Tuesday, 1/6/04 -- Seventh
Grade Warm Up. Copy into notebook.*
= spelling word.
*fix : correction :: change
: _________
*one : person :: all : ________
*distant : far :: exactness
: __________
*sloppy : precise :: helper :
__________
*thankful : grateful :: enough
: __________
*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.
The fox had its right foreleg
caught securely in the traps jaws.
Our neighbors car is an old Chrysler,
and its just about to fall apart.
My address has three 7s, and Tims
last name has three cs.
The dogs bark was far worse than
its bite.
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.
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?)
Why is the name "Midnight Raiders" pretty ironic? (+1)
Why might the story be called "My First Negro"? (+1)