Tuesday 1/4/00
Warm Up:
A) Which is correct:
18 plus 19 is 36, or
18 plus 19 are 36 ?
B) By inserting two punctuation marks, make the following equation correct: 560 = 600.

From yesterday...
a) Have you ever experienced a time when a group of students picked on an individual? Why did (does) it happen? Why do the "new" kid, the"weird" kid, the immigrant, usually face prejudice and discrimination? Jealousy? Peer pressure? Insecurity??? Attitude?]
b) Do you have any "isms" or habits that people who don't really know you might find strange?
What if people judged you just on the basis of those idiosyncrasies?
ILAA Reading...
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
 

  •     Read carefully.
  •     Take your time; don't feel like you have to rush.
  •     Try to show that you understand (or are trying to understand) what you read: ask questions, make predictions, think about why characters act the way they do. Why are they so cruel to Margot?
  •     As you answer questions, keep referring back to the story; make sure you always explain why you think so, using examples from the story.
  •     What is the story really about? Rain? Venus? Space travel? Something more significant?
  •     Quote 4a: bottom of page two.
  •     Quote 4b: last page, near the end.

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