Tuesday, 2/23: Spelling, Prep-O-Sitions, Vocabulary, Vladek

“Warm Up, 2/23.” COPY 1-4! * = spelling word.

  1. * sloppy : illegible :: huge : _____
  2. * illogical : irrational :: usual : _______
  3. * police : arrest :: pen pal : ______
  4. * Which spelling word has a prefix that means “together”?
  5. (2) All of this week’s spelling words that begin with i-, except one, use the first two letters to mean _____.  Which i- word is the exception?

 

Prep-O-Sitions.

Read and do 1-7 (Part A and B) on sheet.

 

“Vocabulary Practice, 2/23.”
Pure Water windpowerTemperature-Of-Your-House Oil Derrick at Sunset

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. His group is on the political ____. They are at the very edge of what most people believe.
  6. The machines __________ the juice from the apples.
  7. He _______(ed)  people into following him by telling them lies in a very charming and persuasive way.
  8. The violence in that city has gotten out of hand; it has now reached ________ proportions.
  9. When you read or hear something, remember to look for that person’s _______. How they feel about the subject can affect what facts they present.
  10. Some bottled water companies claim they are helping to fight the obesity ______ with their product.
  11. (2) Your lawyer is supposed to be your _____ in court, explaining your side of the story; he is supposed to be _____(ed).

 

Vladek.
Discussion.  The blurb from the Washington Post on the back of Maus says, “A quiet triumph, moving and simple–impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics.”  Do you agree with this? Why or why not? Can we find evidence/examples from the book to prove your point?