Thursday, 2/24/11
Seventh Grade: 600 word essay is postponed to next Thursday, 3/3!
Test Tomorrow: Capitalization, Vocabulary, Adverbs, Husker Du, Charlotte

Warm Up. ( Bonus: Fill in the blank for #3-2 with another appropriate literary term.)
Capitalization. For each: Write the word(s) that need to be capitalized. If nothing need capitalizing, write "correct as is."
There is also another mechanical mistake to find and fix.  Copy #7 and #8, unless you are exempt from vocabulary.

  1. In spring of 1794, chief justice jackson traveled to england and negotiated a treaty with the english government.
  2. In norse mythology, the god odin is ruler over the other gods, and his son is thor.
  3. I. drama

    4.     a. elements of plot
            1. exposition
            2.______
  4. "I like," Luther commented, "chunky, rather than creamy, peanut butter."
  5. The song  "rock the boat" is by a disco group called "hues corporation."
  6. Your mom makes tasty german chocolate cake.
  7. **discreet : rash :: cheerful  : _________  (2)
  8. **begin : commence :: follow : _______
  9. ...many   a) people's  b) peoples'  c) peoples  d) peoples's    ideas were good...
  10. ...the     a) Smith's  b) Smiths's  c) Smiths'     new car...

 
 

Seventh Grade
Review: What are adjectives?

"Lolly's, Lolly's, Lolly's, Get Your Adverbs Here!"
I. Watch the video. (2x)
II. (Partners) List at least 5 things about Adverbs.
 
 
 

III. Adverb: A word used to modify (describe) a verb, adjective, or another adverb. When?  Where?  How?

IV. Do the exercise below.

Decide which of the four underlined words in each sentence is an adverb. Write the word in your notebook.
1. Set the plant there on that table right in the center.
2. Agatha called yesterday and said her dog had been located through the newspaper ad.
3. He wandered about for several hours on the mountain before he was found by the searchers.
4. I don’t know how to tell her tactfully that she is not invited.
5. I always work harder early in the day because I am tired by afternoon.
6. A really beautiful sunset can inspire one to write poetry.
7. A coach is often nervous just before a game.
8. Call Alice and tell her that it is too cold and icy to go out today.
9. She chattered on all evening and bored everyone.
10. Come here and tell me about your recent trip to your cousin’s farm.
11. Ultimately, we will have to pull out some of those bushes, because they are becoming crowded.
12. The front page of the daily newspaper had an article about seven people who died tragically.
 

"When is your dental appointment?" asked Mom.
    Jean replied,
Now place the first letter of your choice in the space above with the same number.
"_____
_____
 
_____
_____
_____
_____
____
 
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____!"
3
1
  
8
9
7
4
10
  
5
11
6
12
2


Charlotte. (14/15)
  1. Besides the fact that she went into the rigging without his permission, what is Jaggery  upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?  a) She disobeyed his orders.  b) The men disobeyed his orders.  c) If she gets hurt, her father will be angry at him.  d) The way she is dressed.  e) All of the above.
  2. The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did was... a) Steer the ship.  b) Use a knife to fix ropes.  c) Cuss.  d) Scrape the bow.  e) She did all these things.
  3. What is scuttlebutt?  a) a nickname for a cockroach  b) a nickname for the captain  c) a nickname for Charlotte  d) gossip and rumors  e) NOTA
  4. What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?  a) The cabin she used to stay in.  b) The Barrington School for Better Girls.  c) Her previous lifestyle and attitudes.  d) Her family.  e) NOTA
  5. Which "illustration" below best shows the situation Charlotte was in in chapter 14?
  6. How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning?  a) Grimes grabbed and pulled her in.  b) They changed course so the water was calmer.  c) They threw her a rope, and pulled her back.  d) They didn't; she did it all by herself.  e) They cut loose the tangled sail that was knocking her into the sea.
  7. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?  a) She says she's going to report him to the courts.  b) To show the crew she was no longer his friend.  c) She called him a coward!  d) He said she failed a task.  e) She disobeyed him.
  8. After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for Charlotte?  a) Helps protect her from Jaggery.  b) Warns her when Jaggery is watching her.  c) Gives her a pistol to protect herself.  d) Teaches her how to use a knife.  e) NOTA
  9. Why do the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane?  a) To cut away the sails.  b) To see where the clear weather is.  c) Because Jaggery is a jerk.  d) To fix the sails.  e) None of the above.
  10. As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does Charlotte do on the way up?  a) Drops the knife.  b) Slips and almost falls off.  c) Cuts off her hair.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
  11. Which "illustration" below best shows the situation Charlotte was in in chapter 15?
  12. Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane?  a) Hollybrass.  b) Grimes.  c) Keetch.  d) Ewing.  e) None of the above.
      13.  
      a) b) c)
      d) e) 

