Period 8- short stories week 4

SHORT STORIES/LISTENING SKILLS- APRIL 2009

“The Great Amherst Mystery,” “August Heat,” “Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment,” “The Chaser,” “The New Accelerator.”
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MONDAY, April 27th
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Aim: What was the solution to “The Great Amherst Mystery”?

Do Now: Would you hire a plumber to fix your lamp?

CLASSWORK
READ: “The Great Amherst Mystery”
ANSWER: All Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions

Short Story Homework #12
Answer all Critical Thinking Questions
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TUESDAY, April 28th
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Aim: What was unusual about the “August Heat”?

Do Now: Copy the definition from the board

CLASSWORK
READ: “August Heat”
ANSWER: All questions page 93 to page 96, all Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review

Short Story Homework #13
Answer all Critical Thinking Questions
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WEDNESDAY, April 29th
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Aim: What was “Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment”?

Do Now: What are three things a good scientist does?

CLASSWORK
READ: “Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment”
ANSWER: All Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions

Short Story Homework #14
Answer all Critical Thinking Questions




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THURSDAY, April 30th
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Aim: What was “The Chaser”?

Do Now: What is important in a good relationship?

CLASSWORK
READ: “The Chaser”
ANSWER: All Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions

Short Story Homework #15
Answer all Critical Thinking Questions

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FRIDAY, May 1st
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Aim: How do the men in “The New Accelerator” compare to the other scientists this week?

Do Now: Would you like to be able to move at the speed of light?

CLASSWORK
READ: “The New Accelerator”
ANSWER: All Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions

Short Story Homework #16
Answer all Critical Thinking Questions

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Remember, all five homeworks this week will count as an exam.

Next Week we will focus on grammar