Wednesday, 2/26: Warm Up, Vocab, The Pedestrian, Giver


Bonus: What Previous Vocab Word?

“Warm Up, 2/26”  ANSWER NOT LETTER.

  1. Among the people honored at the banquet, the llama stood out._____ a) prep phrase b) dependent clause c) independent clause d) NOTA
  2. The llamas in the accident were treated for their injuries. _____ a) prep phrase b) dependent clause c) independent clause d) NOTA
  3. Can you determine if this is a complex sentence? a) prep phrase b) dependent clause c) independent clause d) NOTA
  4. In the beginning, there was nothing but llamas.  a) prep phrase b) dependent clause c) independent clause d) NOTA
  5. The llama thought he was OK however he wasn’t.   a) prep phrase b) dependent clause c) independent clause d) NOTA

“Vocab, 2/26.” 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. This week’s word _____ can be used similarly to a previous word, presumptuous.
  13. There is great _____ in the Community for “precision of language.”

Read “The Pedestrian.” Do the questions below in notebook.

“Pedestrian, 2/26.” 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
  4. Which of the following is closest in its theme to “The Pedestrian”?    a) The Midwife’s Apprentice  b) “The Forecast”  c) “Old Glory”  d) The Outsiders  e) “Nothing Gold Can Stay”  f) Maus

“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?

 

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