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Week One Warm-ups December 7th-11th
Monday, December 7th Warm-ups For each pair of clues below, figure out the two words, then add them together to form another word. Example: Not on + frozen water = OFF ICE • Portable bed + a measure of weight = ____________ • A rodent + a female pronoun = ________ • A greeting + a tale = ______________ • Black substance + to obtain = __________ • Lower limb + finish = ____________ • To exist + to possess = _____________ • A vehicle + to decay = ______________ • A negative + angry = _______________ • Short sleep + relatives = _____________ • Achieve victory + royal figure _____________
Tuesday, December 8th Warm-up Each “word puzzle” represents a common word or phrase. Do you best to interpret them! N O T YOUR T COAT U B STANDING MISS WEAR LONG CHUTE CHUTE THE HAND ECNALG YOU JUST ME
Wednesday, December 9th Warm-up Imagine that you could give the eulogy at your own funeral. (A eulogy is a speech given at a funeral in praise of the deceased person.) What would you say about yourself?
Thursday, December 10th Warm-up Do you think that exposure to violent movies and video games has a negative effect on teens? Why or why not? (Please write at least a one-paragraph response.)
Friday, December 11th Warm-up • What two continents did the Silk Road connect? • What world peace organization replaced the League of Nations? • Is the past tense of the verb “prefer” spelled with two or three “r’s”? • Did Scott O’Dell write Island of the Blue Dolphins or Treasure Island? • How much is 8 times .05? • What do surgeons remove from a person’s body during an appendectomy? • What’s the official language of the Netherlands? • Which country still has an emperor: China, Japan or North Korea? • “Our neighbor gave us a kitten.” Which word is the indirect object? • Which U.S. President was once a movie star: Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan?