This Week's ELA: 1/5/16

Spelling: Difficult Words and Vocabulary: Out of the Dust 1

Spelling: Difficult Words

Tuesday: Write your spelling words in your agenda in alphabetical order.

Wednesday-Thursday: Using your non-dominant (opposite) hand, write your spelling words as neatly as possible.  In other words, lefties will use their right hand and righties will use their left.   (Due Friday.)

1.     probably

2.     important

3.     because

4.     friend

5.     beginning

6.     restaurant

7.     remember

8.     government

9.     against

10. separate

11. definitely

12. until

13. doesn’t

14. a lot

15. already

16. finally

17. occasionally

18. enough

19. especially

20. sincerely

Vocabulary: Out of the Dust 1

            On your own paper, use each word in a super sentence (due Thursday).  Please type or use your best handwriting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  You need to look up the definition for each unfamiliar word.  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 sentences are due Thursday.

1. crouched
2. fierce
3. fidgety
4. riled
5. bounty
6. whittled
7. spindled
8. achievement
9. locomotive
10. ratcheted

Story Response Writing Assignment (due by MONDAY; can turn in Friday): Write (at minimum) a three-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting yourself and the main character of Out of the Dust, Billie Jo Kelby.  Think about what she looks like (her physical characteristics) as well as her character (who she is on the inside), and when/where she lives.  What are her likes and dislikes?  What things do you have in common?  How are you different?  Is she someone you would like to be friends with?  Why or why not?