Wednesday, 12/8/04 -- Early Release Wednesday. 975 posts in two days!
Warm Up. Copy (1-5) into notebook. No peeking at your pink sheet for #7!
  1. * reptile : iguana :: fruit : __________
  2. * rice : beans :: meat : ___________
  3. * vanilla : chocolate :: fiesta : _______
  4. * transport : cargo :: ride : _______
  5. * Earth culture : young :: Martian culture : _________
  6. guerilla, tortilla, burrow, burro, all correct
  7. a) What is an antecedent? b) Give an example using the following sentence: "You might watch a cook as she prepares the meal."
Correct vocabulary homework. MISTAKE: ELIXIR! Everybody gets +1!
Vocabulary Pretest #10. You will used words more than once; you will not use them all.
grotesque, cadence, aromatic, metamorphosis, censor, ruminate, elixir, transfixed, scapegoat, interim
  1. pretty : grotesque :: hero : ________
  2. (2) As the crowd moved closer, the Martian's face went through a ___________  __________, as he changed rapidly into the many different people the crowd was thinking about.
  3. "through nailed" = _______
  4. The wicked witch gave Sleeping Beauty a strange _________ that made her fall asleep.
  5. (2) As he slowly __________(ed), he ___________(ed) on what a fine day it had been.
  6. The rain on the metal roof had a __________ like a tin drum.
  7. The "Three Wise Men" supposedly brought the baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The last two were _________ resins (dried tree sap), used to make incense.
  8. The First Amendment to the Constitution is a guard against _________(ship) by the government.
The Martian Chronicles
  1. (M) After the LaFarges get separated from "Tom" at the theatre, whom does he become?
  2. (M) Now we know why "Tom" was afraid of going to town. Don't we?
  3. (M) In the second-to-last paragraph, "Tom" transforms for a moment into a man with a very appropriate name. What?
  4. (LS) The word proprietor means... a) Earthman.  b) old person.  c) store owner. d) scientist.
  5. (LS) The proprietor think that most people on Mars will go back to Earth if there's a war there because "_______ _______ _______."
  6. BONUS: a) What's a valise? (Last sentence of LS.) b) (M) Why was one of "Tom's" eyes gold when he died?
Discussion Topics last night. POLITENESS. Watch the criticisms! Great new threads!
What page? Sharing Tom. Sell Martians.Providence. Luggage Store/bicycle analogy forum vs. thread. Morale (sic). What gender is Tom? Crowed. Lesson in "The Martian"? Great Comments: John J, Meghan S, Clay (again),