Tuesday, 2/8: Vocab, Martian Metropolis, Giver

“Vocab, 2/8.”
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augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate

  1. Pic of a giant, fallen tree blocking the road.
  2. Pic of a bear seriously napping.
  3. Cartoon of Uncle Sam’s hand over someone’s mouth and the word QUIET!
  4. Pic of a joyful grandma leaping into a lake!
  5. Pic of a celebrity smirking.
  6. Pic of clock dissolving into confetti.
  7. Pic of two women resting on a mattress in a garbage dump.
  8. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
  9. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from scolding to use of the discipline wand.
  10. One division of the company was sold off as a separate _____.
  11. (2) Vladek tried to ____ the ____ amount of food they were allowed by working on the black market.

“The Giver, 9/10.” (9p)

  1. (2) Jonas’s sheet only had eight instructions. All but two of them disturbed him. Which two were the least disturbing to him? (Numbers OK.)
  2. Why does the final rule unnerve Jonas so much?
  3. What do Mom and Dad say happened to the previous selection for the new Receiver?
  4. Why are The Receiver’s doors locked?
  5. What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver’s dwelling and Jonas’s own dwelling?
  6. The Receiver looks so old because he is.  a) True  b) False
  7. What memories does the Receiver hold?
  8. What shocked Jonas so much at the end of chapter 10?
  • Read “Martian Metropolis (p241)
  • Annotate the margins as indicated.
  • Do the Quiz below in your notebook

“Martian Metropolis” p241. (10)

  1. What was one argument given for humans to live on Mars.
  2. (3) What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?
  3. Which was listed as most dangerous?
  4. (2) Name 2 resources Mars likely has that humans can use to live there.
  5. What might be one source of power?
  6. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14. Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth?
  7. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

Do you think it would be worth the cost and the risks?