Thursday, 1/13: Husker Du IV, Vocab + Relay, Vladek to the End

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocab, Vladek.  Preview Link: Test 15 Preview

“Husker Du IV, 12/13.”

  1. A prepositional phrase must always end with a…  a) preposition  b) verb  c) clause  d) noun or pronoun  e) NOTA
  2. While the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.   Prepositional Phrase or Not?
  3. While the llama rode down the street, he waved to all his fans.   Prepositional Phrase or Not?
  4. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.    Prepositional Phrase or Not?
  5. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite.    Prepositional Phrase or Not?
  6. I like llamas, yet I bought one anyway.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
  7. The llama ate several hotdogs, went on a ride, and ate several more.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
  8. I saw a llama with an eye-patch skating into a snowdrift.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
  9. The llama studied since he didn’t know the book.  Simple, Compound or Complex?
  10. I like llamas unless they are rude.  Simple, Compound or Complex?

 

“Vocab, 12/13.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. “You’re _____(ing) I ate your goldfish?
  4. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
  5. He was a ______ opponent and very tough to outwit.
  6. The Nuremberg Laws ____(ed) Jews to second-rate status.
  7. She said she found the cute dress for a low price at the _____(ment) store.
  8. The roots of this word meant “other speaking.” ______
  9. The original root of this word was “unforeseen.”______
  10. The roots of this word meant “to loosen from.”______
  11. This root of this word originally meant “an evil person or thing,” but gradually the connotation changed to a positive one. _____
  12. The root of this word was “to mark with the seal of the cross.” _____
  13. 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) “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”  f) B and D  g) C and E  h) NOTA

 

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!!!

 

Vladek to the end.

  1. Art Spiegelman has said that the final page of Maus II really has three endings. With your group, discuss what stories they might be endings of. Be ready to point out which panels or images end each story.
  2. When MAUS was published, the Washington Post said, “…impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics.”  What do you think about that? Do you think it’s true? Could MAUS have been anything but a comic and been as powerful? Explain why you think so/not.