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Tuesday, 11/30: 120 Prep, Vocab, Vladek – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Tuesday, 11/30: 120 Prep, Vocab, Vladek

“120 Sec, 11/30.” Copy and fill in the blanks with your book. Also: How do you write book titles?

“I will be reading from the book __________ by ___________.
I would say it’s from the _________ genre.  It takes place   (when)   (where)  , and it’s a story about _________.
One thing that makes this book good is ____________.”

 

Demo Intro.

Checking Definitions.

“Vocab, 11/30.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The Nazi _____ included racial purity.
  5. A heart attack is a(n) ____ sign of an ongoing disease.
  6. His accent was a(n) ____; he wasn’t really from France…
  7. …He just thought it made him sound _______.
  8. “I like turtles” is funny because the line is such a(n) _____.
  9. The Green Bay Packers are known to have some of the most ______ fans in the NFL.
  10. Smoking was much more ______ in Ponyboy’s day than it is today.
  11. The Queen of England has ____ but no real power.
  12. During the period between Mardis Gras and Easter, you are supposed to _____ yourself of something you like. It’s supposed to be a difficult thing to do.  (Bonus: What is this period of time called? Bonus 2: What does Mardis Gras mean?)
  13. **BONUS 3: The root of this word was French for hair. _______

 

“Maus Quiz, 11/30.” Collaborative. Clickers.

  1. Artie very often shows Vladek telling his story as he pedals his exercise bike. What does this probably symbolize?  a) How important exercise is to Vladek.  b) Vladek always running from the Nazis, but never escaping.  c) How he is running from Mala.  d) How much he misses Anja.  e) How he has too much energy.  f) NOTA
  2. Vladek thinks Mala cares only about… a) comfort  b) money  c) her family  d) Artie  e) food  f) the past  g) NOTA
  3. Why were the Jews hung in the middle of the town?  a) For hiding old Jews.  b) For resisting the Germans.  c) For trying to cross the border.  d) For dealing in the black market.  e) NOTA
  4. Why did that especially frighten Vladek?  a) He was related to one of them.  b) He had done business with some of them.  c) He thought he might have said something that got them caught.  d) NOTA
  5. ID: p81, last panel, not the Nazi.  a) Vladek’s friend Orbach.  b) Anja’s brother Wolfe.  c) Vladek’s friend Ilzecki.  d) Anja’s father.  e) a friend of Vladek’s family.  f) Vladek’s father  g) NOTA
  6. ID: p84, panel 2, the one holding the notice.  a) Vladek’s friend Orbach.  b) Anja’s brother Wolfe.  c) Vladek’s friend Ilzecki.  d) Anja’s father.  e) a friend of Vladek’s family.  f) Vladek’s father  g) NOTA
  7. ID: p85, panel 2, the one in the polka dots.  a) Anja   b) Anja’s sister Tosha  c) Anja’s mom   d) Anja’s niece Lonia   e) NOTA
  8. ID: Stara Sosnowiec.  a) Vladek’s birth village.  b) One of the Nazi death camps.  c) A POW camp.  d) The Jewish ghetto Vladek’s family was moved to.  e) Where Vladek’s factory was.  f) NOTA
  9. ID: The Gemeinde.  a) One of the Nazi death camps.  b) A Jewish ghetto.  c) The Jewish community organization dealing with the Nazis.  d) Wolfe’s family name.  e) NOTA
  10. A bunker is another name for a…  a) gun  b) secret stash of food  c) bed  d) hiding place  e) ghetto  f) NOTA