Thursday, 3/12/15 - Homework Change!
Tomorrow's Test: Spelling, Vocabulary, Vladek, Husker Du.
Warm Up. ** = Vocabulary.
  1. ** ______
  2. ** ______
  3. ** ______ (It's a paper clip. The subheading says, "The only tool you'll ever need.")
  4. ** Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches...
  5. ** ...because he is too _______ to buy them.
  6. ** Artie says Richieu's picture on the wall of his parents' room was a sort of ______ to him, implying that Richieu would have been a better son than he is.
  7. ** Horror movies are sort of ________ for many people. 
  8. ** She tried to stay awake during math, but she finally _______(ed) to the boredom and nodded off.
  9. ** "I never knew a more _______ person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true."
  10. ** During the tv marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips and pizza.
  11. #4/5: S, CD, CX? (Ignore the ...  Bonus: What is ... called?)
  12. #8: S, CD, CX?





Lightning Round for Spelling. (Pssst. This is tomorrow's spelling section. Almost)
  1. a) correspond  b) arrangment  c) illegible  d) all correct
  2. a) assortment  b) irregular  c) illiterate d) all correct
  3. a) attempt  b) accostumed  c) immature  d) all correct
  4. a) irresponsible  b) illogical  c) immeasureable  d) all correct
  5. a) irresistible  b) accompany  c) irreplacable  d) all correct
  6. a) illeagal  b) account  c) assure  d) all correct
  7. a) immigrant b) irrational  c) beginning  d) all correct
  8. Which word follows the "drop the e before a suffix beginning with a vowel" rule?  a) arrangement  b) irreplaceable  c) irresponsible  d) illiterate  e) NOTA
  9. All but one of the i- words this week mean "____ something."  a) to do  b) with  c) extra  d) not  e) NOTA
  10. Which spelling word has a prefix that means "together"?  a) immigrant  b) assure  c) accompany  d) correspond  e) NOTA


Maus Log 3/12.
For each character, write a 1-sentence profile that includes: name, who he/she is in relation to Vladek, and one or two important things about him/her.
  1. The Zybelbergs
  2. Fela
  3. Mala
  4. Wolfe
  5. Ilzecki

Maus. Book Trailer for Meta Maus.





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