Wednesday, 2/28: Scramble, Vocab, Giver

“Sentence Scramble, 2/28.”

  1. *because  *it was  *some of the work crews  *terribly dangerous  *were still about (S, CD, CX?)   (p204)
  2.  *more numerous  *beside the road  *and the forests  *with mystery  *trees became  *were dark and thick  (S, CD, CX?)  (p215)

“Vocab, 2/28.” derision, flounder, invigorating, rigmarole, speculate, conglomeration, flourish, impertinent, disposition, vigilance, audacious
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Will was ______(ing) in the pond  until Alyce saved him.
  6. Mr. Coward and Ms. Lincoln have very different _____(s).
  7. Jonas thought the sled ride was exciting and ______.
  8. The roots of this word mean “not having reference to.”_____
  9. The root of this word meant “to look” and “watchtower.” _____
  10. The roots of this word meant “to make strong.”_____
  11. The root of this word meant “to scoff at.”_____
  12. There is great _____ in the Community for “precision of language.”

“Giver 21-22.” (10) OPEN BOOK. NOT Collaborative.

  1. What causes a change in Jonas’s plan?
  2. (4) What 4 “crimes” did Jonas commit in Chapter 21?
  3. How does Jonas keep the planes from “seeing” him and Gabe?
  4. Chapter 21 is in the _______ of the story.
  5. What did Gabe confuse for a plane?
  6. What was Jonas’s “most relentless” fear?
  7. Which character doesn’t belong with the others?    a) Jonas   b) Gran-Da (“Old Glory”)   c) The Giver    d) Jane the Midwife  e) Ponyboy   f) Alyce

Read “The Pedestrian.” Do the questions below in notebook.“Pedestrian+, 2/28.” ANSWER NOT LETTER.

  1. The main conflict in “The Pedestrian” is… Mr. Mead v ______
  2. Where does the police car say it is taking Mr. Mead?  a) To jail.  b) To be studied for his weirdness.  c) To be euthanized.  d) To get him a video screen.  e) NOTA
  3. “The Pedestrian”  is written in… a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
  4. “The Forecast” is written in…  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) 4th person
  5. Which of the following is closest in its theme to “The Forecast”?    a) The Midwife’s Apprentice  b) “The Pedestrian”  c) “Old Glory”  d) The Outsiders  e) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”