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Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocabulary, Sentence Combining, Giver (both versions).

“HD, 4/28.” First Period. Write the answer.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex, absolution

1. Art Spiegelman didn’t want to show his father as a racist _____  of a Jew, but he wanted to show him honestly.
2. Please ________ yourself properly in the library.
3. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted ______ for the things he had done.
4. My brother found my ______ of candy and ate it all.
5. As part of his occupation, he owed a llama with a leather jacket.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
6. Since he didn’t want to embarrass the llama, he didn’t act affectionate.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

“SC, 4/28.”

• 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience. (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
• 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.   (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

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“HD, 4/28.” Third Period. Write the answer.

1. I really like mystery novels because of all the adventure and _____.   a) ebb    b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigue  e) palpable
2. “He looked like I felt when I saw that boy doubled up and still in the moonlight.”  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) simile  d) irony  e) NOTA
3. She saw _____ grave!  a) Elvis’  b) Elvis’s  c) Elvi’s
4. _____ are not allowed…  a) Students  b) Students’  c) Student’s  d) NOTA
5. …in the ____ lounge.  a) teacher’s  b) teachers’  c) teachers’s  d) NOTA
6. When we find out that the book is Ponyboy’s essay.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution  f) NOTA

“SC, 4/28.”

• 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience. (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
• 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.   (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

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“HD, 4/28.” Fourth and Fifth Period. Write the answer.

1. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
2. Laughing at the comedian’s act, Jimmy fell off his chair. a) Fragment  b) Run-On   c) Complete Sentence
3. The upstairs library is a great place for quiet study.  Adjectives?  a) upstairs  b) great, quiet  c) upstairs, great, quiet  d) upstairs, great  e) NOTA
4. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. it: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
6. The scene in the burning church would be considered part of the ______ of the story. a) climax b) inciting action c) exposition d) rising action e) NOTA

“SC, 4/28.”

• 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience.  (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
• 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.  (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

 

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VOCABULARY RELAY!
Can Period 1 keep their winning streak alive?!

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Giver Afters. Write the answer.

1. The main conflict in “The Pedestrian” is… a) the police vs Mr. Mead  b) Mr. Mead vs himself  c) Mr. Mead vs his neighbors  d) Mr. Mead vs society  e) NOTA
2. Where does the police car say it is taking Mr. Mead?  a) To jail.  b) To be studied for his weirdness.  c) To be euthanized.  d) To get him a video screen.  e) NOTA
3. “The Pedestrian”  is written in… a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
4. “The Forecast” is written in…  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
5. Which of the following is closest in its theme to “The Forecast”?    a) The Midwife’s Apprentice  b) “The Pedestrian”  c) “Old Glory”  d) The Outsiders  e) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
6. Which character doesn’t belong with the others?  a) Mr. Mead  b) Jonas  c) Gran-Da  d) the Giver  e) Donald
7. Which of the following is closest in its theme to “Old Glory”?    a) The Giver  b) “The Pedestrian”  c) “The Forecast”  d) The Outsiders  e) “Nothing Gold Can Stay
8. The word forecast in the poem refers to the weatherman’s forecast, but it also adds another meaning for the poem. What else might forecast mean in this poem?

 

 

Giver Movie

Book.	Movie.	Why the change?	Better/Worse and Why.

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch.

Giver Project is due next FRIDAY, 5/6.

“HD,4/27.” First Period. Write the ANSWER.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex

1. The essay prompt asked you to compare and ______ the two characters.
2. They _______(ed) the new web site with ads on tv.
3. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) Using mice and cats to represent Nazis and Jews in MAUS.  f) B and D.
4. Words like  although, because, since, and if at the beginning of a clause make that clause _____.  a) dependent  b) independent  c) a sentence  d) compound  e) a fragment  f) NOTA
5. The prefix of this word means between.  _____     a) mesmerize  b) intercede  c) subjugate  d) resolute  e) NOTA
6. Which cannot be used as a verb? a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) pandemonium  e) quarantine

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• A voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
• 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

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“HD, 4/27.” Third Period. Write the ANSWER.

