Wednesday, 4/27: Giver Project, HD, SC, Vocab, Giver

Giver Project is due next FRIDAY, 5/6.

“HD,4/27.” First Period. Write the ANSWER.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex

  1. The essay prompt asked you to compare and ______ the two characters.
  2. They _______(ed) the new web site with ads on tv.
  3. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) Using mice and cats to represent Nazis and Jews in MAUS.  f) B and D.
  4. Words like  although, because, since, and if at the beginning of a clause make that clause _____.  a) dependent  b) independent  c) a sentence  d) compound  e) a fragment  f) NOTA
  5. The prefix of this word means between.  _____     a) mesmerize  b) intercede  c) subjugate  d) resolute  e) NOTA
  6. Which cannot be used as a verb? a) wallow  b) defray  c) mesmerize  d) pandemonium  e) quarantine

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

  • A voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
  • 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

“HD, 4/27.” Third Period. Write the ANSWER.

  1. “He looked like I felt when I saw that boy doubled up and still in the moonlight.”  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) simile  d) irony  e) NOTA
  2. The subject of an imperative sentence is always ____.  a) they  b) I  c) that guy  d) it  e) NOTA
  3. A sentence like you might find in an encyclopedia entry would be called a(n) ____ sentence.  a) declarative  b) exclamatory  c) imperative  d) interrogative
  4. An exclamatory sentence must contain an interjection such as wow, OMG, or oh. a) True  b) False
  5. Who said? “Ponyboy…you’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be.”  a) Dally.  b) Steve.  c) Darry.  d) Soda.  e) Two-Bit.
  6. Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass?

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

  • A voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
  • 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

“HD, 4/27.” Fourth and Fifth Periods. Write the ANSWER.
disdain, aplomb, concoct, engrossed, exhilarating, adversary, banish, dispel

  1. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
  2. It was a(n) _____ roller coaster ride we exited with smiles on our faces.
  3. We sat there, _____ in his fascinating shipwreck tale.
  4. Which word best captures the Soc’s attitude toward the greasers?
  5. “tiny look thing”
  6. “between throw thing”

“Sentence Combining, 4/27.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words. You will need to add punctuation.

  • A  voice freezes Chuckie’s behavior.  3b) The voice is stern.  3c) The behavior is disturbing.
  • 4a) He spins around.  4b) He raises his eyebrows.  4c) He asks, “Who me?”

 

“Vocabulary, 4/27.”
       
1. ______  2. _____    3. ______  4. ______
5. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
6. On the last day of school, the kids ran ______(ly) through the halls.
7. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from chastisement to use of the discipline wand.
8. The people of the Community think they have created a utopia, but to us it looks more like a ______.
9. Since many people still don’t understand the ______ of the problem of climate change, they think it’s no big deal.
10. Jonas felt ______ after receiving the memory of war. (Not lethargic.)

 

The Giver.    What is UP with that ending?!

  1. What causes Jonas to have second thoughts about this whole thing? a) It starts raining.  b) He encounters hills he can’t pedal up. c) They are attacked by a bear.  d) Hunger.  e) NOTA
  2. Which of these things did not happen in chapter 23? a) It began snowing. b) Jonas fell asleep. c) Jonas found a sled.  d) He gave Gabriel a memory of warmth.  e) They all happened.
  3. The part where Jonas lies to his parents and stops taking his pills.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
  4. The part where Jonas sees the apple change.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
  5. The part where Jonas and The Giver make the plan.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution
  6. Jonas and Gabe sliding down the hill on the sled would be the _______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action (haha)  e) resolution

 

 

Giver Movie

Book. Movie. Why the change? Better/Worse and Why.

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch.