1. Independent work for the week of September 28 – October 2 2009

2. Monday 9/28 Power words Conjecture –Definition: –Literature, sometimes, is based on conjecture. Evolve –Definition –Dead plant matter evolves into compost. Daily Language Practice 1.Because a mongoose is less than two feet long you might expect it to lose in a fight with a cobra. 2.Cobras can grow as long as up to 6 feet in length.

3. Tuesday, 9/29 Power Words Hypothesis –Definition –We use the scientific method to prove a hyposthesis. Predict –Definition –No one can predict what can happen tomorrow Daily Language Practice 1.Cobras live in: Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies. 2.Mongeese can kill mice, rats, and snakes.

4. Wednesday, 9/30 Power Words Verify –Definition –When we correct your work, you should verify that you have the right answer Arid –Definition –The desert it has an arid climate Daily Language Practice Neither the mongoose nor the cobra are found roaming freely in North America. The mongoose is a feirce animal it can be tamed.

5. Thursday 10/1 Power Words Inert –Definition –Without a driver a car is inert. Palpable –Definition –The silence was palpable. (This is a metaphor). Daily Language Practice 1.The cobra choosed it’s victim carefully. 2.The cobra attacked the bird with a sharp twist.

6. Friday 10/2 (TGIF) Power Words Porous –Definition –Leather is a very porous material. Tepid –Definition –A baby’s bath water should be tepid. Daily Language Practice 1.Mongooses can’t be brought into the US without a permit from the bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife. 2.A mongoose has stiff yellowish-gray air with brownish- black streaks.