1. “He looked like I felt when I saw that boy doubled up and still in the moonlight.”  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) simile  d) irony  e) NOTA
2. The subject of an imperative sentence is always ____.  a) they  b) I  c) that guy  d) it  e) NOTA
3. A sentence like you might find in an encyclopedia entry would be called a(n) ____ sentence.  a) declarative  b) exclamatory  c) imperative  d) interrogative
4. An exclamatory sentence must contain an interjection such as wow, OMG, or oh. a) True  b) False
5. Who said? “Ponyboy…you’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be.”  a) Dally.  b) Steve.  c) Darry.  d) Soda.  e) Two-Bit.
6. Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass?

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• A voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
• 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

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“HD, 4/27.” Fourth and Fifth Periods. Write the ANSWER.
disdain, aplomb, concoct, engrossed, exhilarating, adversary, banish, dispel

1. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
2. It was a(n) _____ roller coaster ride we exited with smiles on our faces.
3. We sat there, _____ in his fascinating shipwreck tale.
4. Which word best captures the Soc’s attitude toward the greasers?
   

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5. “tiny look thing”
6. “between throw thing”

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• A  voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
• 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

 

“Vocabulary, 4/27.”
       
1. ______  2. _____    3. ______  4. ______
5. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
6. On the last day of school, the kids ran ______(ly) through the halls.
7. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from chastisement to use of the discipline wand.
8. The people of the Community think they have created a utopia, but to us it looks more like a ______.
9. Since many people still don’t understand the ______ of the problem of climate change, they think it’s no big deal.
10. Jonas felt ______ after receiving the memory of war. (Not lethargic.)

 

The Giver.    What is UP with that ending?!

1. What causes Jonas to have second thoughts about this whole thing? a) It starts raining.  b) He encounters hills he can’t pedal up. c) They are attacked by a bear.  d) Hunger.  e) NOTA
2. Which of these things did not happen in chapter 23? a) It began snowing. b) Jonas fell asleep. c) Jonas found a sled.  d) He gave Gabriel a memory of warmth.  e) They all happened.
3. The part where Jonas lies to his parents and stops taking his pills.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
4. The part where Jonas sees the apple change.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
5. The part where Jonas and The Giver make the plan.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
6. Jonas and Gabe sliding down the hill on the sled would be the _______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action (haha)  e) resolution

 

 

Giver Movie

Book.	Movie.	Why the change?	Better/Worse and Why.

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch.

Checking vocabulary definitions.

“Husker Du, 4/26.” Period 1.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex

1. Mr. Coward does not _______ the use of phones in class.
2. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _______.
3. In some ways, many people’s perception of a typical seventh grader is both a stereotype and a _______ of what a real seventh grader is
4. I politely ______(ed) Sadie about borrowing her Porsche for my date.
5. His doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
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6. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched tv instead.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

“Sentence Combining, 4/26.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• 1a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk. 1b) He is the class clown. 1c) He clucks like a chicken.
• 2a) His fingers make sounds. 2b) The sounds are scratching. 2c) They claw the desktop. 2d) The desktop is battered.

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“Husker Du, 4/26.” Period 3.” Write the answer.
diligent, compelling, convene, heedless, turmoil, cordial, abundant, haggle, diffident, grovel

1. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
2. He practiced the skate trick __(ly) until he got it right.
3. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
4.   In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ …
5. …and the hare is _____.
6. Please tell me what Limburger is    a) declarative  b) exclamatory  c) imperative  d) interrogative

“Sentence Combining, 4/26.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• 1a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk. 1b) He is the class clown. 1c) He clucks like a chicken.
• 2a) His fingers make sounds. 2b) The sounds are scratching. 2c) They claw the desktop. 2d) The desktop is battered.

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“Husker Du, 4/26.” Period 4 and 5.

1. The word television literally means…  _____  _____  _____
2. The word homophone literally means…  _____  _____
3. The word microbiology literally means… _____  _____  _____
4. “Soda was like a long-legged palomino colt that has to get his nose into everything.” a)  irony  b) metaphor  c) simile  d) theme  e) foreshadowing  f) NOTA
5. “I killed him,” he said slowly, “I killed that boy.”  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) foreshadowing  f) NOTA
6. Which of the following types of conflict is not present in The Outsiders?    a) man vs man  b) man vs society  c) man vs nature  d) man vs himself  e) NOTA

“Sentence Combining, 4/26.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

• 1a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk. 1b) He is the class clown. 1c) He clucks like a chicken.
• 2a) His fingers make sounds. 2b) The sounds are scratching. 2c) They claw the desktop. 2d) The desktop is battered.

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“Vocabulary, 4/26.”

   
1. ______  2. ______  3. ______  4. ______
5. Everyone in the library politely tried to ______ their giggles when Mr. Calandro walked into the wall while looking at his phone.
6. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ____.
7. After the police mishandled the fight, it ______(ed) into a riot.
8. He tried to ______ his income by selling knives door to door.
9. The Pills ______ the Stirrings, as well as deep feelings and emotions.
10. At the Ceremony, instead of frowning at the disturbance, all the adults ______(ed) the little ones up front and chuckled at their squalling and squirming.
11. The ______ of Bill Gates’s wealth is staggering. On average, since 1986, he has made over $3700 per minute, 24 hours a day.

 

Da Givah. (7p)

1. What causes a change in Jonas’s plan?
2. What rule did Jonas break?  (Writing the letter is ok on this one only.) a) Leaving the dwelling at night.   b) Taking food from the Community. c) Taking his father’s bicycle.  d) All of the above.  e) None of them; he’s the Receiver-in-Training, so he can do what he wants.
3. Jonas transmits memories of _____ to keep the planes from seeing them.
4. (3) Name three of the things Jonas encountered that showed he was really outside the Community.
5. Where are we in the story?  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) resolution  f) NOTA

 

 

Giver Movie

Book.	Movie.	Why the change?	Better/Worse and Why.

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch. You will use this later on.

Copy homework into planner.

Spin the Wheel of Doom for this week’s Husker Du.
Period 1: Test #23      Period 3: Test #9   Period 4: Test #7    Period 5: Test #7

Go over Test #29.

Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. 
Example:  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken. 

“Sentence Combining 4/25”  Write all four sentences as a paragraph.

1a. A young woman sits alone. 1b. She sips from her coffee cup. 1c. It is shaped like a ducky. 1d. It is chipped along the rim.

2a. The coffee’s taste is bitter. 2b. It is acidic. 2c. It is faintly soapy.

3a. She takes extra care. 3b. She tries not to spill the coffee. 3c. The coffee is in the saucer.

4a. She is afraid of something. 4b. It might eat holes in her clothes.

Bonus: Why is this ironic?

 

 

The Giver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In your notebook, set aside 3 or 4 pages for a chart that looks like this:

Book.	Movie.	Why the change?	Better/Worse and Why.

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch. You will use this later on.

Prep sheet for Test #29:
Husker Du: ___/6  ___/6  ___/7   Giver: ___/7  ___/4  ___/8
Vocabulary H/W: ___/20   Vocabulary Practice:  ___/10  ___/11  ___/11
Other Extra Credit: 1st period +3 for Vocabulary Relay

Mental Floss.

1. For each pair of words, move one letter from one word to the other to make a pair of synonyms.  Example: boast — hip.  Move the S and you get boat — ship. The movement could go either way.
   a) open — cop      b) cave — curt       c) cares — pest
2. What book can an author never really finish writing?
3. George Washington’s wife was sweeping when George Washington’s wife slipped and got wet.  How many w’s in ALL?
4. When is 30 plus 30 equal to 1?
5. Change the position of just one of the words below so that all the words are in an alphabetical sequence:
   llama, phoenix, hyena, alligator, beaver, elephant, tortoise, antelope
6. Two friends were talking. Bob said “Have you ever thought about what rhymes with orange?” Ben replied, “Nothing rhymes with orange.””Actually something rhymes with orange,” said Bob. Who is right?

 

Test #29.