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Tomorrow’s Test: Vocabulary, ASOT, Husker Du.

“Vocabulary, 12/3.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (You’ll have to turn this one into a noun by taking off the suffix.)
4. Since there were 1,000 points possible in the quarter, one or two would be a(n) _____ amount.
5. When we moved, we got rid of everything that we considered ________.
6. obvious : subtle :: infinite : ______
7. valuable : expendable :: stiff : ______
8. The gardener ______(ed) a new limb onto the ailing tree.
9. The eighth grade English teachers are pretty ______ about punctuation. You had better proofread every paper carefully.
10. The green carpet of grass and moss was ______ and soft.
11. “In the slime, tiny insects wriggled, so that the entire body seemed to twitch and _______…”
12. He is not a(n)_______ member of the team; his contribution is vital.

Research/Writing your HFN.

• Start a Google or  Word Doc.
• When you find a source that looks likely, copy/paste the URL onto the end of your document.
• Make your searches as specific as you can:
  • “1300s baker daily work”
  • “medieval peasant meal”
  • “medieval peasant cottage”
  • “1300s children play”
• Be aware of the quality and reliability of the sources. URLs that end with .edu and .gov and .org tend to be more trustworthy. Look for site and author info. If you can’t, you should probably steer clear.
• Remember: You can use real books for research too. (For example, your history textbook.)
• As you plan your story, keep in mind the plot diagram.  Set the scene, reveal the problem, work through it, solved! (Or not.)
• If you are not in GoogleDocs, save all the time.
• If you don’t have a computer or net access at home, print what you have at the end of the period.

Homework Update: Historical Fiction Narrative is now due Wednesday, 12/9.

Meet in computer lab (G2) tomorrow.

“Vocabulary, 12/2.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. criticize : critique :: wiggle : ______
6.  mattress : resilient :: matches (the kind that burn) : ______
7.  “The government doesn’t like us here. We have to pay big ____ to keep our business.”
8. The smells ______(ing) from the kitchen were very tempting.
9. She was _____ on the edge of the diving board, ready to leap.
10. “It ran with a gliding ballet step, far too _____ and balanced for its ten tons.”
11. “And the caveman, please note, is not just any _______ man… He is an entire future nation.
12. In some poorer countries, the police are paid so little that they have to resort to _____ to survive.

“ASoT”

Write a 5W’s for the story so far.

Aloud.

Historical Fiction Narrative Tip: Remember your plot diagram! Set the scene, reveal the problem, work through it, solved! (or not.)

“Warm Up, 12/1.”
You can actually see backwards in time any day or night. You don’t need any sort of contraption either.  Try to guess how.  Any semi-reasonable, complete-sentence answer gets credit. Go.

“Vocabulary, 12/1.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. It was hard to believe that such a big voice _____(ed) from such a little girl.
6. The fact we can shoot baskets with our used handouts means that once we use them, they are ______.
7. He was a very ______, very confident public speaker; he never got nervous in front of a crowd.
8. Kids who learn to be _________ are better able to cope when things go bad.
9. “That’d be a _____. Time doesn’t permit that sort of a mess–a man meeting himself.”
10. valuable : expendable :: hysterical : ______
11.  “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” is an old French saying. It is also seems like an example of a(n)______.
12. Draw picture that represents the word infinitesimal.
    

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13. Bonus: Turn the word paradox into an adjective by adding an ending.
14. Bonus: Give an example that illustrates the idea of #11. Hint: Mr. Calandro is the 6th principal I have had at Laguna, but the school is still pretty much the same.

“A Sound of Thunder.”

Write a prediction for what you think the title of the story means.

Read aloud.

Copy homework into planner.

Go over Test #13.

If time… Paradoxes (Thanks to Wikipedia!)

“Is the answer to this question no?”

??

Exception paradox: if every rule has an exception, then there must be an exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
Variation: The only rule is that there are no rules.

“Practice moderation in all things. Including moderation.”

“A Sound of Thunder”

by Ray Bradbury

“I don’t try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
“Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.”

Pick one of the quotes and explain what you think he means.

Have a great Thanksgiving vacation!
KBARBlog Makeup: If you have a KBAR score of 25/40 or less, do 4 days of reading/blogging during the break to replace that ugly score.

Vocabulary Relay. (Except per. 5: 56 seconds.)

Prep sheet for Test #13:
NVA Warm Ups: ___/3  ___/3  ___/8  ___/8
Vocabulary h/w: ___/20     Vocabulary Warm Ups: ___/11  ___/11  ___/11
Other Extra Credit: (Might include +1 for Guillermo, +1 for moss, +1 each  for extra “Although/If” sentences. Vocabulary Relay Winners get +3.)

Mental Floss.

1. Which one of the following does not belong with the others? Why? (Not a trick. Must get both parts correct.)
   binoculars, eyeglasses, goggles, handlebars, jeans, pliers, scissors, shoes, tweezers
2. Where can you finish reading several books before you finish even one sentence?
3. How many sides does a circle have? Explain.
4. I have three of the same digit. Put together they make twelve. The digit is not 4. What digit is it?
5. Their are for mestakes in this teaser. Name all the errors.
6. What year was the above picture taken?

TEST #13.  Doodle Theme: The Ultimate Vacation!

Shoot ‘Em Up!