This Week's ELA

Spelling: Accented Homographs

Monday: Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.).

Tuesday:  Write your spelling words 3x each IF YOU MADE 85 OR BELOW on last week’s test (due Wed.)!

Wednesday: Finish a spelling choice if you made less than 100% on last week’s test or this week’s pretest (due Thurs.).

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1.     refuse

2.     insert

3.     desert

4.     subject

5.     combat

6.     contest

7.     permits

8.     rebel

9.     conduct

10.  excuse

11.  entrance

12.  minute

13.  contract

14.  research

15.  protest

16.  present

17.  extract

18.  compact

19.  conflict

20.  content

challenge: affect, effect

Vocabulary:

Monday: Fill in the blank for each definition (using your textbook glossary).

Complete a vocabulary choice if you made less than 100% on last week’s test (due Thurs.).

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday.

1.     compelled: (v) urged or caused with _____________________

2.     presidential: (adj) of or relating to the _____________________

3.     disrespectful: (adj) _____________________or impolite

4.     unenthusiastically: (adv) not _____________________, not _____________________

5.     succeed: (v) to follow in _____________________, especially immediately

6.     preoccupied: (adj) absorbed in thought; _____________________

TESTED READING SKILL: Make generalizations

GRAMMAR FOCUS: Pronoun subject-verb agreement and abbreviations

WRITING PRACTICE: persuasive writing

**WOWs are due on Wednesday!**