Wednesday, 9/01/04
Warm Up. First, copy into notebook. Then write a word that fits the blank.
Example: needle : sew :: shovel : __dig__. Needle is used to sew, a shovel is used to dig. (analogy of function)
  1. boxer : athlete :: chair : ________
  2. mechanical : _________ :: legal : law
  3. peel : peeled :: kneel : _________
  4. garbage : rot :: ice : _________
  5. (1) alphabet : letters :: spectrum : _________
"Just to See..." Quiz on Expectations/Listening, 15p. -- in notebook -- Do not copy.
  1. (3) Name three novels we will be reading this year.
  2. (3) K.B.A.R. stands for a)_______. It consists of reading daily (M-TH) for at least 20 minutes and then b)(doing what?) in your notebook. One possible way to do this is to c)_____.
  3. What is 90% of 50?
  4. (2) What should you always do when you are absent?
  5. (1) _________ (especially K.B.A.R.) is a major part of the grade in this class.
  6. (2) What should you always bring to class?
  7. K.B.A.R. (like C.I.A. and I.R.S.) is an example of an ___________.
  8. a) jealousy  b) parallelogram  c) diagrammed d) equipt  e) all correct
  9. "I have read and signed the class expectations." If this statement is true for you, copy it, and sign your name. If it is not true for you, write "-1."
Can You Be Perfekt?
Write 150 words about fun (in any way related to fun!).  No mechanical mistakes are allowed. Put name, date, and period in the
upper right corner. Give the page a title. Ink. Not ripped. Due Friday. 20 points, -5 for each mechanical mistake I find. Get
"everybody and his mom" to proofread it for you!
Bonus options: a) Go for three hundred words! b) Use a colon and a semi-colon correctly. c) Go for more than "It is fun to see Spot
run." 

Is the "essay" at right perfect?
a) Perfect!  b) 1 mistake. c) 2 mistakes. 
d) 3 mistakes. e) 4 mistakes
Johnny Cash
9/3/04
Period 1
El Queso Grande

     One of the best things about Mr. Coward's class is that it is fun! (As long as I keep telling myself that, things will be just fine.) I don't think I've ever had so much fun in English before. 
     Of course, he paid me to say that, but I would of been glad to do it for free. I started the year with an A+. How fun is that? I get to have my very own spiral notebook, and I just love the color of it: pink. 
     This paper only has to be 150 words long, but I could go on for days about how much fun this class is already. We even got to see a sheep hitting his head! I couldn't believe that one. I mean, who videotapes sheep anyway? I certainly don't. Maybe you do; I don't know.
     Anyways, el queso grande means the big cheese. I guess that means he's the boss. Maybe he just likes cheese.

 

by Langston Hughes:

"Delinquent"