 
 

Thursday, 2/24/11
Eighth Grade: 600 Words is postponed to Wednesday, 3/2.
Test Tomorrow: Capitalization, Vocabulary, Prepositions, Husker Du, Pigman

Warm Up. ( Bonus: Fill in the blank for #3-2 with another appropriate literary term.)
Capitalization. For each: Write the word(s) that need to be capitalized. If nothing need capitalizing, write "correct as is."
There is also another mechanical mistake to find and fix. Copy #7 and #8, unless you are exempt from vocabulary.

  1. In spring of 1794, chief justice jackson traveled to england and negotiated a treaty with the english government.
  2. In norse mythology, the god odin is ruler over the other gods, and his son is thor.
  3. I. drama

    4.     a. elements of plot
            1. exposition
            2.______
  4. "I like," Luther commented, "chunky, rather than creamy, peanut butter."
  5. The song  "rock the boat" is by a disco group called "hues corporation."
  6. Your mom makes tasty german chocolate cake.
  7. **confirm : cancel :: ______ : spent
  8. **conciliation : conflict :: apology : ________
  9. ...many   a) people's  b) peoples'  c) peoples  d) peoples's    ideas were good...
  10. ...the     a) Smith's  b) Smiths's  c) Smiths'     new car...

 

"The Busy P's" Prepositions.
I. Watch the video. (2x)
II. (Partners) List at least 4 things about prepositions.
 
 
 

III. Copy: A preposition is a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. It is always part of a phrase. It always has an object.
 

IV. Do the exercise below. (Bonus: What is grammatically incorrect about #1 and #2?)
Write all the prepositional phrases in each sentence. If there are no prepositions in that sentence write, "no prepositions."
For 8-10, copy the underlined word and the answer.

  1. Myron mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.
  2. Danny told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.
  3. Hundreds of people swarmed into the theater for the show.
  4. Without a doubt, spitting on the subway is against the law.
  5. If you try, you know that you can fly...over the rainbow.
  6. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother's house.
  7. After years as head coach, he decided to step down.
  8. Jack fell down and broke his crown.   a) adverb  b) preposition
  9. The cowpoke came from San "Antone."     a) adverb  b) preposition
  10. Gabriel was worried when the plane flew over, and pedaled even faster.    a) adverb  b) preposition

 

Correct Pigman Quiz from yesterday.

  1. Lorraine's mom's first reaction when the police bring her home after the party is... a) to cry.  b) slap Lorraine. c) tell the police to leave them alone.  d) none of the above.
  2. (Quote.) Why does Lorraine say she won't apologize to her mother?
  3. Once Lorraine explains (almost) everything to her mom, her mother's reaction is... a) more anger and slapping. b) complete understanding.  c) better than Lorraine expected. d) disbelief.
  4. Just as Lorraine starts to think her mother might understand her a little, her mom blows it. How?
  5. In Chapter 12, Lorraine talks about the night she and John kissed, and she says that it felt like she was "being told about something wonderful...waiting just" for her. In Chapter 14, she brings up that moment again, and compares it to...?
  6. John's father says the consequence for his actions in Chapter 13 will be...
  7. Why did Lorraine wear her Ben Franklin sunglasses to the zoo even though it wasn't sunny?
  8. What does Lorraine say is the most (horribly) memorable thing about Mr. Pignati's death?
  9. What (very symbolic) thing happens when Mr. Pignati dies?
  10. (3) It could be said that Mr. Pignati died because he simply gave up after losing three "things" he held dearly. What are they?

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