#1
Imagery lesson #3:
It was a mine town, uranium most recently. Dust devils whirled sand off the mountains. Even after the heaviest of rains, the water seeped back into the ground, between stones, and the earth was parched again.
Linda Hogan, “Making Do”
It was a mine town, uranium most recently. Dust devils whirled sand off the mountains. Even after the heaviest of rains, the water seeped back into the ground, between stones, and the earth was parched again.
Linda Hogan, “Making Do”
- What feelings do you associate with images of dusty mountains and dry earth?
- There are two images associated with land in the third sentence. Identify the two images and compare and contrast the feelings these images evoke.
#2
On what website MIGHT one be able to find the most reliable information on eating disorders?
A) http://eatingdisorders.yahoo.com
B) www.eating-disorders.net
C) www.eatingdisorderinfo.org/
D) www.nationaleatingdisorders.gov
A) http://eatingdisorders.yahoo.com
B) www.eating-disorders.net
C) www.eatingdisorderinfo.org/
D) www.nationaleatingdisorders.gov
#3
Excerpt from: A Baker's Dozen
David Matherne
I ain't no valedictorian. I'll give you that. But I'm certainly not the loser my step-father Johnnie likes to think I am, either. Mr. oh-so-famous local Johnnie Pipehead of "Johnnie on the Spot Plumbing." (Real clever name, huh?) Just because he only took the requisite twelve years to make it through school and graduate from his alma mater, and I took slightly longer, that doesn't make me a loser. So what if I took "the road less traveled by" and added a one-year, scenic detour to my journey--thanks to Algebra, Physical Science, and well...Latin. Did I mention Chemistry? Let's just say I liked Latin but Latin didn't much care for me. Just because I took thirteen years in all to get out of Melancholy High with a diploma doesn't make me some loser. Being nothing at all, now THAT would make me a loser.
Based on the first paragraph of the passage, what inference can you make about the speaker?
A) The speaker is lazy and did not excel in high school.
B) The speaker respects his step-father and regrets disappointing him.
C) The speaker is intelligent and clever, but did not excel in high school.
D) The speaker thinks he is a loser because he did not excel in high school.
David Matherne
I ain't no valedictorian. I'll give you that. But I'm certainly not the loser my step-father Johnnie likes to think I am, either. Mr. oh-so-famous local Johnnie Pipehead of "Johnnie on the Spot Plumbing." (Real clever name, huh?) Just because he only took the requisite twelve years to make it through school and graduate from his alma mater, and I took slightly longer, that doesn't make me a loser. So what if I took "the road less traveled by" and added a one-year, scenic detour to my journey--thanks to Algebra, Physical Science, and well...Latin. Did I mention Chemistry? Let's just say I liked Latin but Latin didn't much care for me. Just because I took thirteen years in all to get out of Melancholy High with a diploma doesn't make me some loser. Being nothing at all, now THAT would make me a loser.
Based on the first paragraph of the passage, what inference can you make about the speaker?
A) The speaker is lazy and did not excel in high school.
B) The speaker respects his step-father and regrets disappointing him.
C) The speaker is intelligent and clever, but did not excel in high school.
D) The speaker thinks he is a loser because he did not excel in high school.
#4
Cheetahs are jungle cats weighing about 100-125 pounds, with dark spots all over their light tan fur. Leopards also weigh just over 100 pounds and have similar markings on their tan bodies.
What does sentence 2 do in relation to sentence 1?
A) It summarizes sentence 1.
B) It defines something named in sentence 1.
C) It compares something named in sentence 1.
D) It clarifies something mentioned in sentence 1.
What does sentence 2 do in relation to sentence 1?
A) It summarizes sentence 1.
B) It defines something named in sentence 1.
C) It compares something named in sentence 1.
D) It clarifies something mentioned in sentence 1.
#5
Explain how the connotation of the underlined word affects the meaning of this sentence.
The girl was smart as a whip.
The girl was smart as a whip.