Tuesday, 3/6/12 - 7th-Grade-STAR-Writing-Test-during-extended-1st-period
schedule.
Check the homework page for a surprise.
Quickly now; we only have 40 minutes.
Spelling Pretest #15. For each one, write the incorrectly spelled word
correctly in your notebook. If all are correct, write "all correct."
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a) nationality b) hospitality c) consistancy d) all correct
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a) society b) curiousity c) generosity d) all correct
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a) familiarity b) majority c) privacy d) all correct
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a) frequency b) popularity c) acceracy d) all correct
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a) minority b) urgency c) democrasy d) all correct
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a) emergency b) personality c) anonymity d) all correct
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a) anxiety b) humidity c) prosperety d) all correct
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a) maturity b) eccentricity c) spontenaity d) all correct
Trade and grade. 8/8 = exempt on Friday.
Pink Sheet p127 is postponed until tomorrow.
Charlotte 22.
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Why, ever since that voyage, has Charlotte been
doubtful about stories of dead heroes? a) History books always exaggerate
b) History books never give enough details. c) Her experience shows
they could be lies. d) She has never believed them anyway.
e) NOTA
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What was Charlotte's explanation to her family
for her "haircut"? a) It was in her way. b) She couldn't wash it,
and it got so dirty... c) It got too tangled. d) The sailors
made fun of her. e) NOTA
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What does Charlotte's father do at dinner, every
time she tries to tell about her voyage? a) Says she's exaggerating.
b) Ignores her. c) Interrupts her. d) Says she's lying.
e) All of the above.
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Which of these does Charlotte's father NOT do
after he reads her journal? a) Burn it. b) Accuse her of lying.
c) Criticize her spelling. c) Tell her she can't talk about her voyage.
d) Ask if she's OK after her experiences. e) He does all these things.
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What word does Charlotte's father use about her
that we have heard (many times) before? a) self-centered b) ugly
c) proper d) unnatural e) spoiled
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When Zachariah told Charlotte that he had never
returned home because he didn't know if he would be welcome, what event
did this foreshadow? a) Her dad's reaction to her journal. b) Her
family's reaction to her hair and clothes. c) Jaggery's death.
d) Zachariah returning from the "dead." e) Charlotte going back to
the Seahawk.
Use a separate sheet. If you don't finish, it's due Friday.
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The book ends with Charlotte quoting Zachariah.
What does his quote mean?600 Use one example from
the book to back up what you say. (Hint: It's about making choices, and
it sums up one of the themes of the book.)
Collect Charlotte book.
Hand out Tom Sawyer.
Demo Moodle.
Start reading Tom.