Tuesday, 3/23/04 -- Eighth Grade.     Second Period Oops: resistance.
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. * maturity : infancy :: relentlessness : __________
  2. * video : audio :: ___________ : text
  3. * "make defense" = ____________
  4. * "state of being unable to speak" = __________
  5. * "state of being an obstacle" = _________
  6. * "capable of being touched" = __________
Capitals II.

Go over reading practice (p354-357. 12 points + 15 for homework.)

  1. RE: p354: The source for this information is... a) a web site.  b) a magazine.  c) a kids' reference book.  d) a consumer news show.
  2. RE: p354: If you were using this for research on kids' allowances, this actually would not be a very good source. Why?
  3. RE: p354: True or False? More than half of the survey participants get no allowance at all.
  4. RE: The map on p355: The scale of distance is...a) 1 inch = 1 mile.  b) 1/2 inch = 1 mile.  c) each dot represents two city blocks.  d) not given.
  5. RE: The map on p355: If I were driving south from Stone City, I would have to turn (left/right) to get to Queen City.
  6. RE: The map on p355: What is the only station that has both wheelchair access and parking?
  7. (?) RE: The map on p355: What station(s) would you want to avoid on Sundays?
  8. RE: The map on p355: Get me from Halley's Square to Grant Street. ("Take the _____ line to _____, and then...")
  9. RE: p357: Draw a diagram of why you don't fall through the floor.
  10. RE: p357:   ---->Ø<------ Which way will the Ø move? a) Left.  b) Right.  c) It won't move.  d) You can't tell.