1. 12/10 Keystone – Reading & Math These exercises are about following directions primarily and foremost! MAKE SURE YOU DO THE WARM-UP IN THE CORRECT BLOCK! WARM-UPS DONE IN THE WRONG BLOCK WILL NOT EARN CREDIT. DATE YOUR BOX. Non-dated entries will not be scored. You must do the whole activity to earn a point.

2. This week’s theme is: FACETIOUS: Not meant to be taken seriously or literally.

3. 12/10 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: Amusing 1.Definition: pleasantly entertaining or diverting. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

4. 12/10 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: A boy walks 4 meters along a river, then swims 2 meters across it. A) how far is the boy from where he started? B) what distance did he cover?

5. 12/11 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: humorous 1.Definition: funny; comical. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

6. 12/11 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: Solve for a = 2: (y – 3) (2 + a) = 10

7. 12/12 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: jocular 1.Definition: Given to joking. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

8. 12/12 MATH WARM-UP Problem (copy it): You walk across town the following way: o 2 blocks east, then Hint: label the corner o 3 blocks north, then of the first block as o 4 blocks east. the origin. 1.How far are you from where you started? 2.What distance (in blocks) have you covered?

9. 12/13 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: smart 1.Definition: Amusingly clever. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

10. 12/13 MATH WARM-UP Problem (copy it): Write an equation for a line parallel to the line going by these two points: (4, 5) and (8, -2) Hint: Two parallel lines have the same slope, but different intercepts. Find the slope and intercept of the first line; use the slope to write an equation for the parallel one. Choose any intercept (other than the one for the first line).

11. 12/14 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: witty 1.Definition: Using words in an apt, clever, and amusing way. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

12. 12/14 MATH WARM-UP Problem (copy it): Write an equation for a line with twice the slope to the line going by these points: (3, 4) & (-1, 2) Hint: Two parallel lines have the same slope, but different intercepts. Find the slope and intercept of the first line; use the slope to write an equation for the parallel one. Choose any intercept (other than the one for the first line).