Tuesday, 12/18/12. Checking 600 words. 12/12-12/18
Warm Up. Columbus etc. Do not write on the sheet.
Read the two paragraphs on p350 and answer the following questions
in your notebook.Use complete sentences.
"Warm Up - 12/18/12"
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In the example paragraph about Columbus, what is the main
idea?
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In the example paragraph about Columbus, how many supporting
details do they give for the main idea?
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What is the main idea of the next paragraph?
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How many supporting details are there for that main idea?
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What do you think this lesson wanted you to learn?
Do vocabulary sheet with partners.
Hints:
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You hear the noun form of this one a lot in the phrase, "a ______ for punishment."
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To give unwillingly. "If I have to..."
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This one sounds like what you might do with a wave. It really means an
excessive amount of something.
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This one can mean mystery or interest in something.
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The root of this word means "bendable." (Like a pair of pliers.)
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We had the noun form of this awhile ago. It meant a "daze." This time it
means "dazed."
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This one has a prefix that means again.
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This one can happen to plants and crops, as well as girls like Alyce.
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Take away a couple of letters from this one, and you get its meaning.
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Weak and wimpy, easily broken. (5 letters)
Go over Test #14.
ALYCE!