Thursday, 9/2/04
I. Warm Up. Copy into notebook (which you should have by today).
  1. inch : yard :: centimeter : ________
  2. movement : dance :: _________ : music (2 possible answers)
  3. meal : banquet :: _________ : hurricane
  4. alphabet : letters :: ________ : colors
  5. peel : peeled :: deal : ________
  6. Show how you would mark answers for each type of exercise. (4 x 1/2)
    7. Correct Answer Wrong Answer
    Quiz a) b)
    Warm Up c) d)
II. SHOW not TELL
"Don't tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."
   -Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions!
What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples...

"My Room is Such a Mess" due Thursday 9/9.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.

III. by Langston Hughes: