Tuesday, 11/14/00
I. Make your word count chart on the same sheet as
the last piece of writing you are counting for this week. All dates must
be between 11/7 and 11/14.
II. Warm Up: Analogies--All answers are spelling words
from this week's list.
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degrees : temperature :: pounds per square inch : ___________
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disagreement : argument :: instructions : ____________
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sight : color :: touch : _________
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failure : achievement :: excitement : ___________
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Which doesn't belong? Why? gesture, fracture, document,
argument, pressure
III. Tom Sawyer Reading Check (Chapter 9, 10--12 points--15
minutes.)
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Why was Injun Joe seeking revenge on Doc Robinson?
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Why did Muff Potter attack Doc Robinson?
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What is Injun Joe's version of what happened?
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What does Injun Joe promise Muff?
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What does Muff forget when he leaves the graveyard?
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What does "keep mum" mean?
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Why can't the boys tell anyone what really happened?
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Why is just holding hands and swearing good enough for "gals"...?
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(2) ...while for a "big thing like this...there orter be
_______...And ________."
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(2) What does their oath say will happen if they do tell
anyone?
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*Who is Bull Harbison?
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*What is the "prophecy of the howling dog"?
IV. Writing...writing...writing (Check 600 words)
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The title of the story is: "The Money Plant."
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If you were in charge of the school, what would you change
and why?
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Write 5 things in the world you would change if you could.
Tell why.
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Invent a new class to be offered here at Laguna...
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If your dog (cat) could talk, what would it say about you
and your family? Make it funny.
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Top Ten (20, 30?) Homework excuses...
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What if you couldn’t forget anything?
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The best place in town (thing to do) for kids is… why…
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Expand each of these lines into a scene or a story...(could
be fictional, could be real...)
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I heard a scream and a crash...
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Middle School isn't as bad as I thought... (Worse than I
imagined...)
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His head thudded against the chalkboard.