Tuesday, 4/12/05
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.

1. unbelievable : incredible :: savvy : *___________
2. * food : _______ :: sound : ___________ (2 @ 1 each)
3. durable : perishable :: fixed : *___________ (4 @ 1/2 each)

(1/2 the class works for 1/2 the period on WebEssay Project, then switch.)
Workbook Correction.
Workbook Reading Check. (6p)

1. In the example paragraph about Columbus what is the main idea?  a) Colombus made a lot of mistakes, but was successful anyway.  b) Colombus was a very persuasive guy.  c) Colombus was a successful guy. d) all of the above.  e) None of the above.
2. In the example paragraph about Columbus, how many supporting details do they give for the main idea?
3. What is the main idea of the next paragraph?  a) Doctors in that time often made people's illnesses worse.  b) Colombus's doctor told him to smell a goat.  c) Doctor's in Colombus's time were dumb.  d) Doctors in that time didn't have the knowledge to cure diseases. e) All of the above.  f) None of the above.
4. How many supporting details are there for that main idea?
5. According to "After-School Blues," what is the problem?  a) Kids are littering.  b) Restaurants are too expensive. c) Kids are "horsing around in people's front yards."  d) Kids from the middle school are loitering in the neighborhood after school. e) None of the above.
6. This brief excerpt has most of the pieces required for a problem/solution essay. What is it missing?

Charlotte Check (Chapters 1 and 2) (12p)

1. (8) Write each character, and then write out each description that matches that character. If more than one description matches a character, write all the ones that do. You might not use all the descriptions.

Keetch Grummage Barlow Zacariah

a) Warned Charlotte not to take this ship. b) Gave Charlotte something to protect herself. c) Gave Charlotte tea. d) Only pretended to want Charlotte off the ship. e) Ship's cook. f) Made Charlotte scream. g) Demanded a receipt for Charlotte. h) The "trump" in someone's plan.

2. When Charlotte watches Grummage arguing with someone she can't see (ch 1), who does it turn out to be?  a) Jaggery.  b) Keetch.  c) The first mate.  d) Barlow.  e) Zacariah.
3. When Zacariah offers to be Charlotte's friend, she...a) is grateful.  b) feels insulted.  c) says she needs a friend.  d) is secretly grateful, but turns him down.  e) none of the above.
4. In the conversation Charlotte overhears outside her cabin, it sounds like Charlotte is on the ship... a)  for her own protection.  b) as a part of someone else's plan.  c) because her dad messed up.  d) because it was the only ship available.  e) All of the above.  f) None of the above.
5. What's a... a) Jack Tar?  b) privy?