Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

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Spin the Wheel of Doom for this week’s Husker Du.
Period 1: Test #23      Period 3: Test #9   Period 4: Test #7    Period 5: Test #7

Go over Test #29.

Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. 
Example:  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken. 

“Sentence Combining 4/25”  Write all four sentences as a paragraph.

1a. A young woman sits alone. 1b. She sips from her coffee cup. 1c. It is shaped like a ducky. 1d. It is chipped along the rim.

2a. The coffee’s taste is bitter. 2b. It is acidic. 2c. It is faintly soapy.

3a. She takes extra care. 3b. She tries not to spill the coffee. 3c. The coffee is in the saucer.

4a. She is afraid of something. 4b. It might eat holes in her clothes.

Bonus: Why is this ironic?

 

 

The Giver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In your notebook, set aside 3 or 4 pages for a chart that looks like this:

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

Please keep it out the whole time and add to it as we watch. You will use this later on.

Prep sheet for Test #29:
Husker Du: ___/6  ___/6  ___/7   Giver: ___/7  ___/4  ___/8
Vocabulary H/W: ___/20   Vocabulary Practice:  ___/10  ___/11  ___/11
Other Extra Credit: 1st period +3 for Vocabulary Relay

Mental Floss.

1. For each pair of words, move one letter from one word to the other to make a pair of synonyms.  Example: boast — hip.  Move the S and you get boat — ship. The movement could go either way.
   a) open — cop      b) cave — curt       c) cares — pest
2. What book can an author never really finish writing?
3. George Washington’s wife was sweeping when George Washington’s wife slipped and got wet.  How many w’s in ALL?
4. When is 30 plus 30 equal to 1?
5. Change the position of just one of the words below so that all the words are in an alphabetical sequence:
   llama, phoenix, hyena, alligator, beaver, elephant, tortoise, antelope
6. Two friends were talking. Bob said “Have you ever thought about what rhymes with orange?” Ben replied, “Nothing rhymes with orange.””Actually something rhymes with orange,” said Bob. Who is right?

 

Test #29.

 

 

Tomorrow’s Test: Duh! Husker Du, Vocabulary, Giver.

“Husker Du, 4/21.” First Period.

1. The word television literally means…  _____  _____  _____
2. The word homophone literally means…  _____  _____
3. The word microbiology literally means… _____  _____  _____
4. “It was almost four months ago…”  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) NOTA
5. “I killed him,” he said slowly, “I killed that boy.”  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) foreshadowing  f) NOTA
6. Which of the following types of conflict is not present in The Outsiders?    a) man vs man  b) man vs society  c) man vs nature  d) man vs himself  e) NOTA
7. His political _________(s) tried to prevent him from winning the nomination.  a) disdain  b) engross  c) adversary  d) dispel  e) exhilarate  f) NOTA

“Husker Du, 4/21.” Third Period.

1. “Mr. Morton is the ____ of the sentence…
2. …and what the ____ says, he does.”
3. I was _____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister. a) acquitted  b) conducive  c) bluff  d) implore  e) indignant
4. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive.    a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) gorge
5. Only _____ have a past, present and future tense.
6. I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.   a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside  f) NOTA
7. I tried to __________ my way out of trouble, but Mom wasn’t buying my excuses.  a) wistful  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside  f) NOTA

“Husker Du, 4/21.” Fourth Period.

1. The expression YOLO is a motto.  a) True  b) False  c) NOTA
2. An adjective is a word that…  a) describes how you do something.  b) shows action.  c) describes another word.  d) describes a noun.  e) describes a relationship between words.  f) NOTA
3. She has such a soft voice that I can hardly hear her.  a) soft – adjective,  hardly – not  b) soft – not,  hardly – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
4. I’m a good bowler; my ball has pretty flowers on it.  a) good – adjective,  pretty – not  b) good – not,  pretty – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
5. cool : good :: dig : ____   a) sage  b) rueful  c) conform  d) fathom  e) bleak
6. Even though he may not be “book-smart” he has a lot of _____ about the world.  a) gingerly  b) savvy  c) infer  d) nonchalant  e) fathom
7. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch  f) NOTA

“Husker Du, 4/21.” Fifth Period.

