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by Jan McDonald - St. Cloud Times

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RECIPE FOR OLD FASHIONED JOHNNY CAKES1 egg2 c. white or yellow cornmeal1 tsp. salt1 1/4 to 1 1/2 c. milkBeat 1 egg. <strong>St</strong>ir in 2 cups white or yellow corn meal, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2cups milk (to make batter thick). Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a well-greased hotgriddle and fry to a golden brown on each side. <strong>St</strong>ir batter occasionally to keep wellmixed. Serve hot with butter. Makes 12 Johnny cakes.Anticipation GuideAn anticipation guide is a list of generalizations that connect to the theme of the selection. This guide activates priorknowledge. It encourages students to make personal connections to the text and to be active readers as they approachthe text for the first time. <strong>St</strong>udents can revisit their opinions at any time throughout the story and these opinionsprovide good discussion material.Directions: Read each statement and check Agree in the blank if you believe the statement and could support it or putDisagree in the blank if you do not believe the statement and could not support it. After you finish reading the selection,revisit the statements. Have you changed your thinking on any item? Now decide how a character in the story wouldreact to each statement.AgreeDisagree1. I always listen to my parents. ____ ____2. Father knows best. ____ ____3. Youth is more important than experience. ____ ____4. The differences between right and wrong are very clear. ____ ____5. All is fair in war. ____ ____6. I don’t want to grow up too fast. ____ ____7. War accomplishes nothing. ____ ____8. I learn best from other’s advice. ____ ____9. Soldiers must do what they are told. ____ ____10. Children should do what they are told. ____ ____11. The innocent suffer more than the guilty. ____ ____12. I want to be treated as an adult. ____ ____13. I learn best from experience. ____ ____14. Wisdom only comes through experience. ____ ____15. War makes no sense. ____ ____16. Children can only learn <strong>by</strong> making mistakes. ____ ____17. War is a necessary evil. ____ ____18. Without war there is no peace. ____ ____4

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