c) "I'm hungry", Billy said. "Let's eat now."  d) "I'm hungry," Billy said. "Let's eat now."
  5. (Copy the correct one.)  a) Mark exclaimed. "You've got to be kidding!"  b) Mark exclaimed "You've got to be kidding!"  c) Mark exclaimed you've got to be kidding!  d) Mark exclaimed, "You've got to be kidding!"
  6. A sonnet must have... a) a problem/solution format.  b) a certain subject matter (like love).  c) a storyline.  d) a certain rhyme scheme.  e) all of the above.
  7. A ______ sentence has two or more main _______(s).  a) complex/compound  b) compound/phrase  c) complex/phrase  d) compound/clause  e) NOTA
    Write the wrong one correctly or write "all correct." (No peekee!)
  8. a) disapoint  b) discipline  c) repetition  d) all correct
  9. a) conscious  b) mischeivous  c) jealous  d) all correct
  10. a) peculiar  b) appearance  c) occurrance  d) all correct


Vladek

The Pigman (Chapter 8)

  1. What makes Lorraine think that the love between a man and a woman must be the strongest thing in the world?
  2. Why does Lorraine say that "it's no wonder my mother and I never had an interesting conversation"?
  3. What does Lorraine think now about to cheer herself up when she is sad?
  4. Why did Lorraine change her mind about writing a story about Dixie?
  5. Why does Lorraine say she had to go along on the trip to the department store?
  6. (Quote) What does Lorraine say in the department store that makes Mr. Pignati sad?
  7. (Quote) How does she make up for it?
  8. (3) Lorraine has three "issues" with the toy department. What are they?
  9. (Quote) Lorraine explains why John does things that look crazy to other people. Quote her. (p79)

Last 5 Minutes:
Respond to the Dear Alice letter. Be sure to give reasons for your answer. At least 1/2 page in notebook. Due by EOP tomorrow.
 

Pigman chapter 9