This Week's ELA: Out of the Dust 2

Out of the Dust, Week 2

Spelling: Irregular Verbs

              Some verbs do not form the past tense and the past participle by adding -d or -ed.  (The past participle is used with the helping verbs have, has, and had.  For this week's spelling, you need to know how to spell all three forms of the verb.  You will be tested on the past and past participles.  Complete this chart Monday (due Tues.). Your spelling choice activity is due Thursday.

verb	past tense	past participle have, has, and had
go	1	2
write	3	4
bring	5	6
see	7	8
choose	9	10
teach	11	12
speak	13	14
know	15	16
take	17	18
draw	19	20

Vocabulary: Out of the Dust, Summer 1934, Autumn 1934, and Winter 1935

            Look up the definition and part of speech for each word (due Tuesday) on your own paper.  Don't panic if you can't immediately find the word.  You may need to drop a suffix, especially the past tense -ed.  Your vocabulary choice activity is due Thursday.

1. chafed
2. stupor
3. writhed
4. tufts
5. octaves
6. grizzled
7. excavating
8. revue
9. festered
10. biddies

This Week's IRA: Suffix Hunt

            Find at least 5 words with 5 different suffixes.  Explain what the suffix means and what the word means (due Friday).  Include your book title and the page number where you found each word.

*Your tales genre project is due no later than 12/19.  Tales must be approved by 12/9!