Lesson+4

‍‍‍ Lesson # 4:
1. Create a "New Page." Title it with your first name (NO LAST NAMES PLEASE), underscore, and 4 (for lesson # 4). Don't add any tags. 2. Copy the Mullin Reading Class wikispace link from the search bar at the very top of your screen. Open up a new tab and paste the link in the same search bar. Log into your wikispace a 2nd time and return to this LESSON 4 instruction page. 3. Now you can toggle back and forth between your new wiki page and this LESSON 4 instruction page. 4. On your page, create a **heading** called **"Synonyms & Antonyms."** 5. Return to the 2nd tab you have open and read the article about Tony Hawk, Pro Skater, paying special attention to the bold-faced words. 6. Next, type a list of the bold-faced words onto your page and then list one synonym and one antonym for each word. = Tony Hawk Profile = By Steve Cave, About.com Guide
 * Do not cheat by accessing an online thesaurus or "borrowing" your neighbor's word choices! Do not use the same word twice.
 * Do NOT save your page over the lesson page!!!
 * **Name/Gender**: Tony Hawk/male
 * **Hometown**: San Diego, California
 * **Date of Birth**: May 12, 1968
 * **Occupation**: Launcher of the Boom Boom Huck Jam, Tony Hawk Foundation, Hawk clothing, Birdhouse, and featured in Tony Hawk video game series
 * **Skating History**: began in 1977; First Sponsored in 1980; Turned Pro in 1982; currently retired
 * **Favored Discipline**: Vert
 * **Accomplishments:** entered about 103 skateboarding competitions, won 73, and taken second in 19

Skateboarding Style and Strengths:
Tony Hawk is harder on himself than anyone else ever could be. This **drive** is seen in Tony Hawk's skateboarding **style** - he is original and **relentless**. He has a **monsterous** list of skateboarding tricks invented, a **huge** stack of trophies and gold medals, and is easily the most **recognizable** name in skateboarding. Tony Hawk has never settled for anything but his best, and his best skateboarding has **earned** him the position at the top.

Tony Hawk Personal History:
Tony Hawk was a **troubled** kid. He would **push** himself to do well in everything - in fact, to do better than he possibly //could// do, and then get **angry** with himself for failing. His parents had him psychologically **evaluated**, and discovered that he was "gifted." His older brother Steve gave him a skateboard, and Tony **found** something that he could **focus** on, and get good at. He would still push himself relentlessly, which helped **propel** him to be the world's most recognizable skateboarder **today**.

Tony Hawk Interesting Fact:
Tony Hawk had his first film **debut** in the 1989 movie, //Gleaming the Cube// -- the first feature film to use skateboarding as a **major** theme. The movie **stars** Christian Slater, with Tony playing Christian Slater's friend, Buddy. Mike McGill does all of Slater's skateboarding, Rodney Mullen is seen skateboarding during the **opening** credits, and Stacey Peralta did all of the film's skateboarding directing.