1. *copy : duplication :: grade : ________
2. *speak : pause :: write : ________
3. *quarrel : cooperation :: insult :: _________
4. *"with thankful things" = ________
5. **lazy : indolent :: picky : ________
6. **lose : prevail :: assent : ________

Go over vocabulary homework and Poem #435.

1. Emily Dickinson felt that "the Majority" always prevailed on the question of...   a) what is the right thing to do. b) who's weird and who isn't. c) who's cool and who isn't. d) who's important and who isn't. e) All of the above.
2. The poem says that if a person looked very carefully... a) he would see that everyone is weird. b) he would see that what might look weird really isn't. c) he would see that what might seem sane really isn't. d) All of the above. e) b and c.
3. The poem says that if you disagree with the majority... a) you're weird. b) you're stupid. c) you're considered dangerous. d) you're doing the right thing.  e) all of the above.

1. Even though we were losing in the first half, I knew we would eventually  _______.  a) divine  b) revoke  c) discerning  d) prevail  e) demur
2. When Dad asked me to mow the lawn, I _________(ed), but he told me that was not an option.  a) divine  b) stark  c) impertinent  d) demur  e) revoke
3. When I asked if she wanted to go skydiving, she ________,  and said she was scared.  a) demurred  b) discerned  c) prevailed  d) revoked  e) starked
4. "Don't cry over spilled milk" is an old expression that means not to _____ too much over mistakes that you can't change. a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) brood
5. The stain on the white shirt stood out _________(ly).  a) revoke  b) demur  c) stark  d) restitution  e) brood
6. A comic book collector must be very __________ when it comes to the condition of the comic. The smallest flaw can affect the value immensely. a) divine  b) discerning  c) revoke  d) demur  e) impertinent
7. The popular, new restaurant's interior was very ____, with few pictures and not much decoration... a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) revoke  e) brood
8. ...I guess they wanted you to focus on their _________ food.   a) divine  b) discerning  c) revoke  d) demur  e) impertinent
9. Very few things annoy teachers more than __________.   a) starkance  b) discerning  c) revoking  d) demurring  e) impertinence
10. The man swore _________(ly) after he hit his thumb with a hammer.  a) restitution  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) brood
11. As he sat in the principal's office, he hoped for __________ intervention; maybe an angel would swoop in and save him.(Not.)   a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) divine
12. Most Americans agree that the right to live free is an (ir)__________(able) one that should only be taken away if we commit a crime. a) divine  b) revoke  c) discerning  d) prevail  e) demur
13. My dad ______(ed) my TV privileges, and forced me to make ____ after I broke the window. a) restitution/revoke  b) prevail/revoke  c) brood/lurid  d) revoke/restitution e) prevail/brood

"The Earth Men"

Wednesday, 11/17/10 - EIGHTH GRADE
Warm Up - 11/17/10. Copy into notebook. Use your spelling*/vocabulary** sheet to help you.

1. * illegal : dealer :: legal : _________
2. * books : librarian :: events : ________
3. * Doubting Thomas : skeptic :: idiosyncrasy : _________
4. * optimism : pessimism :: conformist : __________
5. **NO! : ambiguous ::  ______ : generous
6. **forgettable : iconic :: emotional : ________

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. iconic, daunting, anthropomorphic, saw, pogrom, pragmatic, aspire, skinflint, ambiguous, volatile.

1. Leonardo, Donatello, Rafael, and Michaelangelo (the TMNT's) are ____________ cartoon turtles.
2. You may _________ to someday be as cool as Mr. Coward.
3. Doing your homework every day, before playing video games, is a __________ strategy for success.
4. If you are tight-fisted with your money, people might call you a __________.
5. The new law was very ____________ with a lot of room for interpretation.
6. The swastika is a(n) ________symbol of evil.
7. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are ________ figures in American history.
8. As recently as ten years ago there was a __________ in Rwanda that tried to eliminate an entire tribe.
9. The students weren't shocked by the kid's outburst. They always thought he was touchy and __________.
10. Eating fifty hard-boiled eggs in one sitting is a very _________ task. Not to mention stupid.
11. An ambitious politician might ________ to one day become president.
12. The directions were so ____________ that we got lost right away. (not daunting)
13. Give an example of a saw (as used this week).

MAUS QUIZ I.
Log - 11/17/10: Quiz. (10)

1. Why is Chapter One called "The Sheik"?
2. (2) What things does Artie say have "taken their toll" on his father?
3. What physical evidence does Vladek still show from the concentration camps?
4. On p12, the circular panel marks the beginning of Vladek's story. Where do we first interrupt that story, and come back to the present for a moment? (page and panel)
5. True or False? Vladek married Anja for her money.
6. True or False? Vladek married Anja for her looks.
7. Why does Vladek go through Anja's closet?
8. Why does Anja try to break the engagement?
9. What promise to his father does Artie break?