Tuesday, 1/6/04 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.* = spelling word.
  1. *fix : correction :: change : _________
  2. *one : person :: all : ________
  3. *distant : far :: exactness : __________
  4. *sloppy : precise :: helper : __________
  5. *thankful : grateful :: enough : __________
  6. *silly : grave :: cruel : ________
120 Seconds Handout. RaffleKing Demo. Volunteers?
Perfect III. 300 words. Ink. 10 spelling words. Music.
5 Apostrophes?
Add apostrophes to the words that need them.
There might be more than one in a sentence; there might not be any words that need one.
Each sentence correct = +1.
  1. The fox had its right foreleg caught securely in the traps jaws.
  2. Our neighbors car is an old Chrysler, and its just about to fall apart.
  3. My address has three 7s, and Tims last name has three cs.
  4. The dogs bark was far worse than its bite.
  5. They are not afraid to go ahead with the plans, though the choice is not theirs.
"Delinquent"
by Langston Hughes
"My First Negro" by Robert Cormier
Read the first page of the story (p139) silently.
  1. Ask (write down) at least 5 good questions, the answers to which would help you understand better what you read. (What do you not get?)
  2. Why is the name "Midnight Raiders" pretty ironic? (+1)
  3. Why might the story be called "My First Negro"? (+1)
  4. What's a newsreel? (+1)