Who is frightened by unfamiliar words they see in text after today's lesson?
Knowing your 'parts of speech' will help you decode many words that you do not know.
Change to Tuesday's H/W. (Due: Wed)
Copy 5 sentences from any source you can find that contain at least one difficult vocabulary word. (you may have your parents write a couple of sentences for you.)
Make a rough guess of the meaning of the vocabulary word by using your 'parts of speech' strategy
e.g. The loquacious man frustrated the group
adj (before a noun -man)
educated guess = describing word for man=annoying?
Buxton Class - Mummy Mystery Prediction Now due Thursday
Follow the guidelineson the H/W sheet under Monday for this activity.
Both classes: The Design a Seal activity is postponed until later in the week
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Homework - Week 2
Click the title above to see your homework for next week. You can simply view your H/W online or download and print out a hardcopy.
Thank you for all your enthusiasm and energy in our first week. I have really enjoyed our sessions so far.
Now...let's get down to some work :-)
Don't forget...those people who still need to hand in their poem on Monday.
Phrase of the Week
To move a mountain you must begin by taking away small stones
Vocabulary Word of the Week
trepidation
Friday, August 27, 2010
Where I'm From - Poetry
Can you be precise and specific in your 'Where I'm From' poems? Look at some examples below. How will you make your poem unique?
“I’m From the Woods….” by Nick
I’m from the woods and the creek behind my fence
From the gray wooden backyard deck.
I’m from the honeysuckles,
The pear trees by the neighbor’s garden
From the creek when I swing over it.
I’m from the yellow walls of Grandma’s kitchen
From the Yorkshire pup, the coolest thing in my family.
I’m from macaroni pictures of the Ark
From “I just can’t snap my fingers and make it happen”
and from David the Gnome in summers long ago.
I’m from my mom’s side of the family,
From roasting turkeys for each holiday,
From when Papaw yelled at his boss and got fired
From the family pictures in the big wooden cabinet and
From the family gathering when we drag them out.
I am from those moments.
A root that no one sees, but walks all over
An important part of the tree.”
I'm from all the places that makes me, me.
“I’m From the Woods….” by Nick
I’m from the woods and the creek behind my fence
From the gray wooden backyard deck.
I’m from the honeysuckles,
The pear trees by the neighbor’s garden
From the creek when I swing over it.
I’m from the yellow walls of Grandma’s kitchen
From the Yorkshire pup, the coolest thing in my family.
I’m from macaroni pictures of the Ark
From “I just can’t snap my fingers and make it happen”
and from David the Gnome in summers long ago.
I’m from my mom’s side of the family,
From roasting turkeys for each holiday,
From when Papaw yelled at his boss and got fired
From the family pictures in the big wooden cabinet and
From the family gathering when we drag them out.
I am from those moments.
A root that no one sees, but walks all over
An important part of the tree.”
I'm from all the places that makes me, me.
Labels:
Charlotte Doyle,
Inference,
Sentence Fluency,
Tenses,
Where I'm From
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Enjoy the song again from today's class!
Tonight's H/W - Due Thur
Write a reflection of your 1st day of school using the notes you collected in your daybook. Don't just write about what happened; write about how you FEEL about what happened.
approx. length -1-11/2 pages of daybook
Thank you to you all for making such a positive first impression!
Tonight's H/W - Due Thur
Write a reflection of your 1st day of school using the notes you collected in your daybook. Don't just write about what happened; write about how you FEEL about what happened.
approx. length -1-11/2 pages of daybook
Thank you to you all for making such a positive first impression!
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