Tuesday, 12/7/10
What important event in US (and world) history occurred on this date? What year was it?
Seventh Grade
Warm Up. 12/7/10. Copy into notebook. Use your spelling list to help choose the correct word.
  1. "again loosened" =    
  2. "beneath (less than) judge" =  
  3. "into cut thing" =   
  4. "breakable" =
  1. cis = ___  a) to break  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) mindful
  2. gest = ___ a) to decide or judge  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) to bear, carry, or bring
  3. crit = ___ a) to decide or judge  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) to bear, carry, or bring
  4. sig = ____  a) to decide or judge  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) to bear, carry, or bring
  5. phys = ___ a) circle  b) to see  c) sound  d) nature  e) to loosen or to free
  6. solv = ___ a) circle  b) to see  c) sound  d) nature  e) to loosen or to free
  7. mem = ___ a) to break  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) mindful
  8. frac/frag = ___ a) to break  b) to mark or seal  c) to go toward, to seek, to try for  d) to cut  e) mindful

Spelling Pretest #8
 
 

Go over RCA p346-347.
RCA Quiz 12/7/10. (9p) Write out the answer in your notebook.

  1. Every horizontal line on p346 represents... a) temperature  b) 10 degrees  c) a month  d) a city in Alaska  e) none of the above
  2. (p346) Many of the satellite photos we see on tv and on the 'net are provided by the NOAA. What does that abbreviation stand for?  a) National Organization of American Areas  b) Network of Area Administration  c) Network of Ocean and Atmosphere  d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  e) National Observation of Atmosphere Administration
  3. On a graph like the one marked A on p346, we read the data...  a) right to left, and bottom to top  b) left to right, and bottom to top  c) right to left, and top to bottom  d) left to right, and top to bottom  e) It doesn't matter.
  4. In this context (p347), the word precipitation means...  a) snow  b) rain  c) ice/hail  d) all of the above  e) none of the above
  5. According to the map on p347, which of these states has the coldest temperature?  a) Alaska  b) New York  c) Minnesota  d) Texas  e) California
  6. (p347) Areas of low pressure seem to be associated with...  a) warm temperatures  b) a lot of wind  c) ice  d) bad weather  e) none of the above
  7. Which of these is the warmest city on the map (p347)?  a) San Francisco  b) Chicago  c) Honolulu  d) Phoenix  e) Miami
  8. *(p347) Which of these cities has weather that is most similar to our current weather?  a) San Francisco  b) Raleigh c) Boston  d) Miami  e) Las Vegas
  9. According to the map on p347, about how far is it from San Francisco to Salt Lake City?  a) 350 miles  b) 1000 miles  c) 1500 miles  d) 750 miles  e) You can't tell.

MWA

Eighth Grade
Warm Up 12/7/10. Copy into notebook. Choose from noun, verb, adjective, adverb to fill in each blank.

  1. (3) The suffix -ize turns almost any _____ or ______ into a _______.  (Examples: popularize, hypothesize)
  2. (2) Usually the suffix -cy will turn a(n) ______ into a(n) ______.  (Examples: normalcy)
  3. (2) The suffixes -ance/-ence turn a(n) ______ into a(n) ________. (Example: excellence)
  4. Usually the suffix -ly turns a(n) ______ into a(n) ________. (Example: slowly)


Spelling Pretest #8
 

Go over IRP p358-359. (8p)
IRP Quiz 12/7/10. (9p) Write out the answer in your notebook.

  1. RE: p358: Why are black holes black?
  2. RE: p358: The topic sentence of a paragraph is often the ______ sentence.
  3. RE: p358: True or False? Project Phoenix is using telescopes to try to see life on other planets.
  4. RE: p359: Which of these is an example the writer used to show that the empty lot is dangerous?  a) It has nasty weeds.  b) It might have rodents.  c) There is a lot of broken glass.  d) There is a lot of trash.  e) All of the above.
  5. RE: p359: What is the main idea of the letter?  a) The lot on Market Street is valuable.  b) The Lot on Market Street is dangerous.  c) The lot on Market Street should be turned into a garden.  d) The lot on Market Street is educational.  e) NOTA
  6. (4) RE: p359: What are the four parts of a problem/solution essay?
  7. RE: p359: Bonus Question: There should actually be another part to this P/S essay. What part is missing?


MAUS.