TEACHERDori, honey, what are you doing with that thing?

DORII don’t know…I don’t know.

SHULIEHand it over slowly… Teacher, during that last song, I asked Dori if she would go through your personal things and see if you had any musical instruments… and you did!

TEACHERYou know how to play that thing?

SHULIEOh… on a scale of one to ten, I’d give myself about an eight.Get it?!

# 13 Figure Eight SHULIE FIGURE EIGHT AS DOUBLE FOUR FIGURE FOUR AS HALF OF EIGHT; IF YOU SKATE, YOU WOULD BE GREAT, IF YOU COULD MAKE A FIGURE EIGHT. THAT’S A CIRCLE THAT TURNS ‘ROUND UPON ITSELF.

ONE TIMES EIGHT IS TWO TIMES FOUR, FOUR TIMES FOUR IS TWO TIMES EIGHT. IF YOU SKATE UPON THIN ICE, YOU’D BE WISE IF YOU THOUGHT TWICE BEFORE YOU MADE ANOTHER SINGLE MOVE!

ONE TIMES EIGHT IS EIGHT. TWO TIMES EIGHT IS SIXTEEN, THREE TIMES EIGHT IS TWENTY-FOUR, FOUR TIMES EIGHT IS THIRTY-TWO, AND FIVE TIMES EIGHT IS FORTY, YOU KNOW.

SIX TIMES EIGHT IS FORTY-EIGHT. SEVEN TIMES EIGHT IS FIFTY-SIX,

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EIGHT TIMES EIGHT IS SIXTY-FOUR, NINE TIMES EIGHT IS SEVENTY-TWO, AND TEN TIMES EIGHT IS EIGHTY, THAT’S TRUE.

ELEVEN TIMES EIGHT IS EIGHTY-EIGHT, AND TWELVE TIMES EIGHT IS NINETY-SIX.

NOW HERE’S A CHANCE TO GET OFF ON YOUR NEW MATH TRICKS, ‘CAUSE TWELVE TIMES EIGHT IS THE SAME AS TEN TIMES EIGHT PLUS TWO TIMES EIGHT. EIGHTY PLUS SIXTEEN… NINETY SIX!

ONE TIMES EIGHT IS EIGHT. TWO TIMES EIGHT IS SIXTEEN, THREE TIMES EIGHT IS TWENTY-FOUR, FOUR TIMES EIGHT IS THIRTY-TWO, AND FIVE TIMES EIGHT IS FORTY, YOU KNOW.

FIGURE EIGHT AS DOUBLE FOUR, FIGURE FOUR AS HALF OF EIGHT; IF YOU SKATE, YOU WOULD BE GREAT, IF YOU COULD MAKE A FIGURE EIGHT.

THAT’S A CIRCLE THAT TURNS ‘ROUND UPON ITSELF. PLACE IT ON ITS SIDE AND IT’S A SYMBOL MEANING… INFINITY.

TEACHER Shulie, you play very well. That was a very pretty song.

SHULIEThank you, Teacher. You know, that’s how I learned my eight multiplication tables. Now I’m multiplication BONKO!

GEORGEYou see Teacher, if multiplication can excite little Shulie here, your students will feel the same way.

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SHULIEGo, math!

JOESounds like lots of apples for the teacher.

DINAYou can grow your own apple orchard.

TEACHERYeah. I can see myself out back, sitting under an apple tree, reading a good physics book…

# 14 A Victim Of Gravity

DINA, DORI, GEORGE, TEACHERDOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, GRAVITY!

GEORGE DINA, DORI, TEACHERHELPIN’ WASH THE DISHES DOWN.AND I DROP A CUH-UP.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING BOOM.FALL DOWN OOHINSTEAD OF UH-UPRUNNIN’ UP A HILL I SPILL RUNNIN UP A HILL I SPILL OH,AND HIT THEGROUND. GROUND.

GEORGE, DINA, DORI, TEACHERWISH I COULD FALL UPINSTEAD OF ALWAYS FALLING DOWN.

DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DE-DOWN, DOWN, DOWN…

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GEORGEI’M A VICTIM OF GRAVITY.

DINA, DORI, TEACHEROH, YEAH.

GEORGEEVERYTHING KEEPS FALLIN’ DOWN ON ME. DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

GEORGENO MATTER WHERE I GO,THAT FORCE IS THERE, I KNOW…

DINA, DORI, TEACHERJUST-A PULLIN ME

GEORGE, DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN- DINA, DORI, TEACHERIT’S ALL AROUND TOWN NOW.

GEORGEIT’S LIKE A MAGNETDEEP INSIDE THE GROUND.WHEN I LIFT SOMETHING UP,I CAN FEEL IT PULLING DOWN.

JOEIT PULLS ME IN THE POOL.IT PULLS RAIN DOWN ON ME.

GEORGE, DINA, DORI, TEACHERI’M A VICTIM OF DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWNGRAVITY, YEAH.

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GEORGE DINA, DORI, TEACHERGALILEO, GALILEO, GALILIEO,GALILEO GALI-LEI GALILEI, YEAH!

HE DID EXPERIMENTS GALILEO, GALILEO,WITH A FORCEHE COULDN’T SEE. COULD NOT SEE, YEAH!

HE FOUND THAT GALILEO, GALILEO,ALL THINGS FALL TO GALILEO… EARTHAT THE VERY SAME SPEED. VERY SAME SPEED, YEAH! GEORGEHE DIDN’T KNOW IT YET,BUT THAT WAS DUE TO GRAVITY.

DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DOWN-

TEACHERTHE MOON GOES ‘ROUND THE EARTHAND SHINES ITS SILVER LIGHT.THE EARTH GOES ‘ROUND THE SUNAND MAKES THE SEASONS RIGHT.IT ISN’T LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLDGO ‘ROUND, YOU SEE,

TEACHER, DINA, DORIIT’S THE POWER OF GRAVITY-

TEACHERBUT PLEASE…

GEORGEDON’T TELL MARY JEAN!

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DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DE-DOWN, DOWN, DOWN…

TEACHER WITHOUT EARTH’S GRAVITYTO KEEP US IN OUR PLACE,WE’D HAVE NO WEIGHT AT ALL.WE’D BE IN OUTER SPACE.

GEORGETHE SEA WOULD FLOAT AWAY, AND SO WOULD FIELDS AND TOWNS,

DINA, DORI, TEACHERNOTHIN’ PULLIN’ US

GEORGE, DINA, DORI, TEACHERDOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, YEAH.SIR ISAAC NEWTON-

GEORGEUNDERNEATH THE APPLE TREE.

DINA, DORI, TEACHER APPLE TREE, YEAH!

GEORGEONE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.HE SAID,“THAT MUST BE GRAVITY.”

TEACHERNewton’s law of gravity says that every object in the universe pulls on every other object. The bigger the object, the stronger the pull. But the greater the distance between the objects, the weaker the pull becomes.

“Come back, Mary Jean!”

GEORGE DON’T CALL ME CLUMSY,

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DON’T CALL ME A FOOL.WHEN THINGS FALL DOWN ON ME,I’M FOLLOWING THE RULE-THE RULE THAT SAYS THATWHAT GOES UP COMES DOWN,LIKE ME! GEORGE, DINA, DORI, TEACHERI’M A VICTIM OFDOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, GRAVITY!SHOO-BE-DOO, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

SHULIEHey, you guys, isn’t anybody going to pick me up successfully?

GEORGEOh, I’ll get you, Shulie.

SHULIEThanks, George. You’re my hero. And there aren’t a lot of those these days.

GEORGE Zero…

SHULIETell me about it.

GEORGE No, I mean Zero. Zero is my hero.

SHULIEZero? How can Zero be a hero?

GEORGEWell…

# 15 Zero, My Hero

There are all kinds of heroes, you know.

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A man can get to be a hero for a famous battle he fought…

Or by studying very hard and becoming a weightless astronaut…And then there are heroes of other sorts,Like the heroes we know from watching sports.

But a hero doesn’t have to be a grown-up person, you know.

SHULIENo?

GEORGEA hero can be a very big dog who comes to your rescue…

…or a very little boy who’s smart enough to know just what to do.

But let me tell you about my favorite hero…

MY HERO, ZERO.SUCH A FUNNY LITTLE HERO. BUT ‘TIL YOU CAME ALONG,WE COUNTED ON OUR FINGERS AND TOES.NOW YOU’RE HERE TO STAY,AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWSHOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.WHY, WE COULD NEVER REACH A STAR

WITHOUT YOU, ZERO, MY HERO.HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE

SHULIEWhat’s so wonderful about a zero? It’s nothing isn’t it?

GEORGESure, it represents nothing alone…

BUT PLACE A ZERO AFTER ONEAND YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A TEN!

SHULIE, GEORGE

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SEE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS?

GEORGEWHEN YOU RUN OUT OF DIGITS,YOU CAN START ALL OVER AGAIN.

SHULIE, GEORGESEE HOW CONVENIENT THAT IS?

GEORGETHAT’S WHY, WITH ONLY TEN DIGITS,INCLUDING ZERO, YOU CAN COUNT AS HIGHAS YOU COULD EVER GO-FOREVER, TOWARDS INFINITY.

SHULIE, GEORGENO ONE EVER GETS THERE,BUT YOU COULD TRY.

SHULIEIT’S HIGHER THAN THE SKY!

GEORGEHIGHER,WITH TEN BILLION ZEROS.FROM THE CAVEMAN ‘TIL THE HEROESWHO INVITED YOU,THEY COUNTED ON THEIR FINGERS AND TOES.

And maybe some sticks and stones.

SHULIEOr rocks and bones!

GEORGEAnd maybe your neighbor’s toes! And

NOBODY REALLY KNOWSHOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.WHY, WE COULD NEVER REACH A STAR

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WITHOUT YOU, ZERO,MY HERO, ZERO-HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.

PLACE A ZERO AFTER ANY NUMBER,AND YOU’VE MULTIPLIED THAT NUMBER BY TEN.

SHULIE, GEORGESEE HOW EASY THAT IS?

GEORGEPLACE TWO ZEROS AFTER ANY NUMBER,AND YOU’VE MULTIPLIEDTHAT NUMBER BY ONE HUNDRED.

SHULIE, GEORGESEE HOW SIMPLE THAT IS?

GEORGEPLACE THREE ZEROS AFTER ANY NUMBER,AND YOU’VE MULTIPLIED THAT NUMBER BY ONE THOUSAND

ET CETERA, ET CETERA,AD INFINITUMAD ASTRA,FOREVER,AND EVER,WITH ZERO,MY HERO-HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.

GEORGE‘Bye Shulie.

SHULIE‘Bye George.

TEACHER

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Let’s see. We’ve done adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, nouns and verbs. Now, what am I forgetting?

JOEWell, how are you going to tie all of those things together?

TEACHERI don’t know. JOESure you do, Teacher. I’m going to give you a big hint- you’re on the right… track.

TEACHERConjunctions.

JOEThat’s right, Teacher. And where do those parts of speech come together?

TEACHERAt the Junction!#16 Conjunction Junction

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

JOEHOOKIN’ UP WORDS AND PHRASES AND CLAUSES.

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,HOW’S THAT FUNCTION?

JOEI GOT THREE FAVORITE CARS THAT GET MOST OF MY JOB DONE.

WOMEN

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CONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S THEIR FUNCTION?

JOEI GOT “AND”, “BUT”, ‘N’ “OR”,THEY’LL TAKE YOU PRETTY FAR.

“And”…that’s an additive. Like this and that.“But”…that’s sort of the opposite. Not this but that.And then there’s “Or”…o-r.When you have a choice like this or that.“And”, “But” and “Or” get you pretty far.

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

JOEHOOKIN’ UP TWO BOXCARSAND MAKIN’ ‘EM RUN RIGHT.“MILK AND HONEY”,“BREAD AND BUTTER”,“PEAS AND RICE”…

WOMENHEY, THAT’S NICE!

JOE“DIRTY BUT HAPPY”,“DIGGIN’ AND SCRATCHIN’”,“LOSIN’ YOUR SHOEAND A BUTTON OR TWO”.“HE WAS POOR BUT HONEST,”“SAD, BUT TRUE!”OOH, BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO!

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

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JOEHOOKIN’ UP TWO CARS TO ONEWHEN YOU SAY SOMETHIN’ LIKE THIS CHOICE:“EITHER NOW OR LATER”;OR NO CHOICE:“NEITHER NOW NOR EVER”!

WOMENHEY, THAT’S CLEVER!

JOE“EAT THIS OR THAT”, “GROW THIN OR FAT”- NEVER MIND I WOULDN’T DO THAT.I DON’T WANNA GET FAT.

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

JOEHOOKIN’ UP PHRASESAND CLAUSES THAT BALANCE, LIKE:

“OUT OF THE FRYIN’ PAN AND INTO THE FIRE.”“HE CUT LOOSE THE SANDBAGS,BUT THE BALLOON WOULDN’T GO ANY HIGHER.”“LET’S GO UP TO THE MOUNTAINSOR DOWN TO THE SEA.”“YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SAY ‘THANK YOU,’OR AT LEAST SAY ‘PLEASE.’”

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTIONWHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

JOEHOOKIN’ UP CARSAND MAKIN’ ‘EM FUNCTION.

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WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTIONHOW’S THAT FUNCTION?

JOEI LIKE TYIN’ UP WORDSAND PHRASES AND CLAUSES.

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WATCH THAT FUNCTION.

JOEI’M GONNA GET YOU THERE,IF YOU’RE VERY CAREFUL.

WOMENCONJUNCTION JUNCTION,WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?

JOEI’M GONNA GET YOU THERE-

OH, YEAH!

TEACHERAfter that song, I think I am ready to teach me some English.

JOEGood, Teacher, good.But don’t forget that English isn’t the first language of many of your new students.

TEACHERThat’s true. I have a lot of students from other countries and cultures. I am going to be very important in their transition to America.

JOE

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That’s right! But that is what’s so exciting. You have as much to learn from them as they have from you. That’s one of the great things about growing up in the United States.

#17 Great American Melting Pot

DORIMY GRANDMOTHER CAME FROM RUSIA,A SATCHEL ON HER KNEE.MY GRANDFATHER HAD HIS FATHER’S CAPHE BROUGHT FROM ITALY.THEY’D HEARD ABOUT A COUNTRYWHERE LIFE MIGHT LET THEM WIN.THEY PAID THE FARE TO AMERICAAND THER THEY MELTED IN.

WOMENLOVELY LADY LIBERTYWITH HER BOOK OF RECIPES-AND THE FINEST ONE SHE’S GOTIS THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT,THE GREAT AMERICAN MALTING POT.

SHULIEAMERICA WAS FOUNDED BY THE ENGLISH,BUT ALSO BY THE SPANISH, DUTCH, AND FRENCH.THE PRINCIPLE STILL STICKS:OUR HERITAGE IS MIXED,SO ANY KID CAN BE THE PRESIDENT.

WOMENYOU SIMPLY MELT RIGHT IN.IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOUR SKIN.IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU’RE FROMOR YOUR RELIGION, YOU JUMP RIGHT IN-TO THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT-THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT.OOO, WHAT A STEW: RED, WHITE, AND BLUE! DINA

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AMERICA WAS THE NEW WORLD AND EUROPE WAS THE OLD.AMERICA WAS THE LAND OF HOPE,OR SO THE LEGEND TOLD.ON STEAMBOATS BY THE MILLIONS,IN SEARCH OF HONEST PAY,THOSE NINETEENTH CENTURY IMMIGRANTS SAILED TO REACH THE U.S.A.

WOMEN LOVELY LADY LIBERTYWITH HER BOOK OF RECIPES-AND THE FINEST ONE SHE’S GOT

DINAFreedom!

WOMENIS THE GREAT AMERICANMELTING POT,THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT.WHAT GOOD INGREDIENTS,LIBERTY AND IMMIGRANTS.

SHULIETHEY BROUGHT THEIR COUNTRY’S CUSTOMS,THEIR LANGUAGE AND THEIR WAYS.THEY FILLED THE FACTORIES,TILLED THE SOIL, HELPED BUILD THE U.S.A.GO ON AND ASK YOUR GRANDMA,HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO TELL:HOW GREAT TO BE AMERICANAND SOMETHING ELSE AS WELL. WOMENLOVELY LADY LIBERTYWITH HER BOOK OF RECIPES-AND THE FINEST ONE SHE’S GOT…IS THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT,IS THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT,

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IS THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT.

TEACHERDina, it wasn’t as easy as you make it look, creating America. Our country didn’t always reach from sea to shining sea.

DINAThat is true. We certainly had our share of growing pains.

DORIOy, oy, oy!

#18 Elbow Room

DORIONE THING YOU WILL DISCOVERWHEN YOU GET NEXT TO ONE ANOTHERIS EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME ELBOW ROOM-ELBOW ROOM.

