Wednesday, 4/20: Husker Du, Vocabulary, Book Pitches, Da Givah

“Husker Du, 4/20.” First Period.
interject, interrupt,  interview, intermission, autograph, autobiography, geology, geometry, geography // grueling, engross, aplomb, diminish, disdain, dispel, perceive, adversary

  1. “between burst”  _______
  2. “earth measuring”  _______
  3. “self write” _______
  4. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
  5. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
  6. His feeling of accomplishment was ____(ed) when he found out that EVERYONE received an A on the test.

“Husker Du, 4/20.” Third Period.
acquit, indignant, subside, bluff, leery, conducive, wistful, implore, gorge

  1. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  2. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  3. How long can you keep a book checked out?  a) 5 days  b) one week  c) two weeks  d) three weeks  e) NOTA
  4. What is the desk called where you check out your books?  a) “Check Out”  b) “The Check Out Counter”  c) “Mrs. Schwoerer’s Desk”  d) “Book Desk”  e) “Circulation Desk”
  5. “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” Who is talking to whom?
  6. What does he/she mean?

“Husker Du, 4/20.” Fourth Period.
rueful, sage, conform, infer, denotation, fathom, bleak, savvy, nonchalant

  1. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)_____(ist).
  2. Jimmy nodded his head ____(ly), and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.” (Not savvy.)
  3. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
  4. “I shouldn’t have done that,” he said with a ___ sigh.
  5. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
  6. What was it about Ponyboy that drove his brother Darry crazy?

Husker Du, 4/20. Fifth Period.
disheveled, suave, prevalent, zeal, ideology, affectation, prestige, acute, deprive

  1. His accent was a(n) _________; he wasn’t really from France.  a) affectation  b) ideology  c) suave  d) non sequitur  e) NOTA
  2. The con man _____(ly) convinced the old lady that he was in love with her in order to steal her money.  a) prestige  b) disheveled  c) deprive  d) affectation  e) NOTA
  3. His ______ appearance was one sign that he had been up for days.   a) zeal  b) disheveled  c) suave  d) prestige e) NOTA
  4. During this period between Mardis Gras and Easter, you are supposed to _______ yourself of something you like.   a) prevalent  b) ideology  c) suave  d) deprive e) NOTA
  5. The pain in his gut was sudden and _______ as soon as he ate the poison blowfish.   a) acute  b) prevalent  c) suave  d) prestige  e) NOTA
  6. During the 1936 Olympics the Nazis stepped up their persecution of the Jews.  a) True  b) False

 

“Vocabulary, 4/20.” (11p)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The Elders were very _____ about choosing the new receiver, but they made an error last time.
  6. When the little girl gets tired, she gets _____, and pouts about everything.
  7. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
  8. Except for Jonas, people in the Community who can’t or won’t ______ are released.
  9. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was ______.
  10. (2) When your sadness is _____(ed), your soul has found ___. (Awww.)

 

Da Givah. (5p)

  1. Now that Jonas is experiencing deep feelings like anger and sadness, what does he realize about his family?
  2. (3) List three adjectives the Giver uses to describe the previously selected receiver who failed.
  3. (quote) Find a quote on p136 that looks like foreshadowing.

 

BOOOOOOOOOOOK PIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!

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The Giver: “Bye bye little guy!” (!?)