Tuesday, 2/26/02
Warm Up. Copy 1-5. All answers will come from Spelling List #15. Answer 6 and 7 in complete sentences.
  1. *ballet : dance :: pointe : _________
  2. *energy : fatigue :: professional : _________
  3. *contemporary : antique :: savvy : _________
  4. *money : bank :: water : __________
  5. *boulevard : straight :: ____________ : circuitous
  6. How are the "Martians" of "The Other Foot" different from those of "The Earth Men"?
  7. How is the planet Mars described similarly in the two stories?
Euphemisms: A "nice" way of saying something unpleasant. Example: passed on = died, sanitation engineer = garbage man. Try these--COPY:
1. friendly fire 
2. physically challenged 
3. visually disabled 
4. involuntary servitude 
5. economically disadvantaged 		 6. undocumented transborder migrant 
7. solid waste (Not that!)
8. infinitely idled 
9. Make up one for detention. 
10. Make up one for cafeteria food. 
"The Earth Men" Mars Facts and Pics.
  • Average temperature on Mars is about  -67, Martian surface temperatures range widely from as little as -207 at the winter pole to almost 80 on the day side during summer. 
  • A Martian year is  686.98 days.
  • The pressure is only 1% of Earth's. Almost no atmosphere.
  • Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles composed mostly of solid carbon dioxide ("dry ice").
  • Pics and facts courtesy of nineplanets.org.
What is the attitude of the Martians toward the arrival of the Earth men? Why might that be? Could the Earth men be doing anything differently?
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