Thursday, 2/10/11
Tomorrow's Test: Academic Words, Vocabulary, Husker Du, Charlotte

Warm Up I. Use a separate sheet and be sure to date it. (Counts for 600.)
Are there are jobs (not including professional sports) that should be exclusively for men or for women? Why/not?

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Warm Up II. Academic Words VI Review.
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Mini Vocabulary Practice Test. Grab your clicker baby!

Charlotte Mini Jeopardy Quiz 1-5. 20 questions.
When we're finished, cross the last zero off your score and divide by 3 to get your score out of 20.
For those of your playing at home, scraoll way down past 8th grade, and answer the questions at the bottom.

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Eighth Grade:
Tomorrow's Test: Academic Words, Vocabulary, Husker Du, Pigman.

Warm Up. Academic Words VI Review.
Write the answer only, and click!

Mini Vocabulary Practice Test. Grab your clicker baby!

Pigman. Chapter 10.

  1. (quote) What does Lorraine's mom think of almost all boys/men?
  2. Why does Lorraine think her mom feels this way?
  3. (quote) How does Lorraine's mom thank her for the stockings?
  4. (quote) What foreshadowing does Lorraine give about the end of the chapter?
  5. Who wouldn't eat, thus making Mr. Pignati sad?
  6. Lorraine was sorry she had told John they had to tell Mr. Pignati the truth because she knew...?
  7. How does Lorraine get a laugh out of Mr. Pignati after the sad part?
  8. Lorraine thought Mr. Pignati's little story/test was wildly wrong about her.  a) True  b) False
The Pigman Chapter 11.

   1. Where did they get the flowers they gave Mr. Pignati in the hospital?
   2. What was the favor Mr. Pignati asked John and Lorraine to do for him while he was in the hospital?
   3. John said that making spaghetti at Mr. Pignati's house would have been a great idea, except that...?
   4. What does John say about hospitals and cemeteries?
   5. What happened in Chapter 11 that will probably change the relationship between John and Lorraine?

Pigman chapter 12.
(600) What is ironic about the way John and Lorraine behaved at Mr. Pignati's house on that last Friday morning before he comes home?
(600) Explain what Lorrain's pig dream probably foreshadows.
 

Pigman aloud.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Charlotte 1-5.

  1. How is Charlotte able to recall just what happened with all the details?   a) She talked to people afterwards to make sure she remembered it correctly. b) She used the ship's records to recreate the journey.  c) She made up the parts she couldn't recall exactly.  d) Her father made her write it all down.  e) NOTA
  2. What made the first porter leave?  a) Charlotte's trunk was too heavy.  b) The mention of Capt. Jaggery's name.  c) The mention of the name Seahawk.  d) Charlotte was acting spoiled. e) Charlotte wouldn't pay him extra.
  3. What literary term would we use for this scene?  a) flashback  b) conflict  c) foreshadowing  d) irony  e) theme
  4. When Zachariah offers to be Charlotte's friend, she...   a) is grateful.   b) feels insulted.  c) is secretly grateful, but turns him down.   d) says she needs a friend.  e) NOTA
  5. Zachariah tells Charlotte that they have two things in common, "enough to begin a friendship." One of them is that they are both different from the crew; he's the only black, she's the only girl.  How else does he say they are different from the crew?  a) She's the only high-class person, he's the only slave.  b) She's never been to sea, he's been a sailor longer than anyone.  c) She's so young, and he's so old.  d) They are both much smarter than the rest of the crew.  e) None of the above.
  6. On a ship, the head is the captain.  a) True  b) False
  7. What does Charlotte do with the knife she is given?  a) Gives it back.  b) Throws it overboard.  c) Secretly puts it back. d) Hides it under her bed.  e) NOTA
  8. Who only pretended to want Charlotte off the ship?   a) Barlow  b) Keetch  c) Zachariah  d) Grummage  e) NOTA
  9. In the conversation Charlotte overhears outside her cabin, it sounds like Charlotte is on the ship... a) because her dad messed up.  b) because it was the only ship available.  c) as a part of someone else's plan.  d) for her own protection.  e) All of these.
  10. When Charlotte first sees Jaggery, she knows at once he's the captain because of... a) his face. b) the way he carries himself.  c) his cleanliness compared to the rest of the crew.  d) his clothing.  e) all of these.
  11. Charlotte's first impression of the crew was that they looked strong and hard-working. a) True  b) False
  12. In his first speech to the men, Jaggery reminds the men how powerful he is as captain, by comparing himself to a god.  a) True  b) False
  13. Who took care of Charlotte while she was sick? a) Barlow  b) Keetch  c) Zachariah  d) Grummage  e) Jaggery
  14. Whom did she give most of the credit to for her recovery?  a) Barlow  b) Keetch  c) Zachariah  d) Grummage  e) Jaggery
  15. What did Jaggery say to the court to escape punishment for what he did to Cranick?  a) That Cranick tried to start a mutiny.  b) That Cranick attacked him.  c) That Cranick attacked another crew member.  d) That Cranick tried to jump ship, and get out of his contract.  e) NOTA
  16. What did Cranick really do?  a) Attacked another crew member.  b) Tried to steal something from the captain's cabin.  c) Disobeyed an order.  d) Steered the ship into a storm.  e) NOTA
  17. What did Jaggery do to Cranick?  a) Whipped him with a cat o' nine tails.   b) Ruined his arm.  c) Made him spend the whole voyage on the deck.   d) Keelhauled him.   e) NOTA
  18. Against whom does Zachariah say that Charlotte might need the dirk to defend herself?  a) the crew  b) Jaggery   c) Keetch   d) Hollybrass  e) Zachariah himself
  19. Now you should know who wanted Charlotte to be on this particular voyage. Who?  a) Keetch  b) Hollybrass  c) Zachariah  d) the crew  e) NOTA
  20. Jaggery tells Charlotte not to be friendly with the crew.  a) True  b) False
  21. Jaggery compares the crew to... a) criminals  b) idiots  c) animals  d) children  e) NOTA
  22. Jaggery assures Charlotte that, while he might seem harsh, he would never get violent with the men.  a) True  b) False
  23. Jaggery asks Charlotte to spy on the men for him.  a) True  b) False
  24. What's a round robin?  a) A torture device for punishing the crew. b) An agreement among the crew, signed by them.   c) A type of doughnut.   d) A sea shanty.  e) A way of dividing up the chores on the ship.
  25. What makes Charlotte change her mind about telling Jaggery where she got the knife?  a) She was still mad at Grummage for dropping her off.  b) She saw the anger in Jaggery's eyes.   c) She likes Zachariah now.   d) She had promised Zachariah. e) She thought Jaggery would tell her dad.
  26. When she tells him she got the knife from Grummage, what is Jaggery's reaction?  a) relief  b) fear  c) anger  d) surprise  e) NOTA