11/16/08 8th

Today we had a vocabulary and spelling quiz. See me to make it up if you were absent. We also did this worksheet:

Identify each of the following quotes as an example of one of these literary devices: imagery, simile, metaphor, inference, irony, foreshadowing, symbolism

1. He was built like a bulldog with lazy eyes.
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2. “Hey Champ, try falling on your fists sometime.” (p. 24) ________________________________

3. Cole was to put his clothes on inside out. (p. 4)
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4. Keep things dry, because wet kills. (p. 17)
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5. He stared forward with steely patience, like a wolf waiting (p. 4)
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6. “I’m not afraid of dying,” Cole boasted.
Edwin smiled slightly. “If death stares you straight in the face, believe me, son, you’ll get scared.” (p. 17)
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7. “If I saw a Spirit Bear, I’d kill it,” Cole said. (p. 18)
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8. Whatever happened, he could always count on having one more last chance. (p. 6)
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9. “At.oow is something you inherit. This blanket has been handed down for many generations in my family. It once belonged to one of our chiefs and is a link to our ancestors. You can’t own at.oow. You are only its caretaker for a time. If you accept this at.oow from me, you must promise to care for it and someday pass it on to someone else you trust.” (p. 19)
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10. His anger smoldered like a lit fuse. (p. 22)
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11. Some days his dad got so mad, he turned beet red and twitched because he couldn’t lay a finger on Cole with the guards watching. (p. 9)
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12. Now the game was over and he was in charge . . . Rage controlled his tight grip on the match. It controlled the defiant flare of his nostrils and the striking of the match against the box. Rage controlled Cole’s hand as he drew back, paused for a split second, and then flipped the lighted match inside the shelter. (p. 24-25)
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13. “Whatever you do to the animals, you do to yourself. Remember that.” (p. 18)
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Extra credit:

Cole’s name. Explain your answer.

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