Thursday, 12/14/00
Please
Note: Sarah M. was right (+2). Please change the spelling of the
famous comet to Halley's Comet.
Collect title ideas...
W, W, W, W, W ????
Warm Up:
No questions. No comments. 5 minutes.
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You have two coins that total 15 cents, but
one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
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Why are 1989 pennies worth almost $20?
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How is it possible to name the capital of each
and every one of the United States in less than a minute?
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Answer this question with only one word: Is
hurdle
a noun or a verb?
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What is the noun form of
prescribe?
[Copy: prescribe(v) ---> ___________ (n)]
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*(2) agree : _______ :: disagree : ________
Prefixes and Suffixes and Parts of Speech (COPY!
All correct = +2, -1 or -2 = +1)
{sh, ly, ment, wise, age, or, a, re,
al, ous, ward, ing, ary, ity}
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amuse (v.) + _________ =
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (adj.)
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agree (v.) + _________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ (n.)
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home (n.) + __________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(adv.)
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clock (n.) + __________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ (adv.)
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conform (v.) + __________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ (n.)
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fool (n.) + __________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (adj.)
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comic (n.) + _________ = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (adj.)
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break (v.) + ___________ = _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ (n.)
Tom Sawyer Reading Check (7 points)
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Even though it was already so dark in the cave,
why would it have been impossible for Tom to find their way out during
nighttime.
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(1) When Tom told the story of their adventures
in the cave...A) he told it very realistically, B) he told how Becky broke
down and cried, C) he added many extra details, D) he was too tired to
tell the whole story.
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When Tom comes out of the cave and talks to
the men on a skiff (boat), why did they not believe his story at first?
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After Injun Joe dies, what becomes the new tourist
attraction?
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How did people feel about Injun Joe's funeral?
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(2) How does Tom feel about his death?
Tom Sawyer aloud...p218 --->