Morning Work Friday August 9, 2013 Good Morning class! Please get yourselves settled and grab your journal and a pencil to begin your morning work!

LA Morning Work Odie, a flop-eared pup with huge eyes, first appeared in the Garfield comic strip on August 8, 1978. He is Garfield’s sidekick. What is a sidekick? Odie, a dog, and Garfield, a cat, are unlikely sidekicks. Why do you think the creators of this comic strip paired a cat and a dog? Do you think it was a good idea? Why or why not?

Math Morning Work 1. Use any method to solve: 712 x 85 = ____ 2. Tours of a historic house are conducted in groups of 16 people. A group of 234 students is visiting the house on a field trip. How many tours will be needed so that all of the students can see the houe? Explain your answer. 3. 5534 68 Estimate _____________ Actual________________

Writing Morning Work Smith, Jones, and Brown are very common American last names. What would it be like if these were the only 3 surnames that people could have? Write a short essay explaining why you think its important to have more than just three surnames.