This Week's ELA: 9/8

1.6: Ultimate Field Trip 5 

We will read the story (in our Treasures textbook) in class together on Tuesday.  Please re-read the story at home Tuesday night to prepare for comprehension work (on Wed. and Thurs.) and the story test on Friday.

Spelling: Words with /ar/, /ar/, and /or/

Monday: Copy words into agenda in ABC order (due Tuesday).

Tuesday: Begin your word sort (due Thursday).  Categories are ar, ear, are, ar_e, our, ore, or, oar.

*If you made below an 85 on last week’s test, write your words 3x each (2x print/1x cursive) and turn in Friday.

Monday – Thursday: Study words nightly for the test on Friday.

1. uproar                      6. gorge            11. swear          16. correlation                        

2. aboard                      7. historical      12. squares       17. force                                 

3. swore                       8. bombard       13. bulwark      18. scarce

4. scorn                                    9. flare             14. starch         19. sword

5. source                      10. fare                        15. course*      20. coarse*

Vocabulary

Complete the definitions below using your reading book glossary.  Finish for HW Monday if not finished in class (due Tuesday).

Vocabulary choice: Categories (at least 2 categories), sentences, or draw & label.  Choice activity is due Thursday.  (You can complete it on the back of your spelling choice if you have room.  Otherwise, use another sheet of paper.)

*If you made below an 80 on your vocabulary test, then you must also rewrite your vocabulary words and definitions on your own paper to turn in on Friday.

1.     function (verb) – to work or ______________; to _______________

2.     adjusted (                ) – changed or ___________________to fit a need or ___________________

3.     disasters (               ) - _______________ that cause much __________________________

4.     environment (               ) – the ___________, water, ______________, and all the other things that surround  a _____________________, animal, or ___________________

5.     mission (                 ) – a ______________________ job or ________________

6.     maze (                ) – a _______________________ series of paths or ____________________ through which people may have a hard ____________ finding _______________ way

7.     zone (             ) - a _____________ or area that has some ____________________ quality

8.     gravity (        ) – the ________________that _____________ things toward the center of _______________ 

TESTED READING SKILL: compare and contrast

GRAMMAR: Simple, compound, and complex sentences; prepositional phrases

IRA:  Types of Sentences

            You are going to find, copy, and label one of each of the following sentence types (from your independent reading book).  Include the page number and the sentence type. 

1. declarative                   5. simple
2. interrogative                6. compound
3. exclamatory                 7. complex
4. imperative