Tuesday, 9/10/02--Reminder: Vocabulary is due tomorrow!
(5 minutes) Warm Up. Copy. All starred answers must come from this week's spelling list. (You may use your pretest to help you. Remember to use the corrected version in your notebook! Hint for #5: Try to think of all four words as a sort of a sentence.)
  1. heat : cold :: slowness : *________
  2. happy : joyful :: uncertain : *_________
  3. weak : flabby :: strong : *__________
  4. design : designer :: column : *_________
  5. king : heir :: inherit : *_________
(3 minutes) "Unpack Your Adjectives!" (Copy the definition.)
Adjectives are  words used to modify (describe) nouns or pronouns. They answer the questions which one, what kind, how many.
(8-10 minutes) For each sentence below, decide which of the three underlined words is used as an adjective. Also write the noun (person, place or thing) which that adjective modifies or describes, and which of the three questions it answers. Your answers should look like the example. +1 for each one completely corrct. +1/2 for partially correct.
Example: Vigorous exercise several times a week is recommended for keeping muscles in good condition. vigorous describes what kind of exercise.
  1. There are many people who have the dream of finally competing in the Olympics.
  2. Bud’s reply to the teacher’s question was very savvy.
  3. Even though Soda may not be "book-smart", he has a lot of savvy about this crazy world.
  4. My grandfather gave me some very sage advice
  5. "I wish I had done my stupid homework," I thought ruefully.
The Outsiders aloud...