Thursday, 11/20/03 -- Eighth Grade
Warm Up. Copy 1-6 into notebook. 
  1. *benefactor : philanthropy :: ________ : avocation
  2. *valley : mesa :: _________ : thrilling
  3. *Homer Simpson : hammock :: food : __________
  4. *melt : congeal :: testify : __________
  5. *greed : philanthropy :: accessible : _________
  6. *proud : mortified :: loyalist : _________
  7. The quote at right has been widely circulated to show how "kids today" are so much worse than they used to be. When was the quote supposedly written?  a) 1900  b) 400 BC  c) During the time of Jesus  d) 1999 e) 1440  f) 1955  g) 1860
 "Our youths love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love to chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not servants of their households. They no longer rise when their elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up their food, and tyrannize their teachers."
New Prompts for 600 words. Next rough draft due Tuesday, 12/9

Get three people to evaluate and comment on your paper.
Final draft due Tuesday, 11/25.

Chapter 1-5 Activity.