WOMENIT’S NICE WHEN YOU’RE KINDA COZY,BUT NOT WHEN YOU’RE TANGLED NOSE TO NOSY, OH,

DORIEVERYBODY NEEDS SOME ELBOW-

WOMENNEEDS A LITTLE ELBOW ROOM.

DORITHAT’S HOW IT WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE U.S.A.PEOPLE KEPT A COMIN’ TO SETTLE, THOUGH.THE EAST WAS THE ONLY PLACE THERE WAS TO GO.THE

DORI, SHULIE, DINA, GEORGEPRESIDENT WAS THOMAS JEFERSON.HE MADE A DEAL WITH NAPOLEON:

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DORI“HOW’D YOU LIKE TO SELL A MILE OR TWO?” JOEOR THREE OR A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND?

DORIAND SO, IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED THREE,THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY WAS SOLD TO US-WITHOUT A FUSS,AND GAVE US LOTS OF ELBOW ROOM. OH-ELBOW ROOM, ELBOW ROOM.GOT TO, GOT TO GET US SOME ELBOW ROOM.IT’S THE WEST OR BUST,IN GOD WE TRUST.THERE’S A NEW LAND OUT THERE.

GEORGE, TEACHERMe, me! I wanna go!

DORILEWIS AND CLARK VOLUNTEERED TO GO.GOODBYE, GOOD LUCK! WEAR YOUR OVERCOAT!THEY PREPARED FOR GOOD TIMES AND FOR BAD…

GEORGE, TEACHERAND FOR BAD.

DORITHEY HIRED

ALLSACAJAWEA TO BE THEIR GUIDE.SHE LED THEM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE,

DORIREACHED THE COAST-AND FOUND THE MOSTELBOW ROOM THEY EVER HAD.THE WAY WAS OPENED UP FOR FOLKS WITH BRAVERY.

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THERE WERE PLENTY OF FIGHTSTO WIN LAND RIGHTS,BUT THE WEST WAS MEANT TO BE. WOMENTHEY CALLED IT “MANIFEST DESTINY”.

ALLTHE TRAPPERS, TRADERSAND THE PEDDLERS,THE POLITICIANSAND THE SETTLERS,

DORITHEY GOT THERE BY ANY WAY THEY COULD-

ALLANY WAY THEY COULD.

JOEGOLD!

DORITHE GOLD RUSH TRAMPLED DOWN THE WILDERNESS,THE RAILROAD SPREAD ACROSS FROM EAST TO WEST,AND SOON THE REST WAS OPENED UP FOR-OPENED UP FOR GOOD.

NOW WE JET FROM EAST TO WEST,GOODBYE NEW YORK, HELLO L.A.BUT IT TOOK THOSE EARLY FOLKSTO OPEN UP THE WAY.

ALLNOW WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM TO BEGROWING FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA.

DORIGUESS THAT WE HAVE GOT OUR ELBOW ROOM…

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ALLELBOW ROOM.BUT IF THERE SHOULD EVER COME A TIMEWHEN WE’RE CROWDED UP TOGETHER,I’M

DORISURE WE’LL FIND SOME ELBOW ROOM-UP ON THE MOON! OH-

ALLELBOW ROOM, ELBOW ROOM,GOT TO, GOT TOGET US SOME ELBOW ROOM.

DORIIT’S THE MOON OR BUST,IN GOD WE TRUST.THERE’S A NEW LAND UP THERE!

SHULIEDo you think we’ll ever colonize on the moon someday?

DINAThere’s a whole universe of possibilities.

TEACHERAnd my students are the ones who are gonna take us there.

#19 Interplanet Janet

SHULIETHEY SAY OUR SOLAR SYSTEMIS CENTERED ‘ROUND THE SUN,NINE PLANETS, LARGE AND SMALL, PARADING BY.BUT SOMEWHERE OUT IN SPACE,THERE’S ANOTHER SHINING FACETHAT YOU COULD SEE SOME NIGHT, UP IN THE SKY,WAVING “HI!”

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ALLOOH-INTERPLANET JANET,SHE’S A GALAXY GIRL,A SOLAR SYSTEM MS.FROM A FUTURE WORLD.

