Bell Ringers week one Monday mistakes – make corrections to the following paragraph. If you are looking for a great place to work you might want to fill out a aplication to work for google. Fortune.com release an article each year called The 100 Best Companies to Work For, and Google has made the list every year! Some of the free perks include three organic meals a day unlimited snack free personal-fitness classes and even on-site oil changes. Do you need to do you’re laundry or get you’re hair done. No problem! They also have free laundry services and hair stylists on the compound. Google also believe that a rested employe is a happy won, so they even offer nap pods wear workers can go have a snooze. Tuesday terms – guess what the underlined words mean based on what the text says (context clues). Do not use a dictionary. 1. When the haughty Student Council President ignored students at the annual fundraiser, the teacher advisor gave him a stern lecture. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Because the negotiator handled the hostage situation with aplomb, the kidnapper released everyone without harm. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday wise words – read the quote and answer the following questions. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect” – Mark Twain Continue on the next page for the questions. 1. What is the meaning of the quote? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. How does this quote relate to your life or the world? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Thursday and Friday: Beginning of Year Test
