Story: Evelyn Cisneros: Prima Ballerina – Week-Ending 2/6/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes: dis- and de-
1.     discuss            8.     details           15.     disadvantage        22.    decision
2.     deduct            9.     demand         16.     demonstrated*     23.    deliver
3.     dismissed      10.     determined    17.     defeat                  24.    distressed
4.     develop        11.     depressed      18.     descent                25.    distribute
5.     disease         12.     defense          19.     disappear
6.     discount       13.     disappointing  20.     disconnect
7.     disturb         14.     discouraged    21.     distract
 

Vocabulary Words:
flexibility          the ability to bend or twist without breaking
migrant            moving around to find work, especially in harvesting crops
timid                fearful or shy
thrived             progressed toward a goal
scholarship      money awarded to a student to help pay for his or her education
devote             to give up one's time to an activity
apprentice*     a person who works for another to learn a skill

* Bonus words have an asterisk

Story: Satchmo's Blues – Week-Ending 1/30/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes re- and inter-
1.     remove           8.     relocate             15.     intersection     22.    interconnect
2.     interview         9.     international       16.     recommend    23.    recognize
3.     repeat           10.     review               17.     interject          24.    reassure
4.     interrupt        11.     interpret            18.     intervene         25.    recede
5.     respect         12.     interstate            19.     resource
6.     interfere        13.     remarkable        20.     remained
7.     represent       14.     intermediate      21.    interdependent


Vocabulary Words: 
errands              short trips to carry out a task, often for someone else
produce             vegetables and fruits grown for sale
pawnshop          a place where personal goods are exchanged for money loans
gravelly              harsh, rough as in the sound of a voice
numerous*         very many
international*      relating to, between, or like two or more nations

Story: The World of William Joyce Scrapbook – Week-Ending 1/23/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes: non-, in-, and un-
1.     nontoxic       8.     unless                  15.     inconsistent       22.    unproductive
2.     income         9.     indeed                 16.     unfortunately     23.    nonverbal
3.     unknown     10.     nonprofit             17.     nonfiction         24.    unsightly
4.     unusual        11.     invisible               18.     nonviolent        25.    inspiration
5.     involved       12.     nonsense             19.     uncover*
6.     unlike           13.     incredible            20.     informal
7.     inspector      14.     uncomfortable     21.    inexperienced


Vocabulary Words:
encouraged*     gave confidence to, urged
illustrating*        furnishing with pictures or drawings that explain or decorate
series                a number of things coming one after another in time or place
charcoal            a black substance used as a drawing crayon
pastels               chalklike crayons, usually in light, soft colors

Story: William Shakespeare & the Globe – Week-Ending 1/16/15

Spelling Words: Suffixes: -eer, -ist, -ian, -or, and -er
1.     engineer       8.     tourist            15.     refrigerator        22.     performer
2.     dentist          9.     scientist         16.     guardian            23.    volunteer
3.     librarian       10.     visitor           17.     commander      24.    disaster
4.     director       11.     investigator   18.     physician          25.    spectator
5.     customer     12.     senator         19.     politician
6.     pioneer        13.     astronome    20.     leader
7.     counselor     14.     character      21.    historian


Vocabulary Words:
patron              a person of wealth or influence who supports an artist or write
shareholder      a person who owns part of a business
critical              apt to judge severely or form unfavorable opinions
lavish               extremely showy, expensive, or abundant
congested        crowded; too full
adornment*     decoration; ornament; something that beautifies a person or thing
dismantle *      take apart
* Bonus words have an asterisk