Thursday, 11/13/14 -- S.E. Hinton's Twitter Feed: How long did it take you to write the book?
"About a year & 1/2. I did 3 drafts in that amount of time. Most of it my junior year in high school."
Let's be careful of Fakebook Plagiarism!!!

"Warm Up, 11/13/14."  (20) Copy 1-6. {  } = Do not copy. Choose from the six vocabulary words from yesterday. You will use words more than once.
idiosyncrasy, persistent, metamorphosis, transfix, scapegoat, insomnia

1. subside : ebb :: engross : _____
   
2. lazy : F's :: _____ : A's
3. (2) The root {of this word} means shape or form: _____ {Underline the root part of the word.}
   
4. (2) The root {of this word} means sleep: _____  {Underline the root part of the word.}
5. (2) The prefix {of this word} means across or through: _____  {Underline the prefix part of the word.}
6. (2) The prefix {of this word} means not: _____  {Underline the prefix part of the word.}
7. (2) Is always taking the same route to school is a good example of an idiosyncrasy?  Why/not?

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8. FDR's quote about fear means that we should never be scared.  a) True  b) False
   
9. (p247) "It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street..."  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) theme  f) climax  g) simile  h) metaphor
10. (p249) "I had the soup on the stove and the stove just stopped working."  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) theme  f) climax  g) simile  h) metaphor
11. MoMS is being told from a  ______ person point of view.  a) 1st  b) 2nd  c) 3rd  d) 4th
12. (2) Make a prediction about what will happen next in the story. Use complete sentences. Follow the model:
    "I predict that... because..."

MoMS + Vocab Quiz tomorrow. (Very similar to the above!)

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