Happy Birthday...

John-Mark!  Have a fabulous day!

9/5

If you haven't read at least 3 books already, READ!  READ!  READ!

9/4

Finish math WB p. 37-38, DITB 5, & IRA.

IF you made below 85 on spelling, don't forget your 3x each!  If you made below an 80 on vocabulary, be sure to turn in your sentences tomorrow too.

Today's social studies test went well overall! 

9/3

Finish spelling syllables and vocabulary draw.
Study Civil War people & events for a quiz Thursday.
Start on math WB p. 37-38 if you have time (due Friday).

9/2

Make AM corrections if you have them.
Write spelling words in ABC order in the agenda.
Match vocabulary words to their definitions.

Scroll down for this week's ELA and this month's genre/project.

This Week's ELA: 9/2

Spelling & Vocabulary Lists: Soldier’s Heart #2 (1.5)              

Spelling words:

Tuesday: Write your words in ABC order in your agenda (due Wednesday). 

Wednesday: Divide your words into syllables.  Use the dictionary to help you if you need to!  Feel free to use color.

Tuesday - Thursday: IF you made below an 85 on last week's test, you must write this week's words 3x each (2x print/1x cursive).  Turn in Thursday.

Monday through Thursday please study your words nightly for your test on Friday.

1.     collide                                      11. truce

2.     crouched                                  12. fret

3.     fanfare                                     13. barrage

4.     residue                                      14. corrosion

5.     churning                                   15. soldier

6.     withdraw                                  16. foliage

7.     slogans                                     17. volley

8.     cowlick                                    18. sympathizer

9.     desert                                       19. rudimentary

10.  demoralized                              20. parried

Vocabulary:

Tuesday – Match the vocabulary words below with the correct definition on the right.  Write the letter of the definition on the line next to the vocabulary word. Think about how the words have been used in the novel being read in class. You may use a dictionary. Due Wednesday.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Sentences OR Vocabulary Draw (due Thursday).

Wednesday - IF you made below 85% on last week's vocabulary test, you must use each of this week's words in a fabulous sentence with at least 10 words (due Friday).

Tuesday – Thursday: Study vocabulary words and definitions each night for the test on Friday.

1.      appalling  ______                              A. noisy excitement or fuss

                     

2.      plummet  ______                              B. a person not on active military duty or not part of the

military

3.      unscathed ______                              C. a civilian who provides items to an army and has a

shop in the camp

4.      commandeer  ______                                    D. the process of cutting off or removing a limb from the body

5.      ravenous ______                               E. not hurt, damaged, or harmed in any way

6.      civilian ______                                 F. causing dismay or horror

7.      dysentery ______                              G. very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

8.      sutler ______                                                H.  to order or force into military service; to seize (private property) for

military or other public use

9.      hullaballoo ______                            I. a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and passing

blood, caused by infection

10.   amputation ______                           J.  to drop steeply and suddenly downward

IRA: Story Elements

            You have learned about literary elements, or parts of stories, that authors include. Identify the following from your book: characters, setting, conflict, and point of view.  Turn this in, with the correct heading and the book’s title correctly written, on Friday.

DITB 5 is also due Friday.

This Month's Genre...

... is FANTASY!  Read at least ONE fantasy novel this month and complete the "cereal box" project.  Here are the instructions:

September’s Genre Project: Fantasy Cereal           

            Before September 30, read a fantasy novel in your Lexile range and complete the following project (due NO LATER THAN 9/30), which counts as a READING TEST GRADE.

1.              Save an empty cereal box (or similar type box).

2.              You will invent a cereal based on your fantasy book and design a cereal box that presents the information listed below about your book and the fantasy genre.  You do NOT need to actually make the cereal itself; you are decorating the box.

3.              Use paper, scissors, glue or tape, markers or colored pencils, etc., to decorate your box.  You may want to cut the paper to fit and decorate it before adhering to the box.

4.              FRONT: Write the name of the cereal and draw an illustration.  (You might model your cover after the actual front of your cereal box.)  Come up with an enticing name.  The name and shape of your cereal should relate to your book. 

5.              BACK: Create a game, puzzle, word search, etc., on the back that includes at least five elements of fantasy found in the book you read.  At the bottom, include a description of the fantasy genre in general.  (This could be a sentence or two, another game, or something else.  Be creative!)  Please include an answer key when necessary.

6.              RIGHT: Under the heading “ingredients,” list the main characters and write a descriptive sentence about each one.  Also write a descriptive sentence or two about the setting.

7.              LEFT: Write a summary that describes the main conflict and resolution of the book.  Make the language of your summary appealing, as if you are advertising the book.

8.              TOP: Write the Book Title and author.

9.              BOTTOM: Write your name, the date, and HD5.  (This may also be a good place for your answer key if you need one.)

10.           Plan a thirty-second to one-minute commercial to advertise your cereal to present to the class on 9/30.

11.           You may include extra information on your box AS LONG AS the required information is included.  Going “above and beyond” the requirements is encouraged to earn full points in each category.

Grading Rubric*:

Front complete, thoughtful, and appropriate             __________/15 points

Back complete, thoughtful, and appropriate              __________/20

Right side complete, thoughtful, and appropriate      __________/10

Left side complete, thoughtful, and appropriate        __________/10

Top complete and accurate                                         __________/ 5

Bottom complete and accurate                                   __________/  5

Overall neat and appealing appearance                       __________/10

Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar               __________/10

Informative and interesting commercial                      __________/15

*If this rubric is lost and has to be reprinted, five points will be taken from the final grade.