Go over Test 22. (8th grade: Test #21)

Warm Up. Copy. Use the spelling list.

1. theory : valid :: judge : _______ (2)
2. car : vehicle :: guarantee : ________
3. detour : temporary :: treasure : _______ (2)
4. restaurant : menu :: tourist : ________
5. _______ and _______ are similar in meaning.

7th Grade Warm Up II.

"It is not only fate, but how a man responds to the blows dealt to him by fate, that determines his true destiny."
What does this mean?

Begin reading.
 

8th Grade Warm Up II.

"...he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation..."

1. (1) In this excerpt from The Call of the Wild, Jack London is describing a dog, Buck. What do we call this technique of giving human characteristics to non-human things?
2. (1) "Translate" the above excerpt.