MIDTERM REVIEW TERMS

Hello students,

TEST FORMAT: Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blanks

DATES: Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21 (The test is one and a half periods)

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: Define the words, use them in sentences, tell which part of speech the word is, match the words to synonyms and/or antonyms



UNIT #1
ADAGE
BONANZA
CHURLISH
CITADEL
COLLABORATE
DECREE
DISCORDANT
EVOLVE
EXCERPT
GROPE
HOVER
JOSTLE
LAGGARD
PLAUDITS
PRECLUDE
REVERT
RUBBLE
SERVILE
VIGIL
WRANGLE

UNIT#2
ANTICS
AVOWED
BANTER
BOUNTIFUL
CONGESTED
DETRIMENT
DURABLE
ENTERPRISING
FRUGAL
GINGERLY
GLUT
INCOGNITO
INVALIDATE
LEGENDARY
MAIM
MINIMIZE
OBLIQUE
VEER
VENERATE
WANTON

UNIT #3
ALLOT
AMASS
AUDACIOUS
COMPLY
DEVOID
ELITE
GRAPPLE
INCAPACITATE
INSTIGATE
LONGEVITY
MYRIAD
PERSPECTIVE
PERTURB
PRODIGIOUS
RELEVANT
SKITTISH
TETHER
UNISON
VIE
WILLFUL

UNIT #4
ANNUL
BLASÉ
BOLSTER
DEPLORE
FRIVOLOUS
MUSTER
NONENTITY
OBSESS
ORNATE
OUST
PERUSE
POROUS
PROMONTORY
PRONE
QUALM
RECOURSE
RESIDUE
SOLICITOUS
STAID
SUSTAIN

UNIT #5
AGHAST
AMPLE
APPARITION
ASSERT
COWER
DISDAIN
EPITAPH
ETHICAL
FACETIOUS
INAUDIBLE
INDISCRIMINATE
INTRIGUE
JURISDICTION
PLAUSIBLE
PLEBEIAN
PRODIGAL
PROXIMITY
PULVERIZE
SEQUEL
VOLATILE

UNIT #6
ABASHED
ALOOF
ANGUISH
ARTICULATE
BASK
DEFECT
FINESSE
FLANT
FORTHRIGHT
GENEAL
INSTILL
OSTRACIZE
PREMONITION
PSEUDONYM
PURGE
REHABILITATE
REPERCUSSION
RESOLUTE
RETENTIVE
SCAPEGOAT

HW Due M / T

VOCABULARY UNIT 5 TEST MONDAY/TUESDAY!!

Read and annotate pages 233-242. Then answer the following questions on loose leaf.Use vocabulary words in your responses and underline them.

Chapter 19 Questions:
1. Describe Farid’s family. How come he only has five children now?

2. How does Amir feel about being in Afghanistan? What is the taxi driver’s response? What does he say about Amir that is true? Why is he so offended?

3. How is Wahid’s opinion of Amir different from that of Farid’s?

4. What does Farid say to Amir before they go to bed? How has his tone changed? Why?

5. What does Amir dream? How is this different from what really happens? Why do you think he is dreaming this?

6. What has Amir left under the mattress? What does this reveal about his character?

HW Due Wednesday, 12/23

Read and annotate to page 144 in The Kite Runner.

HW due Tuesday 12/22

Read and annotate to page 124 of The Kite Runner.

Ask yourselves:
- Where in the story do we see revenge? How does the author treat the idea of revenge?
- Can Amir's actions to Hassan even be considered revenge? If so, what did Hassan ever do to him that would make Amir so vengeful?
- If this is revenge, then who does Amir really want to get back at?
- If this isn't revenge, what is it?
- Where do we see ideas of guilt? Try to think of examples that are less than obvious.
- Where do we see promises? What ideas about promises are explored?
- What does Amir's ambition to gain Baba's affection turn into? How does ambition turn into this?!
- Is that really all Amir wants? Baba's affection? What else?
- What ideas about memory are explored in the story? Remember that Amir is telling this story from the future and this whole plot is a reflection of Amir's past. What idea is the author exploring by having the narrator write about his memories- in a story that already is a memory?!
- Why is Hassan so loyal anyway?! Can you believe he admitted to taking the watch even though he didn't ?!
- What ideas about loyalty are explored in the story? Consider the obvious and the less than obvious.

Think freely!

Winter Break Assignment

Read and annotate pgs. 144-233 of The Kite Runner. You should have at least one post-it note for each page. To help you manage your time, I've broken the reading up into sections. You can follow this reading schedule as loosely or as strictly as you like.


Reading Schedule
THERE ARE 5 SECTIONS OF ASSIGNED READING
p. 143-162 (to the page break)
p. 162-182 (to the page break)
p. 182-202
p. 203-223
p. 224-233 (to the page break)

You will have a reading check quiz as soon as we get back from break.

Test Monday, Dec 20

BLOCK SCHEDULE IS CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK!

SPELLING / Vocabulary Test Unit 4
Your study cards are due in class.

Check it out! You can study for the test by following this link:

www.vocabtest.com

Choose Level C (on the left hand side) and then check the box marked unit 4.

HW Due Friday

Read and annotate pages 80-100 in The Kite Runner.

Your vocabulary test is this Monday. While you are taking the test, I will check your study cards for unit 4 and all of the annotations you have done so far for The Kite Runner.

If you think you may not be here next week, you need to let me know A.S.A.P. so that I can give you your winter break assignment.

HW Due Wednesday / Thursday Block

Read and annotate pages 48-60 of The Kite Runner!

HW due Monday/Tuesday Block

Read and annotate pages 24-47 of The Kite Runner. Then, in your notebook, write down a sentence or two that summarizes what happened for the years the author mentions. You will need to look back at the earlier chapters we have read to find some of the dates.
1931
1933
1963
Winter, 1964
late 1960s
1970
July 17, 1973
1974
Winter, 1975
April, 1978
December, 1979
December 2001

HW Due 12/11

Read and annotate chapters 1 - 3 of The Kite Runner! Pay special attention to the narrator's insecurites.

Happy reading!