Month: February 2022

Tomorrow’s Test: Will look like today. Preview: Test 18 Preview

“Husker Du, 2/10.” (10) Use BOB, p242-249 to help you.  Letter OK.

1. Why does the author include the section called “Living Off the Land” in the text?  a. to prove that colonizing another planet is possible  b. to show that it will be expensive to live on Mars  c. to convince readers that people should not farm on Mars   d. to explain that colonists will have to make what they need
2. How does the author elaborate on the ideas in this section?    a. by including statistics to explain the conditions colonists face   b. by describing the causes and effects of colonization on Mars   c. by classifying the needs of colonists into categories   d. by including graphic elements that clarify complex ideas
3. How does paragraph 12 show that there will be a need for many different skills on Mars?    a. It includes a list of jobs that will be available on Mars.   b. It explains why resources on Mars are abundant.   c. It shows that machines can do most of the work on Mars.   d. It suggests that scientists and tourists will be the first on Mars.
4. The roots of the word geothermal mean: _____ _____.
5.  Capitalize the words that need it.
   To get to times square, go north on fifth avenue to Forty-Second street.
6. ** Bonus: What protects Earth from harmful solar radiation? **

“Vocab, 2/10.”

1. The mayfly’s life is very _____. A mayfly only lives to reproduce and is alive for only 24 hours.
2. After the police mishandled the fight, it ____(ed) into a riot.
3. He tried to ___ his income by selling magazines door to door.
4. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
5. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ____.
6. The amount of food coupons given to the Jews only allowed them very ____ portions, not enough to get by legally.
7. The prisoners in Auschwitz were kept in ____ conditions.
8. The Lemony Snicket books are known for their ____ humor about seemingly terrible events.
9. On the last day of school, the kids ran _____(ly) through the halls.
10. His pants were so tight they _____(ed) his movement.

THE ALL NEW VOCAB RELAY!!!

“Giver 12-13.” Open Book. NOT Collaborative. Letter OK.

1. Jonas thinks that even if he were not prohibited from discussing his training, it still would be impossible to talk about it with his friends. Why?
2. The Giver thinks they made a mistake when they got rid of color.  a) True  b) False
3. Which quote foreshadows a conflict between Jonas and the community?  a) “I apologize for making you wait.”    b) “She expected him to describe his first day of training.”   c) “You’re beginning to see the color red.”  d) “We shouldn’t have!”   e) “Everyone in the community has one-generation memories.”
4. What does Jonas conclude is the reason for the Sameness?  a) To prevent wars.  b) To protect people from making wrong choices.  c) It’s easier  d) There’s no confusion e ) NOTA
5. For Jonas, what is the most frustrating rule of his training?
6. What disturbed Jonas the most about the memory of the elephant?  a) The guns.  b) The blood.  c) The brutality of the men.  d) The fact that there were two colors of men.  e) The anguish (pain) of the other elephant.
7. When the previous successor to The Giver failed, what happened? a) The people had no one to make decisions.  b)  The Receiver was punished.  c) Her memories were released into the Community, and the people felt pain.  d) The books were banned when people found out. e) They had to release her.  f) NOTA
8. What does the Giver say that shocks Jonas?  a) “I don’t even know why they need a Receiver…”  b) “Frightening isn’t it?”  c) “They know nothing.”  d) “And you will (suffer). It’s my life. And it will be yours.”  e)  “Sameness sucks.”   f) NOTA
9. When the Giver says, “And next it will be you. A great honor,” he is being ironic.   a) True  b) False
10. The Giver says that knowing facts without having memories is…  a) stupid  b) conflict-free  c) easier  d) meaningless  e) intelligent  f) NOTA

Giver aloud, 14+

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Nice and Easy Warm Up in BOB:

• Practice and Apply (only) on p248.
• Practice and Apply p249.

