1. He tried to be very ________ and calm when he met his girlfriend's parents.
2. The desperate student offered Mr. Coward _______ in exchange for passing.
3. The aromas _______(ing) from Grandma's kitchen were tantalizing.
4. The T-Rex was "far too _______ and balanced for its ten tons."
5. When we moved, we got rid of everything that we considered _________.
6. "That'd be a(n) ________. Time doesn't permit that sort of mess -- a man meeting himself."

What the...? The law of a certain land states that all who wish to enter through the city gates are asked to state their business. Those who reply
     truthfully (the guards can tell) are allowed to enter and depart in peace, but those who reply falsely are hanged. A traveler approaches the gate,
     and when asked his business, he replies, "I have come to be hanged." What should happen to this traveler?
 
 

"A Sound of Thunder"
by Ray Bradbury

"Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down."

 

Tuesday, 11/9/10 -- EIGHTH GRADE
Warm Up. Quiz on IRP p354-355. Write out the answers in your notebook

1. RE: p354. The source for this information is... a) a web site.  b) a magazine.  c) a kids' reference book.  d) a consumer news show.  e) NOTA/You can't tell.
2. RE: p354. If you were using this for research on kids' allowances, this actually would not be a very good source. Why?
3. RE: p354. True or False? More than half of the survey participants get no money at all.
4. RE: The map on p355. The scale of distance is...a) 1 inch = 1 mile.  b) 1/2 inch = 1 mile.  c) each dot represents two city blocks.  d) not given.
5. RE: The map on p355. If I were driving south from Stone City, I would have to turn (left/right) to get to Queen City.
6. RE: The map on p355. What is the only station that has both wheelchair access and parking?
7. (?)RE: The map on p355. What station(s) would you want to avoid on Sundays?
8. (3)RE: The map on p355. Get me from Halley's Square to 27th Street. ("Take the _____ line to _____, and then...")

Charlie.