Thursday, 11/29/01
Warm up: Prep your quiz paper(separate sheet). Copy the puzzle(notebook). Adverbs
Correct study questions.
TS Reading Check.(11) Also, record your score on the quiz yesterday ( /9), your study questions score ( /20), and your extra credit for the week (max = +8). Everyone gets a +4 for Tuesday 11/27. That takes care of your minimum for the week, so don't write anything down for that day. (Total Value: 40)
  1. (3) What kind of book did Becky rip? What was on the particular page she ripped? The master had this type of book in his desk because his secret ambition was to be a ___________.
  2. (2) "I could forgive the boy now if he'd committed a million sins." (last line of Chapter 19) Who? What?
  3. (2) Why was Tom "not at all broken-hearted" about being whipped for the ink in the spelling book? Why did he deny it?
  4. (2) In the brown books, Chapter 20 is called "Eloquence--and the Master's Gilded Dome." Explain what two things this refers to.
  5. Why did Tom want to join the Cadets of Temperance?
  6. What bad thing happened to Tom during the first part of the summer?
Check 600 words/Writing. Dates eligible: 11/14-11/20, 11/21-11/29
  1. Write a letter to the school administration, convincing them to allow a seventh grade dance. To allow a soda machine.   To allow ?????
  2. Choose a "fad" here at school that you have observed (or participated in).  Describe the fad (a suddenly popular way of dressing or acting or speaking, or a suddenly popular activity like yo-yos) from the point of view of someone who's never seen such things before. Show people in action. Try to figure out what caused a large group of people to starting doing the same thing(s).
  3. Make a list of people and things that influence your life. Think! Why are these things/people important in your life?
  4. How would the world be different if school were not compulsary until age 18? Show both "good" and bad effects.
  5. Top ten most boring (or annoying or silly or...) things (with comments/reasons).
  6. "There ought to be a law...because..."
  7. Choose a well known fairy tale and give it a surprise ending. (Ex. Snow White falls in love with one of the dwarfs instead of the prince. Little Red Riding Hood turns out to be a wolf in disguise herself.)
  8. Student for Sale. Pretend you are a product that people can purchase and write an advertisement to sell yourself. List things that you can do. For how much are you selling? What accessories come with you? (ex: a scrub brush and pail, an insect collection, a clown costume, a pet elephant, a maintenance agreement or a lifetime warranty.)
  9. It was a weird thing, hairy and smelly and limp, but I loved it because...