Tuesday, 1/3/11 - Welcome Back!
Copy "homework" into assignment book.
Warm Up 1/3/11: Academic Words IV-I. Copy. Answers will not be repeated throughout the week.
tradition, emphasis, promote, hence, equate, constant, emerge, adequate, criteria, contrast, dimension
  1. The rubric gives the ______ for grading your projects.
  2. His lab is on the cutting edge of ___________(ing) technology.
  3. TV commercials often ______ terrible eating habits.
  4. The ____ of your project should be on showing your knowledge {of the book}.
  5. We need to know the ______(s) of your room, {so we know how much paint to buy}.
  6. Her cat was her _____ companion; {he never left her side}.
  7. Many people ______ money with happiness, {but we know they aren't the same}.


Intro to 120 Seconds. The first six contestants begin next Tuesday.

The Giver.

"I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave."     -Jimmy Cliff

What would you give up to be free?  What would a perfect world look like?  How could you have no crime, no unhappiness, no violence, no jealousy, no etc?
What things would you have to give up? Would it be worth it?
 

Book incentive. Bring it every day.
Book numbers.
Q/A before the daily quiz. Come ready with questions. Thos who have read before: NO SPOILERS!

Begin reading aloud.
Quiz on Chapters 1-2 tomorrow.