SHULIESHE

ALLTRAVELS LIKE A ROCKETWITH HER COMET TEAM.

SHULIEAND THERE’S

ALLNEVER BEEN A PLANET JANET HASN’T SEEN.

SHULIENO, THERE’S

ALLNEVER BEEN A PLANETJANET HASN’T SEEN.

SHULIESHE’S BEEN TO THE SUN-IT’S A LOT OF FUN!

DINAHI!

SHULIEIT’S A HOT SPOT, IT’S A GAS,

DINAI’M THE SUN!

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SHULIEHYDROGEN AND HELIUMIN A BIG, BRIGHT, GLOWING MASS.IT’S A STAR,

ALLOOOOWEEEEE

SHULIEIT’S A STAR.

ALLOOOOWEEEEE

SHULIE SO JANET GOT AN

ALL…AUTOGRAPH

ALL EXCEPT SHULIEUH HUH.

SHULIEMERCURY WAS NEAR THE SUN,SO JANET STOPPED BY.BUT THE MERCURY ON MERCURYWAS MUCH TOO HIGH,SO…JANET SPLIT FOR VENUS,BUT ON VENUS SHE FOUNDSHE COULDN’T SEE A THING FOR ALL THE COULDS AROUND.

EARTH LOOKED EXCITING,KIND OF GREEN AND INVITING,SO JANET THOUGHT SHE’D GIVE IT A GO.

BUT THE CREATURES ON THAT PLANET

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LOOKED SO VERY WEIRD TO JANET,SHE DIDN’T EVEN DARE TO SAY “HELLO.”

IT’S A BIRD!

ALLOOOOWEEEEE

SHULIEIT’S A PLANE!

ALLOOOOWEEEEE

SHULIEWHY, IT MUST BE A…

ALL…U.F.O!IT WAS-

INTERPLANET JANET-SHE’S A GALAXY GIRL,A SOLAR SYSTEM MS.FROM A FUTURE WORLD.

SHULIESHE

ALLTRAVELS LIKE A ROCKETWITH HER COMET TEAM,

SHULIENO, THERE’S

ALLNEVER BEEN A PLANETJANET HASN’T SEEN.

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SHULIEMARS IS REDAND JUPITAR’S BIGAND SATURN SHOWS OFF ITS RINGS.URANUS IS BUILTON A FUNNY TILTAND NEPTUNE IS ITS TWINAND PLUTO, LITTLE, PLUTO,IS THE FARTHEST PLANET FROM OUR SUN.

ALLOOOOOOO

SHULIEThey say our solar system is not alone in space. The universe has endless mystery.

SOME FUTURE ASTRONAUTMAY FIND OUT THAT WHAT SHE THOUGHTA SHOOTING STAR INSTEAD TURNED OUT TO BE-

ALL EXCEPT SHULIEWEEEEEEE

ALLINTERPLANET JANET,SHE’S A GALAXY GIRL,A SOLAR SYSTEM MS.FROM A FUTURE WORLD.SHE TRAVELS LIKE A ROCKETWITH HER COMET TEAM.AND THERE’S NEVER BEEN A PLANETJANET HASN’T SEEN.NO, THERE’S NEVER BEEN A PLANETJANET… ALL SHULIEINTERPLANET JANET, HAS-INTERPLANET JANET, N’TINTERPLANET JANET, SEEN.

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INTERPLANET-SEEN!

INTERPLANET JANET, HASINTERPLANET JANET, N’T-INTERPLANET JANET

ALLHASN’T SEEN!

SHULIEHeavens to mergatroid! Do I wanna be an astronaut now!

JOEGee! Shulie, that’s ambitious.

DORIShucks! I wanted to be Mercury.

GEORGEWow! You’re nuts!

DINAHey! Those all sound like interjections to me!

#20 Interjections

DINAREGINALD WAS HOME WITH FLU-UH HUH.THE DOCTOR KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO.SHE CURED THE INFECTION WITH ONE SMALL INJECTIONWHILE REGINALD UTTERED SOME

ALLINTERJECTIONS!

GEORGEHey! That smarts!

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Ouch! That hurts!Yow! That’s not fair givin’ a guy a shot down there!

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DORIINTERJECTIONS

GEORGEHEY!

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DORISHOW EXCITEMENT

GEORGEOUCH!

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DORIOR EMOTION.

GEORGEYOW!

