Tuesday, 3/2/04 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy.
  1. * cold : antifreeze :: germs : _________
  2. * (1) abnormal : shock :: ___________ : antagonize
  3. * game : overtime :: letter : __________
  4. * "near equal"  = ________
  5. * "opposite name"  = __________
  6. absent : absence :: _________ : admission
  7. administer : administration :: _________ : adhesive
"Verb! That's What's Happenin'"
A verb is a word that shows action, being, or state of being.  Examples: run, jump, be+, think

Practice: ID the verbs. (8 words)
1) Joan felt scared as she peeked around the corner.
2) Matt is a young musician who practices all the time.
3) "I am wet," she cried.
4) Taylor would be a good choice for ASB president.

Check 600 Words. First rough draft in one of the genres is due Tuesday, 3/9. It should be approximately 600 words, on disk (or e-mailed). Writing Styles: (R) Eyewitness Report (L) Response to Literature (BONUS)  (E) Evaluation (P) Persuasion (T) Technical Writing (O) Opinion (P-S) Problem-Solution  (B) Biography

  1. (P) Having their images placed on postage stamps has honored many famous people, both real and fictional. Choose a real or fictional person who you feel deserves this honor.  Write a paper that would persuade others your choice is good.
  2. (B) Describe the teacher (person) who has had the greatest impact on your life (either positive or negative). Show how.
  3. (E) Our culture has shifted significantly from homemade foods straight from the kitchen to prepackaged, ready-to-eat foods and fast food.  Explain what is good and bad about this shift.
  4. (T) Write a speech called "How to Laugh." First define what laughter is. Then compare and contrast different kinds of laughs (chuckle, guffaw, snicker, titter, giggle) and describe/show each.
  5. (R) "The people in my neighborhood are so weird..." (or normal, or scary, or friendly, or...)
  6. (R or E) Middle School isn't as bad as I thought... (Worse than I imagined...)
  7. (T) Make a slang dictionary. Make it funny. Write an introduction to it and a guide for usage.
  8. (R) Show the same incident from two or three different points of view: a car wreck, a fight in a restaurant, a person being wrongly accused by the teacher, etc.
  9. (L) Continue The Monsters are due on Maple Street. Write it in the form of a play, and show what happens the next day. Do they realize what happened? Do they report it? Are the aliens successful?
"Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed."