1. ^$The path art of empathy means to _______.
2. ^$Training was based on apprenticeship and students learned from older students.  (Insert comma(s) where needed.)
3. ^$I was late to class so, I got detention. (Insert comma(s) where needed.)
4. ^$who is : _____ :: who owns : _____
5. ^$nugget : _____ :: rank : _____
6. **painful : excruciating :: obvious : _______
7. **typewriters : obsolete :: 8th graders : ________ (3 acceptable answers.)
8. The ante part of antecedent means ________. (Hint: a.m. stands for ante meridian. Meridian means halfway point.)
9. (No peekee at the pink sheet!) them - a) 1st person, plural, object  b) 3rd person, plural, subject  c) 3rd person, plural, possessive  d) 1st person, singular, object  e) 3rd person, plural, object

"Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla"
Correct Pink Sheet, p50 - Part A. Pronouns
Pretest #2. You need: 27/30 or 15/15 to qualify for an exemption.

1. A spotted coat helps the leopard hide from _____ prey.  a) their  b) there c) its  d) it's  e) NOTA
2. Paul lent Sandi _________  bicycle.  a) her  b) his  c) its  d) their  e) NOTA
3. Many artists build ________ studios in old warehouses.  a) his or her  b) their  c) there  d) its  e) NOTA
4. All of the food was still in _______ container.  a) their  b) it's  c) its  d) none of the above
5. The prefix ante- means:  a) with  b) not  c) after  d) before  e) person
6. An antecedent is a type of noun or pronoun.  a) True  b) False
7. SHE -- a) 2nd person, singular, object  b) 3rd person, plural, subject  c) 2nd person, plural, possessive  d) 3rd person, singular, subject  e) 1st person, plural, object
8. YOUR -- a) 2nd person, singular, object  b) 3rd person, plural, subject  c) 2nd person, plural, possessive  d) 1st person, singular, subject  e) 3rd person, plural, object
9. THEY --  a) 2nd person, singular, object  b) 3rd person, plural, subject  c) 2nd person, plural, possessive  d) 1st person, singular, subject  e) 3rd person, plural, possessive
10. ME -- a) 1st person, singular, object  b) 3rd person, plural, subject  c) 2nd person, plural, possessive  d) 1st person, singular, subject  e) 3rd person, plural, object
11. p50-A5. What is the antecedent for the pronoun them?  a) writers  b) tragedy  c) comedy  d) Thalia  e) NOTA
12. p50-A9. What is the antecedent for the pronoun them?  a) Muses  b) voices  c) chorus  d) sing  e) NOTA
13. p50-B1   a) they  b) them  c) him  d) he  e) NOTA
14. p50-B3  a) him  b) her  c) them  d) its  e) NOTA
15. p50-B5  a) him  b) his  c) its  d) them  e) NOTA

Prep numbers for tomorrow's recording.
Write these in your notebook, so you are ready to record them tomorrow on the test.
Pink Sheet: ____/10   Warm Ups:  ___/6  ___/12   ___/11
 
 

OUTSIDERS 7 --->
The Outsiders -  Chapter 6 Quiz. Open Mouth Stylie.

1. Who stopped the greasers from jumping Cherry when she came by the vacant lot? a) Dally  b) Pony  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Darry
2. How did Dally know about the church?  a) He'd hidden there before.  b) All the older greaser knew about it.  c) He used to live in the country.  d) A relative told him about it.  e) NOTA
3. Which is one of the reasons Dally gave Johnny for not turning himself in?  a) Dally would get in trouble  b) Johnny would get the electric chair.  c) He didn't want Johnny to end up like him.  d) The boys are worried about him  e) His parents don't care.
4. When Johnny announces that he wants to turn himself in, Pony disagrees, and wants to stay in the church because he's afraid.  a) True  b) False
5. What do we learn about Dally when he talks to Johnny about jail?   a) Dally is proud of his past.  b) Dally is cold and mean.  c) Dally has jail savvy.  d) Dally cares about something.  e) NOTA
6. When Pony asks about Dally and Johnny, and Jerry Wood "studie(s) his wedding ring," what's going on?  a) He's thinking about his wife.  b) It's still hot from the fire.  c) It's stuck, and painful, so he pauses to adjust it.  d) He's stalling, trying to think of how to break the news.  e) NOTA
7. It is ironic when Jerry says, "...(we) think you were sent straight from Heaven."  a) True  b) False
8. How/when does Pony finally realize that Darry really does care about him?  a) When he says, "Oh Ponyboy, your hair..."  b) When he reads the letter from Soda.  c) When Darry offers him a cigarette.  d) When Darry starts crying.  e) When he rescues Pony from the fire.
9. It is ironic when Pony starts smoking at the hospital.  a) True  b) False
10. Johnny's behavior (not scared, having fun, very decisive) inside the burning church is both ironic and not ironic.  a) True  b) False

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Thursday, 10/14/10 - EIGHTH GRADE
Tomorrow's Test: Vocabulary, Apostrophes, NBTT, Husker Du
Due Tomorrow: KBAR, chart only. How-To's are due MONDAY.

Warm Up. Copy. ^$ = rerun from last week.  ** = vocabulary word.

1. ^$percussion : ____ ::  metaphor : _____
2. ^$location :_____ :: give credit : _______
3. ^$Chelsea had to paddle past a school of jellyfish, kick a shark in the nose, and then she untangled seaweed from her surfboard. (Fix the parallel structure issue.)
4. ^$Your excuses do not ____ the fact...  a) presumptuous  b) avaricious  c) obscure  d) sabbatical  e) rancor
5. ^$...that you _____(ly) ignored my orders.  a) obscure  b) avaricious  c) disclose  d) blatant  e) rancor
6. **The Devil ________(ally) bought Homer's soul for a doughnut.
7. **If you cover one eye, you lose depth ________.
8. **Philip's diary isn't very _______.   (He doesn't really think about things too hard.)
9. p208, Sentence 15 should folllow the apostrophes in _______ rule

1. A1 - a) its  b) it's  c) its'
2. A4 - a) Joyce's  b) Joyces'  c) NOTA
3. A5 - a) Carlos's  b) Carlos'  c) NOTA
4. A6 - a) who's  b) who'se  c) whose  d) whos'
5. A7 - a) it's  b) its'  c) cant  d) NOTA
6. A9 - a) childrens'  b) children's  c) childrens's  d) NOTA
7. B1 - a) my friends' Maria's hobby  b) my friend Maria's hobby  c) my friend's Maria hobby  d) NOTA
8. B3 - a) the newspaper critic's review  b) the newspaper critics' review  c) the newspaper critics review  d) NOTA
9. B4 - a) Marias' goal  b) Marias goal  c) Maria's goal  d) NOTA
10. B7 - a) a theater-lovers nightmare  b) a theater-lovers's nightmare  c) a theater-lover's nightmare  d) NOTA

Prep numbers for tomorrow's recording.
Write these in your notebook, so you are ready to record them tomorrow on the test.
Salmon Sheet: ____/10   Warm Ups:  ___/9  ___/9
 
 

NBTT
1. Do you think Philip's right to free speech is being violated? Here are the pertinent Supreme Court rulings on student free speech.
Would Philip's case fall under any of those precedents?
2. On your card, predict the outcomes of the conflict now unfolding at Harrison High. What will happen with Philip? Miss Narwin? The school budget vote?  Ted Griffen's election?