Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Language Arts Quick Hits

* Stomach Flu - Parents, please be aware that there is a very bad stomach flu virus going around the school - as many of you may already know. This particular virus is known to survive on hard surfaces for up to 15 hours. Please remind and encourage your child to wash their hands and be alert of students who are not feeling well. Students who have experienced this virus are typically effected between 24-48 hours.

* Report Cards - Grades have been finalized for first trimester report cards - all grades going forward will be for the second trimester.

* DLP - we began class with our DLPs - ask them about the Far Side!

* Vocabulary - I checked to make sure sure students completed yesterdays vocabulary in their notebooks. We then reviewed the definitions and used the words in everyday or common use examples. Vocabulary words and definitions are listed below. Remember: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday 12/3!

* Homework: Sleep Tight Worksheet - students read for details using reading material as well as tables and graphs. Students were given in time in class and allowed to work with a partner to complete a majority, if not the entire, assignment. Students read a short paragraph on the health benefits of sleep and then charted their own sleep patterns. We will review this as a group tomorrow. I'm sorry, but I do not have a PDF of this assignment.

* Homework: "My Most Memorable Holiday Moment" - students were given most of the second period to do this in class journal assignment. The assignment was a minimum of three (3) paragraphs and asked students to describe in detail their most memorable holiday moment. This could be from any recognized holiday of their choice or could simply be about a moment that occurred because of the vacation time allowed from that holiday. Since we have been reading for details recently, this paper is focusing on descriptive details - specifically using details that involve our senses: touch, taste, smell, see and feel. Students will be reading their 'moments' aloud in class tomorrow and receive extra credit if their moment is typed. I have attached the 'overhead instructions' in this email - however, it is my hope that most were able to complete the writing in class. If you have time, please have them read their paper aloud as a proofing technique. Have them rewrite any sentences that begin with 'Then' 'So' or 'Next.'

* Homework: Reading Response entry


Vocabulary

Week 8



1. reflection – an image; representation; counterpart. OR a thought occurring in consideration or meditation.
2. regal – befitting or resembling a king; stately, splendid
3. bellow – to emit a hollow, loud, roar or animal like cry
4. incident – an individual occurrence or event, a distinct piece of action
5. abrupt – sudden or unexpected, changing suddenly
6. distress – a state of misfortune, necessity, anxiety or sorrow; physical or mental suffering, trouble
7. fester – to petrify or rot, to form pus
8. deduce – to come to a conclusion from something known or assumed
9. perspective – a point of view, the state of existing in space before the eye
10. striking – noticeable, attractive or impressive
11. incessant – perpetual, unending, constant
12. consequently – as a result of, effect or outcome
13. impatient – not accepting delay, restless
14. peculiar – distinctively strange or odd
15. churlish – rude, mean; difficult to work or deal with
16. extraordinary – beyond what is usual, exceptional in some way or form
17. billiards – a game played on a cloth covered table with a cue and hard or ivory balls
18. facetious – amusing, characterized by a love of joking
19. gait – a manner or walking, stepping or running
20. sympathetic – to feel compassionate or have special understanding of another’s situation
21. hubris – excessive pride or self-confidence, arrogance

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