Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Week of Jan. 18

Friday
Tales #50
everyone was in their best attire accept conan who wore his best holy jeans which had been cut with knifes for effect
Vocab: attire
Listened (as we followed along) to a reading of Stave Four.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Cap/pel, puls roots quiz next week (not Monday).



Thursday
In composition notebooks: Write the prompt, skip a line, respond to it.
Prompt: What piece of furniture in your house has the most interesting story behind it? Write about it.
Finished and collected the Stave Three Reviews from yesterday.
Time for silent reading.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.



Wednesday
Tales #49
when harold jaunty in his good slacks and chubby gnarly arrive at belindas parents house the party is already in full swing
Vocab: jaunty
Finished and collected the green w/s from yesterday (Comparing Christmas Parties).
Worked in partners to complete the Stave Three Review.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.



Tuesday
Worked on Stave Three activities:
- The Cratchit Family w/s (collected)
- Comparing Christmas Parties (will finish in class tomorrow)
Remember to give evidence from the text and to cite the page numbers!!
Homework:
Cap, Pels/Puls roots quiz next week. Continue to work on vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.



Monday
No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day