Story:  Island of the Blue Dolphins - Week-Ending 10/31/14

Spelling:
1.     crises          8.     armies         15.     tomatoes     22.     breaths
2.     knives         9.     briefs          16.     canoes         23.    tragedies
3.     media         10.    videos        17.     berries         24.    buses
4.     roofs          11.    heroes        18.     loaves          25.    skis
5.     pianos        12.    data           19.     lives
6.     waves        13.    bacteria      20.     messages
7.     wishes        14.    oxen          21.     foxes








Vocabulary: (bonus spelling words)
1. overcome     to make weak or helpless
2. forlorn          sad or pitiful because of being alone or neglected
3. pitched         rose and fell alternately at the front and back of a ship or boat
4. vainer           more self-admiring, proud and conceited than someone else
5. gorged         stuffed oneself with food
6. abalone        an edible shellfish having a flat shell lined with mother-of-pearl
7. lair               the den of wild animals

Story:  Woodsong - Week-Ending 10/24

Spelling Words:  Unstressed Endings:

1.     level         8.     battle           15.     individual    22.     personality
2.     double      9.     candle         16.     material      23.     wilderness
3.     metal       10.     article         17.     angel          24.     humorous
4.     evil          11.     equal          18.     camel         25.     possible
5.     travel       12.     civil            19.     illegal
6.     couple     13.     capital        20.     stencil
7.     needle     14.     original       21.     brindle


Vocabulary Words:
1. resembled       was or looked like
2. bulk                large size or mass
3. pointedly         clearly noticeable; done with emphasis
4. harness           straps or bands used to hitch an animal to a cart, plow, or other equipment
5. retired             removed from a job because of advancing age
6. disengage        to loosen, detach, or free from something that holds
7. snort               to force air violently and noisily through the nostrils