Thursday, 1/9/14 - Tomorrow's Test: VAW list (white sheet), Alyce, Husker Du
Review 600 Words and 120 Seconds.

I. Warm Up. Write the answer. All will be words you used yesterday.

1. As fewer people buy cd's, record companies have to figure out new ways to generate  _____.
2. Everyone in the library politely tried to _____ their giggles when Mr. Schalde walked into the wall.
3. If you search more methodically, instead of so ___(ly), you will be more likely to find whatever you're looking for.
4. Many seventh graders are a bit (dis)_______(ed) during the first few days of school.
5. He used compost to _______ the soil, so his garden was lush.

II. Do the last 10 sentences on the Vocabulary/Academic Word list. Bonus for 8/10 or better.

III. Alyce. What was our climax? Resolution?

IV. Cool Down. Write the answer. The words will be ones we used today.

1. Some say low taxes ____ the growth of businesses.
2. S. E. Hinton says that she likes to keep the writer part of her a separate _______ from the mother part of her.
3. Get those crazy _____(s) of absolutely no homework right out of your head!
4. He is so _______ when he plays baseball, he is just fun to watch.
5. If you don't pass both English and math, you might be ________(ed) in 7th grade.