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.”
- You have two coins that total 15 cents, but one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
- What is the volume of dirt in a hole 6 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 4 feet wide?
- A farmer had seventeen sheep; all but nine died. How many are left?
- What heavy six letter word can you take one letter away from and have eight left?
- 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
- reassuring : disquieting :: easy-going : _____
- It was more than a little _____ to find out Mr. Coward was an alien.
- It was a ____ situation; she had to be very careful about what to do next.
- Species that are _____ are more likely to survive.
- What does the dis- part of disquieting mean?
- How often does Mr. Coward assign homework?
- What did Mr. Coward say was the most important part of this class?
- How is a motto different from just an old saying?
- (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