Tuesday, 2/27/01
Warm Up: Copy! All answers are words from this week's spelling list.
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nonchalant : diligent :: savvy : __________
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gras : petite :: professional : __________
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dance : ballet :: painting : __________
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group : ensemble :: wreckage : __________
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laguna : reservoir :: mesa : _________
Pronoun: A word used to substitute for a noun.
Examples: he, she, we, that, which, them
Copy and label:
Joe and I ate it too quickly and then
we felt ill. (3pro, 1n, 2v, 1adj, 3adv)
Finish "A Sound of Thunder" + q/a
1.The theme of "ASOT" is probably: a) don't mess with
time, b) don't try to change the past, c) small actions can lead to huge
consequences, d) don't kill butterflies, e) all of the above.
2.Eckels runs off the path because: a) he panics, b)
he doesn't believe Travis, c) he doesn't care, d) it's fun, e) none of
the above .
3.Eckels' attitude before they spotted the T-Rex was:
a) serious, b) worried about danger, c) overconfident, d) none of the above.
4.After the dinosaur is dead, Travis: a) threatens
to leave Eckels behind, b) tells him to clean the mud off his shoes, c)
goes and retreives the bullets from the dinosaur, d) all of the above e)
none of the above.
5. When Travis sees the mud on Eckels' shoes he is worried
about...a) the effects of Eckels' actions on history, b) money, c) the
loss of the Time Safari business, d) the government, e) all of the above,
f) none of the above.
6. When Travis yells at Eckels' for leaving the Path,
Eckels...a) offers to get the bullets out of the dinosaur, b) threatens
Travis with a lawsuit, c) cries, d) offers graft to Travis, e) all of the
above, f) none of the above.
7.The first thing Eckels does when he sees the butterfly
in the mud on his boot is: a) try to clean it up, b) check to see if it
was really dead, c) throw the boot across the room, d) ask who won the
election, e) none of the above.
8.When they first return to the office, the first thing
Eckels notices is...a) the weird spelling of the sign, b) something in
the air, c) that the man behind the desk acted differently, d) a dog howling,
e) a strage whistle.
9. True or False: The man behind the desk thinks that
the right man won the election.
10. True or False: Eckels knew that Travis was going
to shoot him.
11. Why did Travis shoot Eckels? Was there a reason or
was it just revenge? A convenient way for Ray Bradbury to end the story?
Explain why you think so.
"Time and Punishment"--Editors
begin editing.--Writers work on: Sentence Fragments
and "Punctuation" Marks?!--Absentees do make
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