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Thursday, 3/12: HD, V, G x 2

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du for your Class, Vocab, Giver

“Husker Du, 3/12.” Period One – Test #7. Answer, not letter.

  1. As Dally drives to the hospital he says, “…you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…” (p147/p128) This is ironic because… a) Dally isn’t that tough. b) Dally tried to harden himself, but something touched him anyway. c) Johnny was tough, but got hurt anyway. d) Dally is a greaser. e) It isn’t ironic at all.
  2. When Johnny smiles before he dies, it’s because… a) he’s dying a hero. b) the greasers won the rumble. c) he wanted to die anyway. d) Dally was proud of him. e) he remembered a joke Pony made in the church. f) He knew it was worth dying for those kids. g) NOTA
  3. What is Pony’s main motivation for wanting to be in the rumble? a) Revenge for Johnny. b) He likes to fight. c) To prove himeself to Darry. d) Loyalty to the gang. e) All of the above. f) NOTA
  4. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob (p129/p113), and he realizes that Bob was a lot like…a) Darry b) Johnny c) Pony d) Soda e) Dally f) Steve
  5. Pony goes off on Cherry (p129/p113) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by trying to help the greasers before the rumble. a) savvy b) illicit c) discreet d) hysterical e) patronize f) exploit

“Husker Du, 3/12.” Periods Two and Six– Test #18. Answer, not letter.

  1. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.  a) fastidious  b) insinuate  c) improvise  d) shrewd  e) allegory  f) absolution  g) NOTA
  2. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough. a) fastidious  b) insinuate  c) improvise  d) shrewd  e) allegory  f) absolution  g) NOTA
  3. Translate: meshuga  a) stupid  b) crazy  c) smart  d) lazy  e) rich  f) greedy  g) NOTA
  4. What is one reason Artie says he became an artist?  a) It was something he studied.  b) He always read comics as a kid.  c) So he wouldn’t have to compete with Vladek.  d) It paid well.  e) NOTA.
  5. The prefix of this word means again.  a) reverse  b) release  c) prohibit  d) advocate  e) contrary  f) NOTA

“Husker Du, 3/12.” Period Five – Test #21. Answer, not letter.

  1. He soon found that studying for the test would have a _____ (positive) impact on his grade! OMG!  a) infringe  b) exasperate  c) unscrupulous  d) reprieve  e) profound  f) indolent  g) conspicuous  h) NOTA
  2. The crew checked the llama while the captain prepared her for the sea.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
  3. Balancing a duck on his head, the llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
  4. What’s a barrack (aka a block)?   a) Another name for the gas chamber.  b) A workshop building.  c) A group of prisoners.  d) A building with the prisoners’ bunks.  e) NOTA
  5. Why does the tin shop foreman, Yidl, dislike Vladek? a) Because Vladek is Jewish.   b) Because Vladek is Polish.  c) Because he thinks Vladek is a capitalist.  d) Because Vladek is too clever for him.  e) NOTA

“Vocab, 3/12.” Each word is used once except flourish which is used in both of its definitions. #3 is not disposition. #4 is not jovial. #6 is not conglomeration.

              

VOCAB RELAY?

 

GIVER Quiz, 18-19. Answer, not letter.

  1. What memory changed Rosemary?
  2. Why did they change the rule about the Receiver asking for release?
  3. What idea of Jonas’s intrigues the Giver?
  4. The Giver does not think that Jonas should watch that morning’s release of the twin, because he thinks Jonas might not be able to handle it. a) True  b) False
  5. When The Giver asks to see the tape of the twin’s release, the attendant hesitates, because it’s such an unusual request.  a) True  b)False
  6. When Jonas starts to realize what’s going on, he asks The Giver to stop the tape.  a) True  b) False
  7. As Jonas watches the release of the twin, what other memory comes to him?  a) The broken leg on the sled  b) Gabriel’s smiling face.  c) The dying kid in the war scene.  d) Hunger.  e) His dad playing with Lily.  f) NOTA
  8. How long has Jonas been in training with The Giver?  a) a few weeks  b) a few months  c) about a year  d) a couple of years  e) There’s no way to tell.
  9. Starting with chapter 20, we are now truly entering  the _____ of the story. a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) resolution  f) NOTA

 

The OTHER Giver. There WILL be a question or two or three on the TEST. For example:

What is very different about the EXPOSITION in the movie versus the book? How does that affect the story and how you perceive it?

Wednesday, 3/11: HD, V, G

“Husker Du, 3/11.” Period One – Test #7.

