Friday, 8/19: Mental Floss, Just to See, Vocab Relay, Delinquent

Homies Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12KtSt4NKTlj1aCoRZPryzwrC_nmjmypnjnZaaN-6Y_s/edit#slide=id.g144da40525d_5_0

Mental Floss: (Every Friday) Brain teasers and trick questions to scrape the mucous off your brain before a test. Purely extra credit. NO penalty for wrong answers, so you may as well guess. If it looks like a trick, it probably is. GUESS!

“Mental Floss, 8/19.”

  1. You have two coins that total 15 cents, but one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
  2. What is the volume of dirt in a hole 6 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 4 feet wide?
  3. A farmer had seventeen sheep; all but nine died. How many are left?
  4. What heavy six letter word can you take one letter away from and have eight left?
  5. A fish weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much does it weigh? (Not a trick; just math.)

 

“Just to See…” 8/19.  Write the ANSWER. Collaborative. (10 points possible.)
grimace, disquieting, prickly, adaptable, mesmerize

  1. reassuring : disquieting :: easy-going : _____
  2. It was more than a little _____ to find out Mr. Coward was an alien.
  3. It was a ____ situation; she had to be very careful about what to do next.
  4. Species that are _____ are more likely to survive.
  5. What does the dis- part of disquieting mean?
  6. How often does Mr. Coward assign homework?
  7. What did Mr. Coward say was the most important part of this class?
  8. How is a motto different  from just an old saying?
  9. (2) In the poem “Motto” what two meanings does the word dig have?

Vocab Relay Demo!


“Delinquent, 8/19.”

“It takes a village to raise a child.”   -African Proverb.  (copy into notebook)

What do you think that means? Do you think it’s true? Explain why/not.

Delinquent. I read the poem out loud. Groups take a shot at the questions in their notebooks. Then we go through it!

Outro: Connect the poem to the quote!


Friday School Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12KtSt4NKTlj1aCoRZPryzwrC_nmjmypnjnZaaN-6Y_s/edit#slide=id.ge817d7f74d_6_32