Wednesday, 1/14/04 -- Eighth Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. weirdness : eccentricity :: benevolence : * ________ (2)
  2. animal : herd :: person : * __________
  3. calm : urgency :: popularity : * __________
  4. aridity : humidity :: clumsiness : * _________
  5. majority : minority :: obvious : * _________
  6. worry : anxiety :: habit : * ________
Correct vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. You will use words more than once.
demesne, imperious, insular, impending, latent, sate, primitive, prowess, wont
  1. On CSI, they often are able to lift _________ fingerprints that are almost invisible to the naked eye.
  2. The skater showed great ___________ as he nailed the 720.
  3. After Halloween, my candy cravings were ________(ed) for a while.
  4. When Tom and Becky's candle went out in the cave, Becky just sat down and waited for the ____________ doom.
  5. It was his ___________ to have pizza every day at break.
  6. (3) "This class is not a democracy," said Mrs. Negranti ___________(ly), as she is _________ to do. "This classroom is my personal __________."
  7. The town of Dawson is very ___________ by our modern standards of living.
  8. Many Middle Eastern countries are very ____________; they don't like to have any outside influences, especially from the U.S.
  9. (2) It wasn't until late in life that his _________  _________ for designing cars was realized.
Finish "The King of Mazy May"
What is your suggestion for a new ending to the story? (600 words idea -- Response to Literature)
What's the weather like in the Yukon?
Another view.

Finish Quiz.