Thursday, 4/28: HD + SC, Vocab + Relay, Givah!

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocabulary, Sentence Combining, Giver (both versions).

“HD, 4/28.” First Period. Write the answer.
approach, conduct, sanction, allegory, aspect, cache, caricature, promote, contrast, complex, absolution

  1. Art Spiegelman didn’t want to show his father as a racist _____  of a Jew, but he wanted to show him honestly.
  2. Please ________ yourself properly in the library.
  3. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted ______ for the things he had done.
  4. My brother found my ______ of candy and ate it all.
  5. As part of his occupation, he owed a llama with a leather jacket.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  6. Since he didn’t want to embarrass the llama, he didn’t act affectionate.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX

“SC, 4/28.”

  • 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience. (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
  • 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.   (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

“HD, 4/28.” Third Period. Write the answer.

  1. I really like mystery novels because of all the adventure and _____.   a) ebb    b) nondescript  c) apprehensive  d) intrigue  e) palpable
  2. “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
  3. She saw _____ grave!  a) Elvis’  b) Elvis’s  c) Elvi’s
  4. _____ are not allowed…  a) Students  b) Students’  c) Student’s  d) NOTA
  5. …in the ____ lounge.  a) teacher’s  b) teachers’  c) teachers’s  d) NOTA
  6. When we find out that the book is Ponyboy’s essay.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution  f) NOTA

“SC, 4/28.”

  • 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience. (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
  • 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.   (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

“HD, 4/28.” Fourth and Fifth Period. Write the answer.

  1. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  2. Laughing at the comedian’s act, Jimmy fell off his chair. a) Fragment  b) Run-On   c) Complete Sentence
  3. The upstairs library is a great place for quiet study.  Adjectives?  a) upstairs  b) great, quiet  c) upstairs, great, quiet  d) upstairs, great  e) NOTA
  4. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  5. it: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  6. The scene in the burning church would be considered part of the ______ of the story. a) climax b) inciting action c) exposition d) rising action e) NOTA

“SC, 4/28.”

  • 5a) His teacher appears unamused.  5b) His teacher is a woman.  5c) She is very quiet.  5d) She has karate experience.  (Hint: Use the preposition with.)
  • 6a) She advances down the aisle.  6b) Her advance is slow.  6c) Her advance is quiet.  6d) Her advance is dangerous.  (Hint: Turn the adjectives into adverbs.)

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!
Can Period 1 keep their winning streak alive?!

 

Giver Afters. Write the answer.

  1. The main conflict in “The Pedestrian” is… a) the police vs Mr. Mead  b) Mr. Mead vs himself  c) Mr. Mead vs his neighbors  d) Mr. Mead vs society  e) NOTA
  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”
  6. Which character doesn’t belong with the others?  a) Mr. Mead  b) Jonas  c) Gran-Da  d) the Giver  e) Donald
  7. Which of the following is closest in its theme to “Old Glory”?    a) The Giver  b) “The Pedestrian”  c) “The Forecast”  d) The Outsiders  e) “Nothing Gold Can Stay
  8. The word forecast in the poem refers to the weatherman’s forecast, but it also adds another meaning for the poem. What else might forecast mean in this poem?

 

 

Giver Movie

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

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