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Wednesday, 2/23: Spelling, Vocab, Giver – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English
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Wednesday, 2/23: Spelling, Vocab, Giver

IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE READING SKILLS CHECK FROM LAST WEEK, TOMORROW IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO FINISH.


“Spellling, 2/23.”  1-4: Write the incorrectly spelled word correctly, or if they are all correct, write “all correct.”
5-6: COPY!

NOT COLLABORATIVE! DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR SPELLING LIST!

  1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) beleivable  d) all correct
  2. a) insurence  b) security  c) separately  d) all correct
  3. a) cooperation  b) movable  c) ignorance  d) all correct
  4. a) maturity  b) narative  c) creative  d) all correct
  5. childish : mature :: stationary : ______
  6. cooperation : conflict :: together : _____
  7. What is the rule that this week’s spelling words follow?
  8. [Bonus: Find and fix the other spelling mistake in this warm up.]

“Vocab, 2/23.” (11) Each word once in the pics.
 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. _____
  7. _____
  8. The root of this word meant “poke.”
  9. The root of this word meant “beginning.”
  10. The root of this word meant “sweet.”
  11. The root of this word meant “lacking in flavor.”

Omelas.

  1. Who is the narrator?
  2. Why does the narrator show different versions of Omelas?
  3. Is ignorance bliss? Would the people in the story be better off not knowing of its existence?
  4. Can you think of any analogy for the child in the room in our society? If so, who is the child, and who profits at its expense?
  5. “No one is free until we are all free.” –Martin Luther King.   What do you think? Agree? Why/not?
  6. Is Omelas a Utopia or a Dystopia? Why do you think so?

“Giver 21.” (6)

  1. What causes a change in Jonas’s plan?
  2. (2) What rule(s) did Jonas break?
  3. What is the penalty if they catch Jonas?
  4. Jonas transmits memories of _____ to keep the planes from seeing them.
  5. Chapter 21 is in the _______ of the story.

Chapter 23—>