January 27, 2022 – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, EMEN, Today’s Stuff. Test Preview: Test 16 Preview

What? Words to know: redact, myopic.

What do you think?

“Vocab, 1/27.”

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One of the reasons people like zombie movies is that they are usually very _____.
The Earth Men didn’t understand why there was so much _______ involved in getting recognized as Earth men.
“You have balanced the whole ______… Your insanity is beautifully complete.”
(2) I am _____(ed) that you don’t see what a friendly _____ I have! (LOL)
(2) The artist had struggled to create something new for a long time. He ____(ed) that maybe his ____ had left him.
(2) I was rather _____(ed) when Mr. Coward didn’t buy my ______ about why it wasn’t me who did it.
(2) The BBQ was so _____, and I was having such a good time, that I was ______ to leave.

Review for test tomorrow:

Emily Dickinson felt that “the Majority” always prevailed on the question of… a) what is the right thing to do. b) who’s weird and who isn’t. c) who’s cool and who isn’t. d) who’s important and who isn’t. e) All of the above.
Poem #435 says that if a person looked very carefully… a) he would see that everyone is weird. b) he would see that what might look weird really isn’t. c) he would see that what might seem sane really isn’t. d) All of the above. e) b and c. f) NOTA
Poem #435 says that if you disagree with the majority… a) you’re weird. b) you’re stupid. c) you’re considered dangerous. d) you’re doing the right thing. e) all of the above. f) NOTA
It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is…
What was the Martian’s explanation for the rocket?
Why does the story end with a “weather report”?
Climax?
Falling action?
Resolution?

Pass out new books.

“Challenges for Space Exploration” p253.