Wednesday, 3/14/01
Warm Up:
  1. reciprocat e(v) -----> _____________ (n)
  2. (2) anno domini (A.D.) is _________ for _________?
  3. *"between throw thing" = ____________
  4. *"above stand things" = _____________
  5. *"forward thrower" = ______________
Vocabulary Pretest--Copy #1 only, and explain. Use the list to fill in the blanks. You may use some words more than once. You may have to change the ending of a word to make the suffix fit. The answers to #11 and  #12 will not come from the list.
conjecture, perturb, reciprocate, phoenix, dowry, insolent, *Angel Island
  1. (2) "Tsze Kung asked, 'Is there one word which may serve as a rule of behavior for all of one's life?' The Master said, 'Is not __________ such a word?'"  --from the writings of Confucius
  2. In the U.S., the tradition of the bride's father paying for the wedding is sort of a version of a ___________.
  3. (2) __________(ence) will always ________ a teacher.
  4. When someone helps you out, you should ___________ in some way.
  5. He named his boat "The ________", because he salvaged it from the junkyard and restored it to brand-new condition.
  6. Being ___________ is a sign of lack of respect.
  7. Disrespect is rather __________(ing).
  8. ___________ was also used as a military base.
  9. A person cannot be convicted on ___________; there must be evidence to back up the accusation.
  10. "Big talk! You're like the blind man who catches sparrows and calls them ___________(es)."
  11. *The nearest big city to Angel Island is ___________.
  12. *(2) Which of our spelling words could be associated with Angel Island, and why?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the reciprocal of 1/4?
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