DINATHEY’RE GENERALLY SET APART FROM A SENTENCEBY AN EXCLAMATION POINT,OR BY A COMMA WHEN THE FEELINGS NOT AS STRONG.

HMMMM

THOUGH GERALDINE PLAYED HARD TO GET-UH HUH-GERALDO KNEW HE’D WOO HER YET.HE SHOWED HIS AFFECTION,DESPITE HER OBJECTION,AND GERALDINE HOLLERED SOME

ALLINTERJECTIONS!

SHULIEWELL! You’ve got some nerve!

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Oh! I’ve never been so insulted in all my life!Hey! You’re kinda cute!

ALL EXCEPT SHULIE, JOEINTERJECTIONS

SHULIEWELL!

ALL EXCEPT SHULIE, JOESHOW EXCITEMENT

SHULIEOH!

ALL EXCEPT SHULIE, JOEOR EMOTION.

SHULIEHEY!

DINATHEY’RE GENERALLY SET APART FROM A SENTENCEBY AN EXCLAMATION POINT,OR BY A COMMA WHEN THE FEELINGS NOT AS STRONG.

SO, WHEN YOU’RE HAPPY…

ALL EXCEPT DINAHOORAY!

DINAOR SAD…

GEORGEAW!

DINAOR FRIGHTENED…

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DORIEEK!

DINAOR MAD…

JOERATS!

DINAOR EXCITED…

SHULIEWOW!

DINAOR GLAD…

TEACHERHEY!

DINAAN INTERJECTION STARTS A SENTENCE RIGHT!

THE GAME WAS TIED AT SEVEN ALL-UH HUH-WHEN FRANKLIN FOUND HE HAD THE--BALL.HE MADE A CONNECTION-

SHULIEYoo hoo!

DINA-IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.THE CROWD STARTED SHOUTIN’ OUT

ALLINTERJECTIONS!

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JOEAw! You threw the wrong way!

GEORGEDarn! You just lost the game!

SHULIEHooray! I’m for the other team!

ALL EXCEPT JOEINTERJECTIONS

JOEAW!

ALL EXCEPT JOE, GEORGESHOW EXCITEMENT

GEORGEDARN! ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, SHULIEOR EMOTION.

SHULIEHOORAY!

DINATHEY’RE GENERALLY SET APART FROM A SENTENCEBY AN EXCLAMATION POINT,OR BY A COMMA WHEN THE FEELINGS NOT AS STRONG.

SO WHEN YOU’RE HAPPY…

ALL EXCEPT DINAHOORAY!

DINAOR SAD…

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GEORGEAW!

DINAOR FRIGHTENED…

DORIEEEK!

DINAOR MAD… JOE RATS!

DINAOR EXCITED…

SHULIEWOW!

DINAOR GLAD…

TEACHERHEY!

DINA

AN INTERJECTION STARTS A SENTENCE RIGHT!

INTERJECTIONS

GEORGEHEY!

DINASHOW EXCITEMENT

TEACHER

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HEY! DINAOR EMOTION.

SHULIEHEY!

DINATHEY’RE GENERALLY SET APART FROM A SENTENCEBY AN EXPLANATION POINT,OR BY A COMMA WHEN THE FEELING’S NOT AS STRONG.

ALLINTERJECTIONSSHOW EXCITEMENTOR EMOTION,HALLELUJAH!HALLELUJAH!HALLELUJAH-YEAH!

SHULIEDarn! That’s the end!

TEACHERNo, no, there are so many songs we still haven’t done yet. Like…

ELECTRICITY, E-LECTRICITY!

GEORGEHey, Teacher, buddy…that really is the end, we’ve been here long enough. You’ve got a big day ahead of you. So- give me the rat. Say “good luck” to Teacher.

DORIGood luck, big guy! Ah cha cha cha cha!

JOEDon’t let the metal detector scare you!

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SHULIEHey, Teacher, remember: even though paste looks like marshmallow fluff- it doesn’t taste like it. Believe me; I know.

DINAHere, Teacher. We got you this tie so that we will always be with you. You’re going to make a great teacher. Good luck.

ALL EXCEPT TEACHER(Ad-lib)‘Bye, Teacher. See ya later. Etc.

TEACHERWait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Before you go, can you do me one last favor?

