Warm Up - 11/18/10. Copy (1-7) into notebook. Use your spelling*/vocabulary** sheet to help you.

1. *test : evaluation :: arm : ______
2. *entire : whole :: fragments : _______
3. *do : operation :: together : _______
4. *dishes : cupboard :: paintings : _______
5. **heavenly : divine :: shocking : _____
6. **"What if?" he _____(ed) to himself after the accident.
7. **There was a ______ contrast between Dally's life and Cherry's.

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   For the next three questions, write only the answer (not the letter, the answer).
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.

RBC p372-373 (7 points)

1. What is the label of the key you would press first to make the Setup menu appear on the screen?  a) TIMER  b) MENU  c) SELECT  d) ENTER  e) TV
2. Once you're at the Setup menu, what is the label for the key you would press to get to the other menus, such as Timer Setup? (Use the diagram!) a) TIMER  b) MENU  c) SELECT  d) ENTER  e) TV
3. What key would you press to get back to watching The Simpsons when you're done setting the timer?  (Use the diagram.)  a) TIMER  b) MENU  c) SELECT  d) ENTER  e) TV
4. Which is the answer to #4 on p 372?  a) 1  b) 2  c) 3  d) 4  e) NOTA
5. The warning says that the timer will only work if you have already set the TV clock.  a) True  b) False
6. Which of these words should you NOT have circled in response to #1 on p372?  a) Quit.  b) Press  c) Select  d) Repeat  e) You should have circled all of them.
7. Which of these numbers had multiple steps?  a) 1  b) 2  c) 3  d) 5  e) they all had multiple steps.

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8. Bonus: What does the CC button do?

"EMen"
Quiz?

1. The best word(s) to describe most Martians' reaction to the Earth men would be... a) fear. b) anger. c) indifference. d) politeness. e) none of the above.
2. What does the captain say that finally makes Mr. Aaa stop and listen to him?   a) "All the way from Earth."  b) "Mr. Ttt sent us to see you."  c) "Earth. Rocket. Men. Trip. Space."  d) "We came sixty million miles."  e) "We're from Earth."
3. What is it the Earth men want from the Martians?  a) Land. b) They want the Martians to surrender. c) Recognition. d) Goods to trade with Earth. e) All of the above.
4. Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with the story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that the little girl plays with. What might be the point?  a) To show how weird the Martians are. b) To show us a glimpse of what Martian life is like. c) He's comparing the Earth men to the spider; they are just toys that the Martians play with. d) To show that Martian children play with toys too. e) All of the above.
5. When the Earth men first get to the House, and say they're from Earth,  the reaction there is pretty much the same as it was everywhere else they went.  a) True.  b) False.

Finish the story.
What is up with the last line?
(pssssst: It'll be on the test.)
 
 

Thursday, 11/18/10 - EIGHTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test:
a) Spelling (Study what you missed on Tuesday, 5x each one.)
b) Vocabulary (Go online and retake the pretest, or study your **warmups and your vocabulary sheet.)
c) p372-373 in IRP book.
d) Maus, chapter 2  (open book)
 

Warm Up - 11/18/10. Copy (1-7) into notebook. Use your spelling*/vocabulary** sheet to help you.

1. *notes : guitarist :: words : ______ (4 answers, but don't use librarian.)
2. *soldier : civilian :: naiveté : _______
3. *"foot traveler" = _______
4. *"horse traveler" = _______
5. **She has high _______(ions). She wants to rule the world.
6. **skinflint : hoards :: ______ : advises
7. **Even the preparation for a climb up Everest is __________.

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8. ** The first image would be considered ______.
9. **The second image would be considered _______ AND ________.
10. **The third image is _________.

IRP p370-371. Quiz. (10 points)

1. When you look at your finger and alternately blink each eye and see the apparent shift in its position, this effect is called ___________.
2. Astronomers use this idea to...
3. The light we see from the sun at noon, actually left the sun at what time?
4. About how many stars can be seen with the unaided eye?
5. True/False? That is about 1-2% of the total number of stars.
6. True/False? A light year is also known as a star year.
7. The star you put in answer to #4 on p370 should have been next to what big letter?
8. True/False? In answer to question #5 on p370 you should have circled the flashlight example.
9. (2) Write your answers to #6 on p370.

Maus
Correct Quiz (chapter 1 - 10p)

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?

Chapter 2: The Honeymoon