Tuesday

1st, 2nd, and 5th period:  Bell Ringer (Test Practice Tuesday)-
1.  Choose the BEST word or words to make the sentence clear and precise.

The _______ waves made swimming dangerous.
A. big
B. ten-foot
C. powerful
D. mountainous

2.  All four sentences express the same idea. Choose the sentence that expresses the idea most vividly.
A. The hawk flew into the sky.
B. The hawk rode a current higher and higher.
C. The red-winged hawk flew quickly upward.
D. The red-winged hawk, riding a thermal current, soared out of sight

3.  All four sentences express the same idea. Choose the sentence that expresses the idea most vividly.

A. The skater cried out as she fell on the ice and hit her knee.
B. The skater screamed in pain when her knee hit the rock-hard ice.
C. The skater called out when she was skating and her knee got hurt.
D. The skater yelled when she landed on her knee while she was skating.

4.  Choose the sentence that expresses the idea most precisely.
A. The West is a place to study coyotes.
B. The West is a good place to study things.
C. A trip to the West can help a person learn about coyotes.
D. A trip to the West is a way a person can learn about them.
Class Work 1st & 2nd:  Adjectives and Adverbs - Practice using adverbs; Read We Beat the Street
Class Work 5th:  Work on news articles for Kristina Cook Interview - These are due on Friday.

4th and 6th - Crossword Puzzle from Chapter 9; Intro to Chapter 10 Logic and Reasoning