Thursday, 2/2/12
Sorry, I am illin' today. Any remaining 120's will go Tuesday.
Final drafts will now be due Wednesday. The Giver Project is now due Monday, 2/13.
Test Tomorrow: Spelling, Vocabulary, Complex Sentences, After-Giver Stuff, Husker Du
Due Tomorrow: **SSI 5x spelling, Read "The Landscape of Memory"
Warm Up. Copy. Could be spelling or vocabulary. Spelling Counts!
  1. verbose : laconic :: stingy : _____
  2. chastise : reprove :: subside : ________
  3. (2) ill-suited : appropriate :: confident : _______
  4. soothe : irritate :: compliment : _______
  5. The room can ______ up to six people comfortably.
  6. mad scientist : concocts :: lazybones : ______(s)
(Red Pens) Trade and Grade. Fix the wrong ones.
Correct Pink Sheet p155, part A.
(Red Pens) Trade and Grade Part B. 19/21 or 9/9 now = exempt tomorrow. I will double check tomorrow.

"Old Glory" Write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook. Open Book.

  1. On the surface, who are we initially supposed to think is the protagonist of the story?  a) Donald  b) Gran-Da  c) Uncle  d) SOS men  e) Dad
  2. If we dig deeper, who is REALLY the protagonist?  a) Donald  b) Gran-Da  c) Uncle  d) SOS men   e) Dad
  3. Conflict #1:  a) Uncle vs himself  b) Gran-Da vs himself  c) Uncle vs Donald  d) Donald vs Gran-Da  e) Donald vs society
  4. Conflict #2:  a) Uncle vs Dad  b) Donald vs Dad  c) Gran-Da vs society  d) Donald vs nature  e) Gran-Da vs nature
  5. What right did the SOS law take away?  a) freedom of speech  b) freedom of religion  c) voting rights  d) right to a fair trial  e) right to assemble peaceably
  6. Why did Gran-Da try to burn the flag?  a) He wanted to die, like Dally.  b) To show how much he hated Uncle.  c) To protest the way the country was going.  d) He really was crazy.  e) NOTA
  7. Why did Donald turn him in?  a) He wanted Gran-Da out of the house.  b) He thought Gran-Da was too old and crazy to live.  c) He thought Gran-Da would get the whole family in trouble.  d) His dad told him to.  e) NOTA
  8. What/Who does  the word Uncle represent in this story?  a) the police  b) the U.S.A.  c) all that is good  d) the future  e) a spy
  9. The theme of this story is "don't mess with the government."  a) True  b) False
  10. The last line of the story is meant to be ironic.  a) True  b) False
(Red Pens) Trade and Grade.

After Correcting: Do #11 in your notebook.
11. (5) In your notebook: How do The Giver and "Old Glory" relate/connect? Use an example from each to back up what you say. (approx. 1/2 page, counts for next week's 600 words.)

Time? Begin reading "The Landscape of Memory" p212