Monday, December 10, 2012

This Week's ELA: 12/10

 Unit 4, Week 1 “Goin’ Someplace Special”

Spelling:
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.     slogan
2.     woolen
3.     listen
4.     heron
5.     frighten
6.     lengthen
7.     captain
8.     mountain
9.     sandal
10.  signal
11.  global
12.  bushel
13.  marvel
14.  barrel
15.  practical
16.  pretzel
17.  fable
18.  chuckle
19.  angle
20.  nozzle


Vocabulary:
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.     autograph: (n) a person’s name written in the person’s own handwriting

2.     fare: (n) the cost of a ride on a bus, train, airplane, ship, or taxi

3.     blurted: (v) said suddenly or without thinking

4.     permission: (n) consent or agreement from someone in authority

5.     chiseled: (v) cut or shaped with a sharp metal tool called a chisel

6.     scald: (v) to heat to a temperature just below the boiling point

7.     clenched: (v) grasped or closed tightly

8.     spectacular: (adj) very impressive or unusual

TESTED READING SKILL: Character and setting

GRAMMAR SKILL: Pronouns and antecedents

IRA: Find at least four pronouns in your book.  Identify them as singular or plural and write each pronoun’s antecedent.

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