Tomorrow’s Test: See Below. Preview HERE.
“Agreement, 3/9.”
- (S/V for each clause.) The llama and his mom ____ that patience and diligence ____ key to success.
- Either the llama or the tree ____ added to the pic after it was taken.
- The blonde llama, like the ones in the movie, ___ very rare and valuable.
- Some rare llamas ____ smaller llamas inside.
- The killer llama, among the largest predators, ____to be as long as twenty-seven feet.
- Sheila, but not her brother, ____ working tomorrow.
- (S/V for each clause.) The Albino Llama ___ many mysteries which ____unsolved to this day
- _____ Jimmy and his mom want to come with us to the llama party?
- (S/V for each clause.) Jimmy, who ___ two funny names, ____ he studies, but I don’t believe him.
“Vocab, 3/9.” Lots of repeats.
- _____
- _____ (Not lineage)
- _____
- _____
- The wind made the old newspapers _____ across the empty streets.
- Some people say that it is only a ______that there is life after death…
- …They think that we are being _____ to think that we are anything but worm food…
- …But someone who is deeply religious might say that kind of talk is ______.
- There are the _____(s) of four presidents on Mount Rushmore.
- Because of the Martian’s telepathy, the Earth men were under the _______ that their loved ones had come back to life.
- The root of this word is a part of the word itself. _____
- The root of this word meant “sight.” _____
- The root of this word was Greek for “dog” or “hound.”
Vocab Relay!
| Poem #435 by Emily DickinsonMuch Madness is divinest Sense– To a discerning Eye– Much Sense–the starkest Madness– ‘Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail– Assent–and you are sane– Demur–you’re straightway dangerous– And handled with a Chain– |
Madness = insanity divinest = most perfect, the best discerning = looking very carefully/showing good judgement starkest = most obvious All = everything prevail = decides/wins assent = say yes demur = say no |
“EMEN, 3/9.” Answer not letter. 
- What does the captain say that finally makes Mr. Aaa stop and listen to him?
- What is it the Earth men want from the Martians?
- Even though it doesn’t really have anything to do with the story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that the little girl plays with. What’s the point? (Bonus for 2)
- It turns out that the job a Martian has to have to welcome Earth men is…
- “A shot rang out. Mr. Xxx fell.” a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- “When the town people found the rocket at sunset, they wondered what it was. (p30) a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- “That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and warm.” (p31) a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- Why does the story end with a “weather report”?
Giver Movie Ending.
- Which scenes from the movie would you use for the trailer? Why?
- What if we were making a “book trailer”? Would you use the same scenes? What would be different?
“Giver, 3/9.”
- Book or Movie? 3 Reasons why + Example for each.