Wednesday, 10/15/14
Checking: Vocabulary Part 2.
"Warm Up, 10/15/14." Copy 1-4 only. For the rest, write the ANSWER.
* = spelling. ** = vocabulary. Use your list. (13p)
  1. * "under earth-ish" = ___
  2. * "stand thing" = ____ (2)
  3. * "forward throw thing" = ___ (2) 
  4.  * "together hang thing" = ___
  5. ** The fan _______(ed) her way into the concert without a ticket by flirting with the security guard.
  6. ** Mr. Coward was _______ when he saw the 5/10 rating from the guest teacher! 
  7. ** The movie was so scary the feeling of fear in the theater was ________ .
  8. "I killed him," he said slowly, "I killed that boy."  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) metaphor  g) foreshadowing  h) NOTA
  9. The following quote from Pony is an example that demonstrates which conflict in The Outsiders?  "That didn't make me feel so hot." (in biology class)  a) Pony vs. Darry  b) greasers vs. Socs  c) Dally vs. the world  d) Pony vs. Pony  e) Pony vs. the world  f) Pony vs. the Socs  h) NOTA
  10. "I can't believe little ol' Johnny could kill someone."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme  h) NOTA
  11. "He looked like I felt when I saw that boy doubled up and still in the moonlight."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme  h) NOTA

Apostrophe's (?!)
"Apostrophes Opener." Write the answer.
  1. You should spend as much time washing _______ hands... a) you're b) your c) neither of the above
  2. ...as it takes to say the ______. a) ABC's b) ABCs c) Something else? Write it.
  3. ______ all go to the lobby... a) Lets b) Let's c) Something else: write it.
  4. ______ suggestion was a very good one. a) Curtis' b) Curtis's c)  Something else? Write it.
  5. Five _______ parents will be guests of honor.  a) student's  b) students'  c) students's
Copy:
RULE ONE: For plurals and/or possessives, you get to add ONE s. {Even if the word already ends in s.}
RULE TWO: Three places for apostrophes: a) possessives b) contractions  c) (rare) plurals of letters and words referred to as words.

The Outsiders...