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January 30, 2025 – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Day: January 30, 2025

Thursday, 1/30: Scramble, Vocab + Relay, Dah Givah

Tomorrow’s Test: Scramble, Vocab, Giver, OG. Preview available after Period 4.

 

“Vocab, 1/30.”
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euphemism, tentative, infringe, reprieve, benign, profound, indolent, relinquish, exasperate, (in)conspicuous, (un)scrupulous, haphazard

  1. _____ Pic of the classic statue, The Thinker.
  2. _____Cartoon of two guys looking out from the top of a skyscraper saying, “Yes, the view is nice—but I mostly want people to look up here and think how rich I am.”
  3. _____Pic of a pack of dogs with a fox blending in.
  4. _____ Pic of a cute little lamb taking its first steps. (NOT: benign, scrupulous, haphazard, indolent, or any other “it could be’s.” Sigh.)
  5. He soon found that studying for the test would have a _____ (positive) impact on his grade! OMG!
  6. He prepared so ______(ly) that his presentation was painful to watch. (Not: tentative.)
  7. After asking for (*previous vocab word for bonus*), the student received a _____ and was released from detention.
  8. In exchange for safety and peace, communities sometimes _____ a lot of freedom.
  9. Some thought that the new law would _____ upon their right to protest, and they protested that.
  10. Sometimes fourth period can be ______(ing), but when certain people are absent, it can be a nice class.
  11. If you search more systematically, instead of so ____(ly), you will be more likely to find whatever you’re looking for.
  12. The roots of this word meant “to seize back.” _____
  13. The roots of this word meant “good speaking.” _____

 

Vocab Relay!

“Giver 2-3 Quiz.”

  1. What rule did Jonas’s father break?
  2. What rule gets broken all the time?
  3. What happens at the ceremony of 12? (Use the Word.)
  4. How is that decision made? (Use the Word.)
  5. For what does Jonas want his father to chastise Lily in ch3?
  6. True or False? It is against the rules to call attention to things that are different about individuals.
  7. What quality does Jonas think Gabriel’s eyes have that other people’s eyes don’t?  a) color  b) depth c) reflection  d) love  e) NOTA
  8. Why does Mom discourage Lily from wanting to be a Birthmother?
  9. True or False? One of the jobs of a Speaker is to publicly chastise those who break minor rules.
  10. True or False? Asher also noticed something had changed about the apple they were tossing.

Read Aloud Chapter 4—>

LINK to GIVER BOOK.