1. “Aryanizing” a business meant… a) selling it to a Jew.  b) making stuff for the German war effort.  c) having Germans take it over.  d) destroying it.  e) NOTA
2. Since Jenni ate the hot dog, she got sick.  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I
3. Across the street from his house was a tepee.  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I
4. If you were a bird, would you like it?  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I
5. When you improperly combine two independent clauses into one sentence, it is a mistake called a _______.  
6. The Nuremberg laws ______(ed) the Jews of the right to vote and be citizens.  a) prestige  b) disheveled  c) deprive  d) propaganda  e) suave   f) NOTA
7. During the period between Mardis Gras and Easter, you are supposed to _______ yourself of something you like.   a) prevalent  b) ideology  c) suave  d) deprive  e) zeal  f) NOTA

“Vocabulario, 4/21.”
     

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. When Mr. Ingrate opened his last gift and saw that it was not the skateboard he’d asked for, he became very _____.
6. After a long, busy day at work, Mr. McWhiner often comes home ______(ed).
7. This word is based on the word omen, which is a signal of the future. ______
8. After a year living in the Alabama, he had _____(ed) into Southern culture so much he had an accent.
9. Mr. Coward _____(ed) me again to wear a helmet on my skateboard.
10. “After the theater was burned down by Mrs. Jud, the deranged school secretary, the drama students were _____ .
11. Jonas could feel the love ______(ing) the room in the Christmas memory.

 

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

Da Givah, 4/21. Ok, Ok. Write the CAPITAL letter.

1. Why was Jonas disturbed by the game his friends are playing?   a) He remembered the thirsty kid from his dream of war. b) He thought it wasn’t fair.  c) He didn’t understand the rules. d) He thought it was dangerous.  e) NOTA
2. Why does Jonas feel overwhelmed with feelings of loss?  a) Asher told him he ruined the game.  b) Fiona refused to take a ride with him.  c) He doesn’t really like his old friends any more.  d) He realizes his friends can’t love him back.  e) NOTA
3. What idea of Jonas’s intrigues The Giver?  a) Jonas swimming. b) Changing the rules so The Receiver can no longer ask to be released. c) Helping the whole community the way he’s helped Jonas.   d) Giving memories to Gabriel.  e) NOTA
4. The Giver does not think that Jonas should watch that morning’s release of the twin, because he thinks he might not be able to handle it. a) True  b) False
5. When the Giver asks to see the tape of the twin’s release, the attendant hesitates, because it’s such an unusual request.  a) True  b)False
6. Why does The Giver keep telling Jonas to be quiet?  a) He is annoyed by Jonas’s chatter  b) He wants Jonas to pay attention and watch the screen  c) He is afraid someone is listening to their conversation  d) He has a headache  e) NOTA
7. When Jonas starts to realize what’s going on, he asks The Giver to stop the tape.  a) True  b) False
8. We are now entering  the ________ part of the story.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) climax  d) falling action  e) NOTA

 

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Giver aloud.

 

“Husker Du, 4/20.” First Period.
interject, interrupt,  interview, intermission, autograph, autobiography, geology, geometry, geography // grueling, engross, aplomb, diminish, disdain, dispel, perceive, adversary

1. “between burst”  _______
2. “earth measuring”  _______
3. “self write” _______
4. She speaks French and German with equal ______.
5. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
6. His feeling of accomplishment was ____(ed) when he found out that EVERYONE received an A on the test.

“Husker Du, 4/20.” Third Period.
acquit, indignant, subside, bluff, leery, conducive, wistful, implore, gorge

1. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
2. fear : panic :: ask : _____
3. How long can you keep a book checked out?  a) 5 days  b) one week  c) two weeks  d) three weeks  e) NOTA
4. What is the desk called where you check out your books?  a) “Check Out”  b) “The Check Out Counter”  c) “Mrs. Schwoerer’s Desk”  d) “Book Desk”  e) “Circulation Desk”
5. “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” Who is talking to whom?
6. What does he/she mean?

“Husker Du, 4/20.” Fourth Period.
rueful, sage, conform, infer, denotation, fathom, bleak, savvy, nonchalant

1. Some people might have called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)_____(ist).
2. Jimmy nodded his head ____(ly), and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.” (Not savvy.)
3. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used in the sentence.
4. “I shouldn’t have done that,” he said with a ___ sigh.
5. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
6. What was it about Ponyboy that drove his brother Darry crazy?

Husker Du, 4/20. Fifth Period.
disheveled, suave, prevalent, zeal, ideology, affectation, prestige, acute, deprive

1. His accent was a(n) _________; he wasn’t really from France.  a) affectation  b) ideology  c) suave  d) non sequitur  e) NOTA
2. The con man _____(ly) convinced the old lady that he was in love with her in order to steal her money.  a) prestige  b) disheveled  c) deprive  d) affectation  e) NOTA
3. His ______ appearance was one sign that he had been up for days.   a) zeal  b) disheveled  c) suave  d) prestige e) NOTA
4. During this period between Mardis Gras and Easter, you are supposed to _______ yourself of something you like.   a) prevalent  b) ideology  c) suave  d) deprive e) NOTA
5. The pain in his gut was sudden and _______ as soon as he ate the poison blowfish.   a) acute  b) prevalent  c) suave  d) prestige  e) NOTA
6. During the 1936 Olympics the Nazis stepped up their persecution of the Jews.  a) True  b) False

 

“Vocabulary, 4/20.” (11p)
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The Elders were very _____ about choosing the new receiver, but they made an error last time.
6. When the little girl gets tired, she gets _____, and pouts about everything.
7. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
8. Except for Jonas, people in the Community who can’t or won’t ______ are released.
9. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was ______.
10. (2) When your sadness is _____(ed), your soul has found ___. (Awww.)

 

Da Givah. (5p)

1. Now that Jonas is experiencing deep feelings like anger and sadness, what does he realize about his family?
2. (3) List three adjectives the Giver uses to describe the previously selected receiver who failed.
3. (quote) Find a quote on p136 that looks like foreshadowing.

 

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The Giver: “Bye bye little guy!” (!?)

“Husker Du, 4/19.” First Period.

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. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
4. it: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. “Soda was like a long-legged palomino colt that has to get his nose into everything.” a)  irony  b) metaphor  c) simile  d) theme  e) NOTA
6. “I know better now.”    a) simile  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e)  foreshadowing

“Husker Du, 4/19.” Third Period.
acquit, indignant, subside, bluff, leery, conducive, wistful, implore, gorge

1. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
2. lazy : dogged :: flattered : _____
3. inventive : resourceful :: suspicious : ______
4. Since I studied, I ______(ed) myself quite well on the test.
5. The boys were tall and handsome and sang beautifully.  Adjectives?  a) tall, handsome  b) tall  c) handsome  d) tall, handsome, beautifully  e) NOTA
6. “I am wet,” she cried with a frown.  Verb(s)?  a) wet  b) am  c) cried  d) am, cried  e) NOTA

“Husker Du, 4/19.” Fourth Period.

1. Even though their _____ are similar…  a) connotations   b) denotations
2. …the words nosy and curious have very different _____.  a) connotations  b) denotations.
3. 90% of 30 = ______.  a) 3  b) 28  c) 25  d) 27  e) NOTA
4. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. she: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
6. A motto is: a) a short poem.  b) a funny saying.  c) words to live by.  d) a story by Langston Hughes.  e) NOTA

“Husker Du, 4/19.” Fifth Period.
disheveled, suave, prevalent, zeal, ideology, affectation, prestige, acute, deprive

1. The camp counselors enforced the rules with too much ______.
2. In The Outsiders, the Socs had both wealth and social _______.
3. The Nazi _______ included racial purity.
4. When my brother started college.  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I
5. Some banks encourage savings accounts for young people.  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I
6. After she watched the news, Tara ate a cheese roll.  a) I  b) D  c) I + D  d) D + I

 

“Vocabulary, 4/19.”
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.
6. The smell of brownies ____ the house and made me very hungry.
7. Because she had been ill for so long, she was very ____ and unmotivated. (Not frazzled.)
   
8. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find ______ in her music
9. Having four kids to watch out for, my mom was always _____(ed) by the end of the day.
10. The goal of immigrants used to be ______(ion), but today people  like to emphasize their cultural differences.

 

Da Givah, 4/19. (7p)

1. All of these are things he has experienced through the memories so far, except…   a)  Pain  b) Loneliness  c) Solitude  d) Joy  e) He has experienced all of these.
   
2. The word Jonas was searching for to describe the feeling in the room of the memory was…
3. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him,their reaction could best be described as…  (Use the word Jonas used.)
4. What previous vocabulary word does Mother use to describe the word love?
   
5. (3) After that conversation with his parents, Jonas does three things. One involves Gabe, one involves his parents, and one is a personal decision. What does Jonas do?

 

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