ALL EXCEPT TEACHER(Ad-lib)Sure, teacher…Yeah…What is it?

TEACHERWell, first of all, I want to thank you for all of your help this morning. I am definitely ready to teach. I couldn’t have done it without you, but I’m going into the classroom alone… Would you listen to me do a song?

ALL EXCEPT TOM(Ad-lib)Of course…sing out fella…let’s hear it!

JOEWhich song are you going to do?

TEACHERWell, that’s sort of the point. I don’t know? I’m going to make it up.

JOEWell, say! Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s a new “Schoolhouse Rock” song!!!

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#21 The Tale Of Mr. Morton

TEACHERTHIS IS THE TALE OF MR. MORTON.MR. MORTON IS “WHO”.HE IS THE SUBJECT OF OUR TALE.AND THE PREDICATE TELLS WHAT MR. MORTON MUST DO.MR. MORTON WALKED DOWN THE STREET. ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON WALKED.

TEACHERMR. MORTON TALKED TO HIS CAT.

SHULIEMeow?

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, SHULIEMR. MORTON TALKED.

GEORGEHello, kitty.

SHULIEMeow, meow, Morton, meow.

TEACHERMR. MORTON WAS LONELY.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON WAS.

TEACHERMR. MORTON IS THE SUBJECT OF MY SENTENCEAND WHAT THE PREDICATE SAYS, HE DOES.MR. MORTON KNEW JUST ONE GIRL.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DINA

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MR. MORTON KNEW. TEACHERMR. MORTON GREW FLOWERS FOR PEARL.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON GREW.

TEACHERMR. MORTON WAS VERY SHY.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DINAMR. MORTON WAS.MR. MORTON IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCEAND WHAT THE PREDICATE SAYS, HE DOES.

TEACHERA SUBJECT IS A NOUN-THAT’S A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING-THAT TELLS YOU WHAT THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT.THE PREDICATE IS A VERB-THAT’S THE ACTION WORD-THAT GETS THAT SUBJECT UP AND OUT.MR. MORTON WROTE PEARL A POEM.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON WROTE.

TEACHERPEARL REPLIED IN THE AFTERNOON.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, DINAPEARL REPLIED BY NOTE.MR. MORTON WAS VERY NERVOUS.

ALLMR. MORTON WAS.

TEACHERMR. MORTON IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCEAND WHAT THE PREDICATE SAYS, HE DOES.

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THE CAT STRETCHED.THE SUN BEAT DOWN.A NEIGHBOR CHASED HIS KID.

JOECome back kid!

TEACHEREACH SENTENCE IS COMPLETED WHEN YOU KNOWWHAT THE SUBJECT DID.MR. MORTON KNOCKED ON HER DOOR.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON KNOCKED.

TEACHERMR. MORTON SAT ON HER PORCH.YES, HE SAT AND ROCKED.MR. MORTON WAS NERVOUS MAN.WHEN SHE OPENED UP THE DOOR HE RAN.MR. MORTON CLIMBED UP HIS STAIRS.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON CLIMBED.

TEACHERMR. MORTON RHYMED PRETTY WORDS.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON RHYMED.

TEACHERMR. MORTON WAS LONELY.

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEMR. MORTON WAS.

TEACHERUNTIL PEARL SHOWED UP WITH A SINGLE ROSE.WHO SAYS WOMEN CAN’T PROPOSE!

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ALLNOW MR. MORTON IS HAPPY,AND PEARL AND THE CAT ARE, TOO.

SHULIEHappy ending-meow.

TEACHERTHEY ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE.AND WHAT THE PREDICATE SAYS,THEY DO!

Any questions, kids?

# 22 Bows

ALL EXCEPT GEORGEINTERJECTIONS

GEORGEHEY!

ALL EXCEPT GEORGE, TEACHERSHOW EXCITEMENT

TEACHERHEY!

ALL EXCEPT TEACHER, SHULIEOR EMOTION

SHULIEHEY!

ALLTHEY’RE GENERALLY SET APART FROM A SENTENCEBY AN EXCLAMATION POINT,OR BY A COMMA WHEN THE FEELING’S NOT AS STRONG.

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INTERJECTIONSSHOW EXCITEMENTOR EMOTION,HALLELUJAH!HALLELUJAH!HALLELUJAH-YEAH!

Darn! That’s the end!

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