Tuesday, 3/16/04 -- Eighth Grade
Check 600 words.
Warm Up I. Copy.
  1. * protagonist : antagonist :: death : ___________
  2. * procedure : protocol :: model : __________
  3. * "make same" = _________
  4. * "many fold thing" = _________
  5. * business : partner :: crime : _________
  6. * salon : manicure :: rising action : ___________
Warm Up II: FRO. Fragment? (Missing S or P? Supply it.) Run-on? (Fix!) Sentence? (Say so.)
  1. The curtain opened and the show began.
  2. Because of the bad weather.
  3. It's the best one.
  4. As a hobby.
  5. This restaurant is great let's eat here.
Go over side one of blue sheet. (verb forms)

Reading for Information I. p350-351

"Modern Cowboys" (11)
  1. (2) Besides the traditional horses, what two modern machines do today's cowboys use?
  2. What old tradition associated with the cowboy life is "a thing of the past"?
  3. Calf roping, steer wrestling, and team roping are all _______ events.
  4. True or False? Saddle bronc riding is not considered a rough stock event because the rider uses a saddle.
  5. True or False? In bull riding, the cowboy uses spurs to make the bull buck.
  6. This source would be best for a paper titled... a) The History of Rodeo. b) What is a Cowboy?  c) Horses and Their Importance. d) Is Rodeo Animal Cruelty?
  7. (4) What four pieces of information are we not given in the excerpt that we would need to actually use this as a source for a research paper?