Correct quiz from yesterday:

“Martian Metropolis” p241. (10)

1. What was one argument given for humans to live on Mars.
2. (3) What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?
3. Which was listed as most dangerous?
4. (2) Name 2 resources Mars likely has that humans can use to live there.
5. What might be one source of power?
6. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14. Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth?
7. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

“Vocab, 2/9.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The root prefix of this word means “down.”
5. The root of this word meant “lean, skinny.”
6. The roots of this word  meant “to shackle the feet of.”
7. The root of this word meant “banished person.”
8. The root of this word meant “to increase.”
9. The root of this word meant “forgetful.”
10. The root of this word meant “a being.”
11. The root of this word meant “float or swim.”
12. The root of this word meant “tilted, twisted contorted.”
13. The roots of this word meant “overflowing, fertile, abundant.”
14. This word was actually created as a name for a new invention in the 1920s.

“Dah Givah, 11.” (7)

1. Why was it so exhausting for The Receiver/Giver to give Jonas the memory of snow?
2. The Receiver/Giver says he has great _____…
3. …but not _____.  (Yes, the order matters.)
4. The Receiver/Giver says he started Jonas off with memories of pleasure because that’s what worked last time he trained a new receiver.  a) True  b) False
5. When Jonas asks what happened to things like snow, the Receiver calls it…
6. What memory does the Receiver transmit to give Jonas an example of pain?
7. Jonas receiving the snow memory.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action

Read aloud from ch 12.

“Vocab, 2/8.”
      
augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate

1. Pic of a giant, fallen tree blocking the road.
2. Pic of a bear seriously napping.
3. Cartoon of Uncle Sam’s hand over someone’s mouth and the word QUIET!
4. Pic of a joyful grandma leaping into a lake!
5. Pic of a celebrity smirking.
6. Pic of clock dissolving into confetti.
7. Pic of two women resting on a mattress in a garbage dump.
8. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
9. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from scolding to use of the discipline wand.
10. One division of the company was sold off as a separate _____.
11. (2) Vladek tried to ____ the ____ amount of food they were allowed by working on the black market.

“The Giver, 9/10.” (9p)

1. (2) Jonas’s sheet only had eight instructions. All but two of them disturbed him. Which two were the least disturbing to him? (Numbers OK.)
2. Why does the final rule unnerve Jonas so much?
3. What do Mom and Dad say happened to the previous selection for the new Receiver?
4. Why are The Receiver’s doors locked?
5. What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver’s dwelling and Jonas’s own dwelling?
6. The Receiver looks so old because he is.  a) True  b) False
7. What memories does the Receiver hold?
8. What shocked Jonas so much at the end of chapter 10?

• Read “Martian Metropolis (p241)
• Annotate the margins as indicated.
• Do the Quiz below in your notebook

“Martian Metropolis” p241. (10)

1. What was one argument given for humans to live on Mars.
2. (3) What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?
3. Which was listed as most dangerous?
4. (2) Name 2 resources Mars likely has that humans can use to live there.
5. What might be one source of power?
6. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14. Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth?
7. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

Do you think it would be worth the cost and the risks?

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F3lJbhGsYyW9HzicnJlyhY-SmSJgNNJr6K1GicXiHc4/edit?usp=sharing

A couple of other Art Spiegelman creations:

Some are pretty valuable.

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test 17.

BOB, p238: Do the WHOM and WHAT boxes.

Discuss.

Giver chapter 9…

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Prep Sheet for Test #17:
Giver KBARR: ___/24 Vocab h/w: ___/15 Vocab Practice: ___/11 ___/10 ___/14
Giver Quizzes: 1/2:___/9 3/4:___/10 5/6:___/8

First Period gets +2 for vocab relay. Periods 2 and 3 get +1.

Mental Floss.

1. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
2. What two words contain the most letters?
3. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
4. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words? (Hint: Sing them to yourself.)
   gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
5. Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
   • a) “Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves.”
   • b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
   • c) “Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!”
   • d) “Sam, arsenic is poisonous! I read about it on the internet.”

Test #17

Doodle Theme: Spacecraft that matches your personality.