Thursday, 2/13/14
There really will be a Giver movie! Finally!
Tomorrow's "Test": Vocabulary, Pronoun Agreement, Just a bit of Giver.
Warm Up (12p). 1-7: Copy the boldfaced, underlined parts and fill in the blank with the appropriate pronouns.  8-10: Write the vocab word.
  1. Pronouns that do not refer to a specific PPT are called _________ pronouns.
  2. The word that a pronoun refers to is called its ______. (Bonus: What do you think the prefix of that word means? Hint: It's the A in A.M.)
  3. Before the test, anyone can look at ______ book.
  4. Each of the cars had ______ headlights smashed in the accident.
  5. All of the readers got A's or B's on _____ 120 Seconds presentations.
  6. After the fight, each of the witnesses told ______ version of what happened.
  7. Have any of the containers lost ________ lids?
  8. The way they made decisions in the Community was very _____. (Not daunting.)
  9. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
  10. (3) List the three nouns on this week's vocab list.
Correct Pink Sheet p67.

Vocabulary Pretest #20. Write the word. Yes. Yes. No.
iconic, daunting, anthropomorphic, saw, pogrom, pragmatic, aspire, skinflint, diminutive, volatile
  1. Leonardo, Donatello, Rafael, and Michaelangelo (the TMNT's) are _____ cartoon turtles. (Not iconic.)
  2. You may _________ to someday be as cool as Mr. Coward.
  3. Doing your homework every day, before playing video games, is a _______ strategy for success.
  4. Mr. Scrooge ("Bah, humbug!") is an example of a(n) __________.
  5. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice emanated from such a _______ girl.
  6. The swastika is a(n) ________symbol of evil.
  7. As recently as thirty years ago there was a ________ in Rwanda that tried to eliminate an entire tribe.
  8. The students weren't shocked by the kid's outburst. They always thought he was touchy and _______.
  9. Eating fifty hard-boiled eggs in one sitting is a very _________ task. Not to mention stupid.
  10. An ambitious politician might ________ to one day become president.
  11. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
  12. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : ________  
  13. Give an example of a saw. (NOT the cutting kind, and you know it.)

Time? Begin Giver Challenge.