Tuesday, 10/15/13
Warm Up. Copy. { } = Do not copy. For the rest simply write the answer.  (8p)
  1. * misc. : abbreviate :: equipt : ______
  2. * responsible : reliable :: prepared : ______
  3. * food : ______ :: music : ________ (2)
  4. {You should spend as much time} washing _______ hands... a) you're b) your c) neither of the above
  5. {...as it takes to say} the ______. a) ABC's b) ABCs c) Something else: write it.
  6. ______ all go to the lobby... a) Lets b) Let's c) Something else: write it.
  7. ______ suggestion {was a very good one.} a) Curtis' b) Curtis's c)  Something else: write it.
Apostrophes
RULE ONE: For plurals and/or possessives, we get ONE (1) s. Even if the word already ends with an s.
RULE TWO: Apostrophes are HARDLY EVER used for plurals.
RULE THREE: Three places for apostrophes: a) possessives b) contractions c) plurals of letters and words referred to as words.

p208 w/a partner.  Round One.  Correct 11-15. Click in 1-10.

Spelling Pretest #5. Write the correct spelling of each word in your notebook.
If the word is already correct, copy it.
SSI owe 5x by Friday for each word missed.

The Outsiders... Quiz on Chapter 6. 1-6: closed mouth. 7-10: open mouth. One at a time.
  1. Why would Johnny be "having the time of his life" in the church? a) He wants to pay back for what he did to Bob. b) He feels needed for the first time. c) He likes little kids. d) He thinks the cops will go easy on him. e) He secretly wants to die.
  2. 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
  3. It is ironic when Jerry says, "...(we) think you were sent straight from Heaven." a) True b) False
  4. It is ironic that Pony is smoking at the hospital.  a) True b) False
  5. 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.
  6. The scene in the church would be considered part of the ________ of the story. a) climax b) inciting action c) exposition d) rising action e) NOTA
  7. "We were careful with our cigarettes--if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c) protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g) theme
  8. "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c) protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g) theme
  9. "Things are rough all over," and  "...some of us watch the sunset too."  a) foreshadowing b) flashback c) protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g) theme
  10. "If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times...you'll have Johnny." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c) protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g) theme
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