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POD Challenge

Name that President

He used to get up two hours before sunrise to go skinny dipping in the Potomac River.

He was so afraid of electric lights that he used to have White House staff turn them on and off.

He was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White House.

He announced Chicago Cubs games for WHO radio in Des Moines. Later he became a famous movie and television actor.

20 POD points possible

Homework

November 11:

Read Chapter five of The Giver

November 13:

Test!!!!

November 16:

Chapters 6, 7 

December 1:

Read chapters 12 and 13

December 4:

Read next two chapters 

December 9:                                                                                                                                  

Read 

 

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Literary Criticism

Welcome

Word of Week

Objective

 

adjective

1. being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions.

2. not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.

3. intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book.

 



 

 




Spelling List

O Words


 

1. Obedience

2. Occasionally  

3. Occurrence  

4. Official  

5. Opponent  

6. Orchestra  

7. Ordinarily  

8. Outrageous  

9. Oppression

10. Overrun