  1. Since my llama left me.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX  d) Frag  e) R-O  f) NOTA
  2. I got all ____ on my report card.  a) A’s  b) As  c) ‘A’s   d) ‘As   e) NOTA
  3. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to students. (More than one.)  a) teacher’s  b) teachers  c) teachers’s  d) teachers’  e) NOTA
  4. _____ llama is that?  a) whose  b) who’se  c) who’s  d) NOTA
  5. All llamas aren’t like that you have to believe me.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  6. It’s that embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  7. Write a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence about llamas.

“Husker Du, 3/11.” Periods 2 and 6 – Test 18.

  1. Since my llama left me.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX  d) Frag  e) R-O  f) NOTA
  2. ______ to popular belief, one human year does not equal seven “dog years.”  a) reverse  b) release  c) prohibit  d) advocate  e) contrary
  3. Your lawyer is supposed to be your _____ in court and speak for you. a) reverse  b) release  c) prohibit  d) advocate  e) contrary
  4. The prefix of this word means against. _____ a) reverse  b) release  c) prohibit  d) advocate  e) contrary
  5. A bunker is another name for a…  a) gun  b) secret stash of food  c) bed  d) hiding place  e) ghetto  f) NOTA
  6. Being called a kombinator is a compliment.  a) True  b) False
  7. Write a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence about llamas.

“Husker Du, 3/11.” Period 5 – Test 21. a) infringe  b) exasperate  c) unscrupulous  d) reprieve  e) profound  f) indolent  g) conspicuous  h) tentative  i) haphazard  j) relinquish

  1. Since my llama left me.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX  d) Frag  e) R-O  f) NOTA
  2. During the summer, without something to do, some kids can get very _____ and end up not doing much of anything.
  3. After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _____(ly) to see if it would support her weight.
  4. She was always very _____ about her work. That’s why she got A’s.
  5. a) cooperation  b) moveable  c) ignorance  d) all correct
  6. a) maturity  b) narative  c) creative  d) all correct
  7. Write a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence about llamas.

 

“Vocab, 3/11.”

    

7. He seemed smart, even though most of the facts he knew were rather _____.
8. Why do we have to go through all this ___ just to add on to our house?
9. He signed his autograph with a ______.
10.  “…masks that smiled or masks that frowned, according to the owners’ _______.”
11. The roots of this word mean “not having reference to.”_____

 

“The Giver – 16-17” Answer, not Letter.

  1. All of these are things Jonas has experienced through the memories so far, except…   a)  Pain  b) Loneliness  c) Solitude  d) Joy  e) He has experienced all of these.
  2. The word Jonas was searching for to describe the feeling in the room of the memory was… a) Christmas.  b) family.  c) belonging.  d) comfort.  e) love.  f) NOTA
  3. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him,their reaction could best be described as…  a) disgust.  b) annoyance.  c) anger.  d) amusement.  e) NOTA
  4. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas tells Gabe he wants to escape the Community.  a) True  b) False
  5. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas decides the Pills are a good idea.  a) True  b) False
  6. After the conversation with his parents about love, Jonas lies to his parents.  a) True  b) False
  7. Why is Jonas disturbed by the game his friends are playing?
  8. Why does Jonas feel overwhelmed with feelings of loss?
  9. The Giver is told in ___ person.   a) first  b) second  c) third  d) fourth
  10. We are in the ______ of the story.

 

Giver aloud…

Tuesday, 3/10: HD, V, 600, G

Checking definitions and 1-1-1’s.

“Husker Du, 3/10.” Period One – Test #7.  Answer, not letter.
a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate

  • 4. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
  • 5. The amount of crime _____(ed) when police started patrolling the neighborhood more often.
  • 6. The root origin of this word meant “turned against.”  ________
  • 10. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____. a) sufficient  b) design  c) feature  d) valid  e) transfer  f) NOTA
  • 19. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence  d) NOTA
  • Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!
    * her creamed corn  * yelling  * at the baby sitter  * onto the floor  *  Jennifer flipped

 

“Husker Du, 3/10.” Period Two and Six – Test #18. Answer, not letter.
a) fastidious  b) insinuate  c) improvise  d) shrewd  e) allegory  f) absolution  g) consign  h) agitate  i) sanction

  • 2. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  ____, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
  • 8. After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
  • 9. The annoying kids taunted the dog over the fence until he was _____(ed) enough to jump it.
  • 17. ID: Srodula.  a) A death camp like Auschwitz  b) a city in Germany  c) where Vladek’s factory was  d) the Jewish council  e) the Jewish ghetto where Vladek hid  f) NOTA
  • 21. What was Artie a prisoner of in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”?  a) sadness  b) joy  c) guilt  d) loneliness  e) The Nazis  f) NOTA
  • Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!
    * her creamed corn  * yelling  * at the baby sitter  * onto the floor  *  Jennifer flipped

 

“Husker Du, 3/10.” Period Five – Test #21. Answer, not letter.
a) infringe  b) exasperate  c) unscrupulous  d) reprieve  e) profound  f) indolent  g) conspicuous  h) tentative  i) haphazard  j) relinquish

  • 6. Some thought that the new law would _____ upon their right to protest, and they protested that.
  • 8. If you searched more systematically, instead of so _____(ly), you might find what you’re looking for.
  • 11. Spell the wrong one correctly.   a) insurance  b) security  c) seperately  d) all correct
  • 16. The roots of this word mean “of the present time.” _____   a) frivolous  b) exploit  c) contemporary  d) abandon  e) dramatic  f) NOTA
  • 22. You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly. a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on  f) NOTA
  • Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!
    * her creamed corn  * yelling  * at the baby sitter  * onto the floor  *  Jennifer flipped

“Vocab, 3/10.”
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. We spent the evening playing ______ Pursuit, trying to answer obscure questions.
  6. After the death of his brother, he sat _____(ing) in his room wondering whether it was his fault.
  7. Mr. Coward does not put up with _______ speech in his classroom.
  8. It is difficult to _____ accurately about the future because things are changing so rapidly.
  9. (2) Santa Claus is usually portrayed as a _____, smiling, fat man with a very pleasant ______.
  10. With care, feeding, and love, the little puppy ____(ed).
  11. The root of this word meant “to look” and “watchtower.” _____

Checking 600 Words. 3/3 – 3/10 are acceptable dates.

While I check, write on this: Speculate on the 5 W’s for the Community: Why? Where? When? What? Who? What makes you think so?


Giver 14-15.” ANSWER, not letter.

  1. What makes Jonas feel “desperately lonely”?
  2. The Giver tells Jonas that the memories of pain and suffering give them _____.
  3. What memory was the strongest when the Elders sought the Giver’s advice about increasing the birthrate?  __________
  4. What power did Jonas discover that “frightened” him?
  5. Why does The Giver give Jonas the memory of war?  a) He thinks Jonas is ready for it. b) He thinks Jonas doesn’t understand how hard the job will be.  c) The Giver couldn’t handle all the pain.  d) The Giver thought Jonas would find it interesting.  e) He thinks there might be a war coming.  f) NOTA
  6. What does the boy in the war memory ask for?  a) Death.  b) Relief from pain.  c) Water.  d) Food.  e) Comfort.  f) NOTA

  7. BONUS: What war is it that Jonas experiences?

Chapter 16…

Monday, 3/9: Homework, AW’s, Wheel of Doom, Debrief Test #25, Giver

Homies: Viral Kindness Video.

Copy homework into planner.

“AW’s, 3/9.”

generate (verb): to produce
derive (verb): to obtain from
advantage (noun): quality that gives someone a better chance than others
consume (verb): to use up
contaminate (verb): to poison; to pollute

         

 

WHEEL OF DOOM!

“Husker Du 3/9.” Period One – Test #

“Husker Du 3/9.” Period Two – Test #

“Husker Du 3/9.” Period Five – Test #

“Husker Du 3/9.” Period Six – Test #

 

Debrief Test #25. Not too bad!

 

Dah Givah, chapter 14…

Friday, 3/6: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #25

Prep sheet for Test #25:
Husker Du: ___/6 ___/5 ___/5 ___/5   Giver Quizzes: ___/10 ___/10
Vocab Homework: ___/20  Vocab Practices: ___/12 ___/18 ___/12
Other Extra Credit:  +3 for Period 6, +1 for Period 2 for Vocab Relay.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme. Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat. a) nondescript crustacean  b) old story  c) big boat  d) timid gnat  e) kiss dog
  2. Wacky Wordy:  EILN  PU
  3. Wacky Wordy: Long
                               Due
  4. What word could GHOTI be an alternative spelling for?
    (Big Hint: RouGH wOmen loTIon.)
  5. When is 30 plus 30 equal to 1?
  6. If a daddy bull weighs 1,200 pounds and eats twelve bales of hay each day, and a baby bull, who weighs 300 pounds, eats three bales of hay each day, how much hay, then, should a mommy bull eat if she weighs 800 pounds?

Test #25. Doodle Theme: What’s your idea for a new movie?