Thursday, 1/15/04 -- Eighth
Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
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calm : urgency :: routine : * ______________
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modern : primitive :: insularity : * __________
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agreement : consistency :: idiosyncrasy : * __________
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familiarity : contempt :: * ___________ : cat
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obvious : latent :: starve : * _________
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generosity : generous :: anxiety : __________
Sentence Scramble (*
means first phrase, ** means last phrase, +2 each, 60 words)
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a) he had clutched (what, when, where, how?)
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**b) till he let go
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c) and was dragging (When, where, how?)
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d) swearing at the boy (and...?)
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e) behind on his breast
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f) with the butt (of...?)
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g) of the dog whip
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* h) with the quickness of a cat (What did he do?)
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i) the end of the sled (and...)
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j) if he did not stop (stop what?)
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k) but Walt cracked him (when, where, how?)
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l) and threatening all kinds (of...?)
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m) the dogs
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n) sharply across the knuckles (with...?)
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o) of terrible things
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p) with one hand
Finish "King of Mazy May" Quiz.
Correct/Discuss.
600 Words/ Essays
Rough Drafts due Tuesday. On disk. Saved as .rtf or,
even better, .txt.
Bring a printed copy too.
We will be in the c-lab Tuesday to begin work on web
versions of our essays.
Think ahead: How could you take us deeper into your essay?
Links to explanations, outside web sites, shorter pieces of writing, etc.
You will need to create at least 5 other pages to link to, plus links to
outside sites.
Examples from 7th Grade version. (Internet Explorer only.)
Example
One (Response to Literature: Tom Sawyer. Grade: A)
Example
Two (Technical Writing. Grade: B/B+)
Example
Three (Evaluation. Grade: A)