Monday, 11/5: Homework, Vocab Review, POV, Alyce

Late Start Schedule.

We will debrief the test tomorrow.

“Vocab Review, 11/6.” a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) aghast  h) diminish  i) exhilarate

  1. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and boycotts their products.
  2. The root origins of this word meant “curse and proclamation.” ________
  3. The root origin of this word meant “cheerful.” __________
  4. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
    a) derive  b) disreputable  c) validate d) tantalize  e) contrived  f) dignity  g) skeptical   h) abide   i) competent   j) relevant
  5. Ponyboy was _____(ed) by the dream of a better life, but it always seemed just out of reach.
  6. I cannot _____ cheating in class. (Not validate.)
  7. Since she couldn’t talk to her Soc friend’s, Cherry got ____(ion) for her feelings by talking to Pony.
    a) apprehensive b) tumultuous c) intrigue  d) benevolent  e) wheedle  f) sift  g) stanch  h) sham  i) enhance j) staunch
  8. The principal had to ____ through all the conflicting stories to get at the truth.
  9. The fan ____(ed) her way into the sold-out concert by flirting with the security guard.
  10. They had to close the gates to ____ the flow of llamas into the stadium.

“POV, 11/6.” (Clockwise from the upper left.) Omniscient means “all-knowing.”
COPY!!!!!!!!
3rd person limited , 2nd person, 1st person, 3rd person objective,  3rd person omniscient

  1. _____ (I, me, we,)
  2. _____ (you)
  3. _____(he, she, they/no thoughts)
  4. _____(he, she, they/all thoughts)
  5. _____(he, she, they/one’s thoughts)
  6. The Outsiders. ______.
  7. The Midwife’s Apprentice. ____
  8. A newspaper report of an accident. _____

ALYCE – Chapter  15, 16 and 17? Link to online.

  1. Alyce has three good options in Chapter 17; but instead of choosing one of these, she decides to return to the village.
    -What are her three options?  -Why does she decide to return to the village instead?
  2. Initially, Jane Sharp would not allow Alyce to be her apprentice again. Why?
  3. Did Alyce find what she was looking for from life?
  4. What do you think the main theme of the book is?
  5. Read the dedication. What does it mean?

-What might Alyce think about living here today and going to 7th Grade classes at Laguna? What makes you think so? What attributes does she have that might make her be successful here and now.