This Week's ELA

 Unit 6, week 1: “The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring”

SPELLING: Greek roots

 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 Thursday)

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

1.     astronaut

2.     astronomer

3.     autograph

4.     automatic

5.     automobile

6.     disaster

7.     homophone

8.     mechanic

9.     mechanical

10.  myth

11.  mythical

12.  phonics

13.  photograph

14.  photography

15.  telegram

16.  telegraph

17.  telephone

18.  telephoto

19.  telescope

20.  television

VOCABULARY

1.     dismiss: to take away the job of, fire

2.     intentions: plans to act in a certain way; purposes

3.     despair: complete loss of hope

4.     bridle: the part of a horse’s or donkey’s harness that fits over the head and is used to guide or control the animal

5.     descended: moved from a higher place to a lower one

6.     accompany: to go together with

7.     delicacies: rare or excellent food

8.     consented: gave permission or agreed to

TESTED SKILLS/STRATEGIES: sequence of events in a story

GRAMMAR FOCUS: adverbs