1. Her _______ of life is, "Live, and let live."
2. All Ponyboy could see were the _______(s) between his life and Cherry's.
3. If you don't wear _____ clothing, you will get cold.
4. You will thank me, three years __________.
5. Don't work it out exactly, just try to _____ an answer. 
6. Since the poison was so _____(ed), it only took a tiny bit to kill. 
7. He _______(ed) his success to listening to his seventh grade English teacher. 

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   criteria, equate, constant, emerge, emphasis
8. Beer commercials try to _______________ drinking their brand of beer with being sophisticated and sexy.
9. What are your _________ for a good book? Suspense? Action?  Good characters?
10. If you look very carefully at the story, the theme will ________.

Intro to 600 Words/Week and types of essays.
Keep handout inside folder. 600 NEW word are due each Wednesday.
You need to turn in essays in at least 3 different styles by the end of the year. I'll be asking for the first rough draft in a couple of weeks.

• (T) How to.. -choose the best… -impress your teacher… -fix… -improve your grades…-do…  - make…  (Make it entertaining! Make it educational! Make it sarcastic!)
• (L) Compare and contrast characters from two of the stories we have read this year. Example: How are Jonas and Dally similar? What can we learn from their experiences?
• (T/P) Invent a new class to be offered here at Laguna...Convince the administration that it would be a good addition.
• (E) Reviews: Best/worst burgers, cds, movies, video games, software, websites, etc. (Describe, evaluate, give reasons/suggestions.)
• (P/E) Sports Predictions and Evaluations: Who's going all the way? Which power forward should the Lakers get?  Best running backs in football? Most overrated? What makes you think so?
• (P/E) What is the best word, and why? Show all the ways to use it. (Keep it clean!)
• (P-S) How can we deal with the trash problem here at Laguna? Show at least two possible solutions.
• (P-S) Show an issue/problem that you feel we have here at Laguna, and offer your solutions (2+) to it, and reasons why your solutions would work.

Giver Q/A.

Giver Quiz.(1,2)

1. In order to get Lily to not be angry at the rude little boy, her parents...  a) explain to her that the boy won't be back anyway.  b) explain to her that he had some sort of illness.  c) try to get her to understand how he might have felt.  d) tell her her feelings of anger are natural.  e) NOTA
2. What is Jonas's father’s job?  a) teaching  b) caring for babies  c) counseling  d) judge   e) NOTA
3. What is his mother's job?  a) teaching  b) caring for babies  c) counseling  d) judge  e) She doesn't have one.
4. Who makes any important, final decisions about the way the community is run?  a) The Elders.  b) The Committee of Seven.  c) The Giver.  d) The Receiver.  e) NOTA
5. Jonas is _____ about the Ceremony of 12.  a) distraught    b) frightened  c) apprehensive  d) confident  e) distracted
6. Why?  a) Because he knows what the decision will be, and he doesn't like it.  b) Because he doesn't know what the decision will be.  c) Because he wants to stay an 11 for a while longer.  d) Because he will never see his friends again.  e) NOTA
7. Who is the main protagonist of our novel so far?  a) Lily  b) The Community  c) The Giver  d) Jonas  e) NOTA
8. Why does everyone know that Lily's comment about keeping Gabriel has to be a joke?  Because Lily knows that...  a) Gabriel's parents will be taking him home soon.  b)  he is going to be released soon.  c)  her family isn't allowed to have another child.  d) Gabriel has to stay at The Center until he's a 5.  e) NOTA
9. In the Community, your husband or wife is chosen for you.  a) True  b) False
10. What happens at the Ceremony of 12?  a) You get assigned your real name.  b) You get assigned your bicycle  c) You are assigned the person you are to marry.  d) You get assigned to an institute of higher learning.  e) You are assigned your job for life.
11. How is that decision made?  a) You take a test to see which is appropriate.  b) You are watched throughout your life.  c) You are interviewed.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
12. Animals are an important part of the community.  a) True  b) False