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Meet in Computer Lab.
STAR Reading Test. (10) Read the directions below carefully before beginning. Every question you ask that can be answered by reading the directions will cost you 2 points of the 10 this is worth.

1. Click: Start (Windows Logo)–All Programs–Applications–StarReader–StarReader 242-S.
2. Find and double-click on your class period on the list: “Mr. Coward’s ___ Period.”
3. Find and double-click on your name. The list is alphabetical by last name. If you don’t see your name on the list, come see me immediately.
4. THE PASSWORD IS THE INITIALS OF YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES: If your name is Jimmy Cheeselog, your STAR password would be jc. If this password does not work, come see me immediately.
5. Once the test begins, your mouse no longer works. Use the number keys to select the correct answer and press ENTER. The first three are easy practice ones to show you how it works.  GO!
6. When you are finished, click Stop Testing and exit the program.
7. Scroll down and do the vocabulary practice in your notebook.

“Vocabulary Practice, 12/8.” You will use words more than once.

1. _____ (+ bonus)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. “Of course it’s ____ Officer…don’t forget, you have to multiply dog years by seven.”
6. “If there are no other ideas, then it’s agreed we blame the media.” _____
7. Since I hadn’t studied, I was ______ about my chances on the difficult test.
8. The root of this word means shape or form: _____
9. The root of this word means sleep: _____
10. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____
11. The prefix of this word means not: _____
12. True or False? Always taking the same route to school is a good example of an idiosyncrasy. 

Work on your HFN. EasyBib your sources:

1. Go to EasyBib.com, and copy/paste the url for your first source  into the box and click “Cite it.”
2. After it finds your site, click “Continue.”
3. At the next page, click “Create Citation.”
4. Click “Copy and paste citation,” and paste it into your document, just before the url.
5. Repeat for your other sources

Copy homework into planner.

Go over Test #14.

Research/Writing your HFN.

• Start a Google or  Word Doc.
• When you find a source that looks likely, copy/paste the URL onto the end of your document.
• Make your searches as specific as you can:
  • “1300s baker daily work”
  • “medieval peasant meal”
  • “medieval peasant cottage”
  • “1300s children play”
• Be aware of the quality and reliability of the sources. URLs that end with .edu and .gov and .org tend to be more trustworthy. Look for site and author info. If you can’t, you should probably steer clear.
• Remember: You can use real books for research too. (For example, your history textbook.)
• As you plan your story, keep in mind the plot diagram.  Set the scene, reveal the problem, work through it, solved! (Or not.)
• If you are not in GoogleDocs, save all the time.
• If you don’t have a computer or net access at home, print what you have at the end of the period.

Prep sheet for Test 14:
Warm Ups: ____/10  (I will fill this one in after I look at yours.) Vocabulary h/w:___/20
Vocabulary Practices: (12/1)____/12  (12/2)___/12  (12/3)___/12
Other Extra Credit: May include: “the more things change…” for +1.

Mental Floss.

1. Wacky Wordies. The colors are not part of the clues. 
   a)    b)  c)  d) 
2. Figure out what the three things in each set have in common. Each answer is a six-letter word ending in -s.
   • a) trombone, playground, microscope
   • b) railroad, muddy shoes, music cd
3. What living creature has fur, four legs, and a tail, eats cat food, meows, and sees equally well from both ends of its body?
4. Name an English word (there are actually two) of more than two letters that both begins and ends with the letters -he in that order. “Hehe” is not an acceptable answer.

Test 14
Doodle Theme: Christmas Parade

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocabulary, ASOT, Husker Du.

“Vocabulary, 12/3.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (You’ll have to turn this one into a noun by taking off the suffix.)
4. Since there were 1,000 points possible in the quarter, one or two would be a(n) _____ amount.
5. When we moved, we got rid of everything that we considered ________.
6. obvious : subtle :: infinite : ______
7. valuable : expendable :: stiff : ______
8. The gardener ______(ed) a new limb onto the ailing tree.
9. The eighth grade English teachers are pretty ______ about punctuation. You had better proofread every paper carefully.
10. The green carpet of grass and moss was ______ and soft.
11. “In the slime, tiny insects wriggled, so that the entire body seemed to twitch and _______…”
12. He is not a(n)_______ member of the team; his contribution is vital.

Research/Writing your HFN.

• Start a Google or  Word Doc.
• When you find a source that looks likely, copy/paste the URL onto the end of your document.
• Make your searches as specific as you can:
  • “1300s baker daily work”
  • “medieval peasant meal”
  • “medieval peasant cottage”
  • “1300s children play”
• Be aware of the quality and reliability of the sources. URLs that end with .edu and .gov and .org tend to be more trustworthy. Look for site and author info. If you can’t, you should probably steer clear.
• Remember: You can use real books for research too. (For example, your history textbook.)
• As you plan your story, keep in mind the plot diagram.  Set the scene, reveal the problem, work through it, solved! (Or not.)
• If you are not in GoogleDocs, save all the time.
• If you don’t have a computer or net access at home, print what you have at the end of the period.

Homework Update: Historical Fiction Narrative is now due Wednesday, 12/9.

Meet in computer lab (G2) tomorrow.

“Vocabulary, 12/2.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. criticize : critique :: wiggle : ______
6.  mattress : resilient :: matches (the kind that burn) : ______
7.  “The government doesn’t like us here. We have to pay big ____ to keep our business.”
8. The smells ______(ing) from the kitchen were very tempting.
9. She was _____ on the edge of the diving board, ready to leap.
10. “It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too _____ and balanced for its ten tons.”
11. “And the caveman, please note, is not just any _______ man… He is an entire future nation.
12. In some poorer countries, the police are paid so little that they have to resort to _____ to survive.

“ASoT”

Write a 5W’s for the story so far.

Aloud.