Sunday, March 29, 2009

Ch 8 voc words

Slide 5
Example: Estranged- To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.
Disagreements led to quarrels that finally estranged the two love birds.
  1. 1.Fiddling
  2. 2.Seized
  3. 3.Rapped
  4. 4.Surged
  5. 5.Squabble
  6. 6.Shrieked
  7. 7.Scoured
  8. 8.Cooed
  9. 9.Measly
  10. 10.Animated
  11. 11.Evaporated
  12. 12.Radically
  13. 13.Flicker
  14. 14.Stench
  15. 15.Radius
  16. 16.Hoisted
  17. 17.Reluctantly
  18. 18.Adjoining
  19. 19.Puny
  20. 20.Curdling
  21. 21.Putrid
  22. 22.Flailing

Ch 8 questions

  1. How was David treated once back with his foster family? Example
  2. Why did Gordon visit him? How did he react to the idea?
  3. What were the 2 ultimate rules for being a foster child?
  4. What problem did Gordon face?
  5. What did Gordon do when he meant desperate times calls for desperate measures?
  6. What does David compare Gordon to?
  7. Who were David’s new family?
  8. Describe what his “ new” foster mom was like?
  9. Describe a day at Ms. Nulls house, what did David do all day?
  10. What was happening with Joanne & Michael?
  11. How many homes have David been in so far?
  12. What was different about his 2nd new foster family?
  13. What order did Gordon give David before leaving Vera’s house?
  14. How many foster teens lived with Vera?
  15. What was the family environment like?
  16. Describe Jody.
  17. Who is David’s new BFF? Describe him
  18. Who does David run into at school? Describe How was he?
  19. Why do you think David is so concerned about his real mom?
  20. At school who did David see behind Russell?
  21. What was Jody accused of?
  22. What happened to all the kids?
  23. Where does David end up with?

Monday, March 16, 2009

ch 7 voc words

  1. Degraded
  2. Shuddered
  3. Cinder
  4. Scurry
  5. Incorrigible
  6. Accelerated
  7. Validate
  8. Tendencies
  9. Erupted
  10. Redear
  11. Beaming
  12. Superintendent
  13. Evaporated
  14. Enchanting
  15. Circumstantial
  16. Nudging
  17. Corroboration
  18. ample

ch 7 questions

Chapter 7 “Mother’s Love”
  1. Where was Rudy driving David to? And why?
  2. Describe David’s new place? How does he feel being there?
  3. Who was David’s first visitor? Was he excited?
  4. What did David’s father say to him before he could even say anything to him?
  5. What papers do you think David’s mother wanted his father to sign?
  6. Why do you think his mother wants to put him away?
  7. What is the master plan of his mom?
  8. What can happen to Lillian? What do you think of her?
  9. Why can’t Ms. Gold visit him?
  10. Who has full custody of David?
  11. What statement does he use a simile in? p. 204
  12. Why did Lillian’s statement matter so much?
  13. Do you think Ms. C really loves David? How do you know?
  14. What did Ms. C have for David inside the chocolate box?
  15. How does the lawyer describe David to the judge? Give examples
  16. What ended up being the judge’s decision for the arson crime?
  17. Where did David go back to after he got out?

ch 6 voc words

  1. Elated
  2. Strut
  3. Plotted
  4. Objective
  5. Swiveled
  6. Distinguished
  7. Aborting
  8. Erupted
  9. Plodded
  10. Britches
  11. Defiant
  12. Salivated
  13. Prodding
  14. Fink
  15. Cooed
  16. Quivered
  17. Crocheting
  18. bellowed

ch 6 questions

Chapter 6 “The Defiant One”
  1. How is David’s character changing? Why is he changing?
  2. Can you relate to his way of protecting himself?
  3. What did he do to create excitement? why?
  4. How did the kids feel about it?
  5. Why did David feel completely drained of emotion?
  6. When David was caught what was his plan for an escape?
  7. Why do you think he is so eager to get attention even though it is bad?
  8. Who was Johnny? What was his dad’s job?
  9. What happen in Walgreens?
  10. Who is Rudy? What does he discipline on? And what did Rudy mean by “The Hill”?
  11. When David saw the kid hauling down the street on his bike, what did he plan on doing?
  12. What did David do and why?
  13. Where did David go?
  14. Who called Rudy and how did he get the number?
  15. Why do you think David’s father never showed up to see him or even bothered calling?
  16. Why did Ms. Gold start crying?
  17. How did the meeting with Ms. Gold make him feel?
  18. What does David always write, draw and talk about?
  19. Describe John and who he is?
  20. What did John want David to do and for what?
  21. How is john treating David, give me 2 examples from story.
  22. Why does David want to join the gang so badly?
  23. How did the fire start? How was David involved?
  24. Describe Rudy’s reaction to the fire at school? What is his final decision?
  25. Make a prediction about what will happen to David in the next chapter.

ch 5 voc words

Slide 4
DEFINE- USE WORD IN SENTENCE and PIC!!
  1. Immense
  2. 2.Suppress
  3. 3.Mockingly
  4. 4.Snide
  5. 5.Cerebral palsy
  6. 6.Ridiculed
  7. 7.Sneered
  8. 8.Badgered
  9. 9.Rigid
  10. 10.Lurched
  11. 11.Disbelief
  12. 12.Engulfed
  13. 13.Paramecium
  14. 14.Indicating
  15. 15.ramble