Thursday, 1/13/11 - SEVENTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test: Academic Words (warm ups), Vocabulary (pretest/yaller sheet), Giver (chapter 11), Husker Du? (5 reruns from last week's test)
Warm Up. Click and Copy. OK, fine. Partners.
  1. Freedom of speech is part of the First ________(ment) to the Constitution.   a) Orient  b) Amend  c) Sustain  d) Enforce  e) Enable
  2. As fewer people buy cd's, record companies have to figure out new ways to ______  _____. a) sustain entity  b) generate orientation  c) amend enforcement  d) generate revenue  e) facilitate capacity
  3. With interest _____(ing) daily, your money will grow quickly.  a) conflict  b) revenue  c) compound  d) sustain  e) enforce
  4. _________ sentences have two or more main ________(s).  a) compound/clause  b) amended/entity  c) compound/notion  d) logic/clause  e) entity/notion
  5. Some say low taxes ____ the growth of businesses. a) consult  b) revenue  c) enforce  d) facilitate  e) orient
  6. S. E. Hinton says that the writer part of her is a separate _________ from the mother part.  a) capacity  b) entity  c) notion  d) logic  e) clause
  7. His education _________(ed) him to go far in life.   a) orient  b) amend  c) sustain  d) facilitate  e) enable


The Giver. Q and A for 9 and 10.
Chapter 9/10 Quiz. Open book. Closed mouth.

  1. Jonas does not feel separate and different yet because the training has not started. a) True   b) False
  2. Jonas's parents are proud of his selection as Receiver.  a) True  b) False.
  3. When a name is never used again, it means the last person to have that name was so great, the name is not used any more out of honor for that person.  a) True  b) False
  4. What stuns Jonas so much about the instructions he is given?   a) There is only a single printed sheet.   b) There is no time for recreation.   c) He can lie.   d) He can ask personal questions.   e) All of the above.
  5. Since Jonas's training involves pain, he has special access to pain medication.  a) True  b) False
  6. Why does the final rule (#8) unnerve Jonas so much?   a) Because it’s different.   b) Because it promises pain.   c) Because he doesn’t understand it.   d) Because he hates lying.   e) NOTA
  7. What was Jonas's first surprise when he arrived for his first day of training?  a) That the Receiver had a secretary.  b) That the door had a buzzer.  c) That the attendant stood when Jonas came in.  d) That the attendant was so young.  e) NOTA
  8. Why are The Receiver’s doors locked?  a) To insure privacy.   b)  To protect him.  c)  To make sure no one breaks in and steals his things.  d)  Because he does "inappropriate" things.  e)  NOTA
  9. What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver’s dwelling and Jonas’s own dwelling?  a)  The bed.  b)  The thick, luxurious fabrics.  c)  The curved table legs.  d)  The ceiling.  e)  The books.
  10. The Receiver looks so old because he is.  a) True  b) False
  11. The Receiver holds the memories and experiences of almost everyone and everything in the past.  a) True  b) False
  12. Why does Jonas not understand the Receiver's comparison involving a sled?  a) He's too dumb.  b) He has not yet achieved wisdom.  c) It turns out, he doesn't really have the ability to "see beyond."  d) He doesn't know what a sled is.  e) NOTA
  13. Why was Jonas so shocked at the end of chapter 10?  a) He couldn't believe how old the Receiver was.  b) The Receiver told him to to keep their meetings a secret.  c) The Receiver told him to remove his tunic.  d) The Receiver turned off the speaker.  e) NOTA

 

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Thursday, 1/13/11 - EIGHTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test: Academic Words (warm ups), Vocabulary (pretest/salmon sheet), MAUS II (Ch. 4), Husker Du? (5 reruns from last week's test)
Warm Up. Click and Copy.  OK, fine. Partners.

  1. Luckily for you, you don't have to _______ what will be on the test, since Mr. Coward tells you. a) anticipate  b) attain  c) mediate  d) supplement  e) vigilant
  2. Many people say that guns are not _____________(ly) bad. (It's just that people misuse them.)  a) inherent  b) mutual  c) medium  d) compatible  e) converse
  3. The CD is a much more efficient ________ for storing music than the old vinyl record.  a) ethic  b) medium  c) supplement  d) mutual  e) protocol
  4. His argument was ______, and his paper was persuasive.  a) subordinate  b) anticipate  c) compatible  d) coherent  e) mutual
  5. After the strike, a ________(or) was brought in to help settle the dispute.  a) anticipate  b) ethic  c) mediate  d) behalf  e) compatible
  6. The teams would not have made the trade if there wasn't a(n)________ benefit.  a) mutual  b) attain  c) anticipate  d) mediate  e) passive
  7. Sometimes third period is so quiet, it seems that, instead of concentrating, they are just being _______.  a) inherent  b) coherent  c) mediate  d) passive  e) converse


Intro to MAUS Final Project: Interview. (Take notes; there is no handout.)

Finish Chapter 3 Quiz/Discuss.

  1. (Quote) What is Vladek's explanation for his cheapness?
  2. What foiled Vladek's plan to escape Auschwitz?
  3. (2) How does Vladek survive the train car?
  4. Why does Francoise think Anja's diaries were written on both sides of the page?
  5. (Quote) How does Vladek get the store manager to take back the groceries?
  6. (3) Explain three things which helped Vladek survive Dachau.
  7. If he was too sick to walk, how did Vladek manage to get on the train to Switzerland?
  8. What is Vladek worried the "shvartser" will do?
  9. (2) Vladek's behavior is ironic. True/False. Explain.


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