Week of 9/29/10

Spelling: Everyday Spelling Lesson 7: Words With no Sound Clues; wkbk. Pgs, 40 - 43; 180 – 181 due Monday, 10/4;   Descriptive paragraph (on any topic) using 6 words., due Thursday, 10/7.    Test Wed. 10/6

Vocabulary:  Oxymorons wkst + five additional ones, due Wed. 9/29

Lesson 6; the words that focus on interactions between teams, volunteer organizations, clubs, and schools. wkbk pages 33 – 40 due Mon. 10/4;    write three paragraph essay about a group /team you belong to and the dynamics of that group and how people cooperate or work together. Use six vocab words, due Thurs. 10/7;   Test on Lessons 5 & 6 Wed. 10/6

Grammar: Part 2 of prepositional phrases; indicate what the phrase modifies with arrows on prepositional wkst; due Thurs. 9/30    Assigned Thursday: review and practice 20.1 prepositional phrases; Wkbk pages 73 – 74, due Monday, 10/4

Writing: Rough draft of narrative autobiography due Thursday, 9/30
Outlines for book report for Trimester 1 due Friday, October 8.

Literature: Short story “Travels with Charley” by John Steinbeck. Focus is the author’s purpose for writing / introduction to Of Mice and Men. Page 158- 169.  Vocabulary wksts. pages 173 - 176  due Tues. 10/5.  worksheets on author's purpose and style, and vocabularypages 177 - 180  due Friday, 10/8.  Test on "Travels with Charley" Tuesday, October 12.