Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage
1. hermit – A hermit is a person who lives alone, often far from a community.
2. fascinated – When you are fascinated by something, you are very interested in it and pay close attention to it.
3. occasionally – If something happens occasionally, it happens once in a while.
4. timid – A timid person is shy and unsure of himself or herself.
5. peculiar– Something peculiar is something that is very strange and unusual, usually not in a good way.
6. drab – Something drab looks dull and lacks color.
7. trembling – If something is trembling, it is shaking slightly.
8. dashed – If someone dashed away, they quickly and suddenly ran away.
2. fascinated – When you are fascinated by something, you are very interested in it and pay close attention to it.
3. occasionally – If something happens occasionally, it happens once in a while.
4. timid – A timid person is shy and unsure of himself or herself.
5. peculiar– Something peculiar is something that is very strange and unusual, usually not in a good way.
6. drab – Something drab looks dull and lacks color.
7. trembling – If something is trembling, it is shaking slightly.
8. dashed – If someone dashed away, they quickly and suddenly ran away.
Spelling Words:
apron, button, canyon, certain, chicken, cardigan, cotton, dragon, even, fountain, gallon, horizon, listen, orphan, pardon, pollen, prison, siren, swollen, driven
Challenge Words: dolphin, opinion, oxygen, veteran, option
Challenge Words: dolphin, opinion, oxygen, veteran, option
What we are studying...
Reading Skill:
Draw Conclusions
Genre:
Fantasy
Atlas Entry
Grammar Skill:
Pronouns and Antecedents
Writing Skill:
Persuasive
Spelling Skill: Words with Ending /ən/
Draw Conclusions
Genre:
Fantasy
Atlas Entry
Grammar Skill:
Pronouns and Antecedents
Writing Skill:
Persuasive
Spelling Skill: Words with Ending /ən/
Lesson 14
MAIN STORY: “The Stranger”
By Chris Van Allsburg
2nd STORY: “A Place in the Sun”
From Scholastic Atlas of Weather
By Chris Van Allsburg
2nd STORY: “A Place in the Sun”
From Scholastic Atlas of Weather
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Lesson 13 Study Questions
Many of you did not finish your questions in class. Here they are for you to study and finish.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage
1. treacherous – Something treacherous is dangerous and unpredictable.
2. drudgery – Drudgery is hard, unpleasant, boring work.
3. plunge – If you plunge into something, you rush into it suddenly.
4. smoldering – Something smoldering is burning slowly from the inside,
without flames.
5. altered – When something has been altered, it has been changed.
6. scoffed – If you scoffed at something, you spoke about it in a mocking or
critical way.
7. skeptically – If you talk skeptically about something, you express doubt about
whether it is true.
8. discouraged – If something discouraged you, it made you believe that things
weren’t going to turn out as you had hoped.
2. drudgery – Drudgery is hard, unpleasant, boring work.
3. plunge – If you plunge into something, you rush into it suddenly.
4. smoldering – Something smoldering is burning slowly from the inside,
without flames.
5. altered – When something has been altered, it has been changed.
6. scoffed – If you scoffed at something, you spoke about it in a mocking or
critical way.
7. skeptically – If you talk skeptically about something, you express doubt about
whether it is true.
8. discouraged – If something discouraged you, it made you believe that things
weren’t going to turn out as you had hoped.
Spelling Words:
likable, removable, printable, adorable, comfortable, durable, usable, invisible, responsible, darkness, tidiness, silliness, excitement, government, requirement, loneliness, harmless, hopeless, fearless, horrible
Challenge Words: wilderness, feasible, irritable, relentless, advertisement
Challenge Words: wilderness, feasible, irritable, relentless, advertisement
Study Skills
Reading Skill: Draw Conclusions
Genre:Realistic Fiction
Magazine Article
Grammar Skill:
Possessive Nouns
Writing Skill:
Student Choice
Spelling Skill: Words with Suffixes: -able, -ible, -ness, -ment, -less
Genre:Realistic Fiction
Magazine Article
Grammar Skill:
Possessive Nouns
Writing Skill:
Student Choice
Spelling Skill: Words with Suffixes: -able, -ible, -ness, -ment, -less
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