Thursday, 3/11/04 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. promise : guarantee :: job : * ____________
  2. same : similar :: white : *____________
  3. poke : goad :: prosper : *_____________
  4. tortoise : shell :: piston : * _________
  5. before : prior :: alien : * _________
  6. Make the following words plural:  a) thesis.  b) octopus.  c) child's.  d) Jones.  e) potato.
  7. He told his mom a different version of the story. ID the verb, the direct object, and the indirect object.
"The Flying Machine."  by Ray Bradbury.
Copy each quote, and then the answer that best explains what it means. (The first three are from Confucius.)
  1. "If everyone dislikes it, it must be looked into. If everyone likes it, it must be looked into."a) Everyone should like and dislike the same things. b) Majority rules. c) If everyone agrees that something is good or bad, there must be a reason. d) We should investigate everything.
  2. "A superior man...acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions." a) Think before you act. b) Explain your actions. c) Talk is cheap. d) Act without thinking. e) Speak softly and carry a big stick. f) Teach others about your actions.
  3. "To know what you know and know what you do not know is the mark of a person who knows." a) Nobody knows anything. b) If you know what you know, you don't know what you don't know. c) A wise person tries to know everything. d) A wise person realizes he doesn't know everything.
  4. "The end justifies the means." a) You'll know what things mean at the end.  b) It doesn't matter how you get there as long as the result is good.  c) In the end, justice always wins.  d) Nothing matters until the end.
Does the end ever justify the means? When?
Read Aloud.