Thursday, 12/05/02 -- Final
drafts are moved to Thursday, 12/12!
Prep quiz paper. Record scores for Tom Sawyer reading
checks:
* /10 for 12-2,
* /5 for 12-3,
* /11 for 12-4
* Total: /26
Record Extra Credit: +4 min for writers, +2 min. for
editors, + 8 max. for all.
Record Study Questions score (/20).
Record previous 600 words score: (/40) Dates: 11/19 --
12/02 are acceptable.
Mental Floss.
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What country is the Welshman from? (Bonus)
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A baseball game was held, and the final score was 1-0, yet
not a single man crossed home plate. How was that possible?
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A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between
three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full
of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that
haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
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How is it possible for two people to stand on the same, uncut,
regular sheet of newspaper, and yet not be able to touch each other?
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You have a glass filled to the top (no lid). You hold it
straight out in front of you and you let it fall to the floor. How is it
possible for the glass to fall without spilling any water?
Quiz. True or False?
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Huck thought the events in the haunted house were part of
a dream.
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The widow did Injun Joe wrong so he wants revenge.
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Tom and Becky plan to go to Becky's house after the picnic.
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Only a few of the parents went on the picnic with the kids.
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Huck's part of the boys' plan was to be a lookout.
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Tom forgot a towel he dropped in Injun Joe's hideout.
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The Welshman was glad to see Huck at his door.
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I met a friendly skater yesterday.Friendly
is an adverb.
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I met a friendly skater yesterday. Yesterday
is an adverb.
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We beat a hasty retreat from his lair. Hasty
is an adjective.
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We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.His
is an adjective.
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Tom was blissful when he and Becky made
up. Blissful is a verb.
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Tom was blissful when he and Becky made
up. Made is an adverb.
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Huck had a very scary dream about rats.
Very
is an adjective.
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Huck had a very scary dream about rats.Had
is a verb.
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Bonus Question (+1) How many empty bottles did Tom say he
would have to see before Injun Joe would be drunk enough for Tom to go
back and get the box?
Editors Edit. Writers: 1)Work on 600 words. 2) Work on Mark
Twain Paragraphing. 3) Work on Magazine Titles. 4) Trackwords.