Please read the questions below and answer in a word document (to help with spell check), then paste your answer below with your name.

1. Why does Stanley think that the boys are not digging holes just to "build character" as the warden has told them?
Why do you think they are digging holes?

2. Why do you think the Warden accepted the gold tube, but was presumed by the boys to reject the fossil?  Which object do you think is more interesting? Be sure to explain why.

3. How does Stanley benefit from giving the gold tube he found to X-ray? Would you do the same?


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A Game Plan is a plan that a person makes for themselves. The plan has several peices to it.

The "G" stands for "Goal" a person must set a goal for themselves, something that is measurable. For example- I will earn all A's this marking period, or I will earn 50 AR points for reading. A goal is something that you work towards and can be a difficult task, but not impossible.

The "A"- stands for action. Action is what you will have to do or action you will have to take to reach your goal. For example, "1. I will study each night. 2. I will turn all my assignments in on time. 3. I will ask for help in math to raise that grade. 4. I will try my best on each assignment I do." Usually the action involes several steps....like the example did.

The "M" stands for monitor- basically, how will you monitor yourself and make sure you are doing what you are suppose to? For example, each week I will check my grades and print off my current grades for each subject, or I will keep a tally of all my graded assignments I get back from my teacher.

The "E" stands for evaluate- this answers the question- "How will I evaluate myself" or see if  I reached my goal? For example, I will get a report of my marking period grades and see how I did, and if I did not reach my goal I will reflect on how I can do better next time.

Today, you must make a GAME plan! Think of a REAL goal that you want to achieve this marking period, we will make a new GAME plan each marking period this year. You can type your GAME plan on a work document and print for Mrs. Tubergan. See below example of how if should be formatted.

G- My goal is to be stop bullying in my school.
A- My action is 1. Make others aware of what bullying is. 2. I will listen closely to others and keep a look out for mean actions. 3. I will take a stand and help others to recgonize bullying and help them stop it too. 4. I will  stand up to bullies and tell an adult when I need to.
M- I will monitor myself by keeping a journal and writing down different bullying instances that I stopped, and I will give my classmates and survey about bullying to see if it has decreased.
E- evaluate- I will evaluate myself by tallying bullying and see if I hear or see bullying taking place, if I do still I will continue to work with my classmates on more ways to stop bullying.