This Week's ELA (1/13)

Number the Stars, Week 1

Spelling: Greek and Latin word parts: spec and dict  

Your spelling choice is due Thursday.  Why not try something new in the new year? Please complete the activity (and all your work) by numbering your work and writing legibly.

You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on Friday.  Use the worksheet with the definitions and word sort to help you study.

spec = ______________________                 dict = _____________________________

1.    inspect                                   11. spectator

2.    speculate                                12. circumspect

3.    perspective                             13. retrospective

4.    spectacle                                14. spectacles

5.    introspection                           15. respect

6.    predict                                   16. contradict

7.    dictator                                  17. dictionary

8.    indictment                              18. diction

9.    dictum                                   19. edict

10.dictation                                 20. verdict

Number the Stars Vocabulary Ch. 1-5

Complete a vocabulary choice to turn in Thursday.  Try to choose an activity you have not done recently.  Study nightly for your test Friday.

1. lanky: tall and thin

2. sabotage: to destroy

3. disdainfully: feeling of dislike or scorn

4. sneer: to smile contemptuously

5. occupation: taking control of an area

6. rationed: control the amount one can use

7. synagogue: Jewish house of worship

8. submerged: underwater

9. haughty: rudely proud

10. obstinate: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

11. intone: to recite or chant in monotone

12. contentedly: satisfied

Other important terms: Nazi, swastika, kroner, halte, Rabbi, relocation

Drops in the Bucket (DITB) #9 is due Friday.