Story: Name This American– Due 5/1/15

 
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Story: Across the Wide Dark Sea – Due 4/24/15

Vocabulary Words
vast          of very large size; enormous; huge
rigging     the arrangement of sails and related gear on a ship
furl           to roll up and fasten
beams     long horizontal pieces of wood or metal shaped for use (the frame of a building or ship) 
huddled          crowded or nestled together
settlement*   an area newly settled by people; a colony
lurked*            lay hidden; stayed out of sight

Spelling Words: V V (vowel-vowel) words

1.	quiet*	8.	Indian	15.	triumph
2.	trial	9.	fluid	16.	violent
3.	fuel	10.	violin	17.	theater
4.	poem	11.	museum	18.	liar
5.	diet	12.	dial	19.	leotard
6.	nucleus	13.	ruin	20.	koala

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

3) Reading: Text Connections: Write 1 text connection per night (4 total)

　
　
　
　
4) Writing: Write one essay: Topic of your choice!




　

　

　

　


　




　

　

　

　


　

Week-Ending 4/17/15

Country Report is due on Friday, 4/17. 

Necessary Components:
1)  Powerpoint -or- Posterboard
2)  Magazine
3)  Flag

Story: The Fun They Had – Due 4/10/15

 

Spelling Words: VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) words

1.	slogan	8.	humor	15.	balance
2.	radar	9.	salad	16.	radio
3.	minutes	10.	eleven*	17.	basis
4.	honest	11.	closet	18.	decent
5.	second	12.	model	19.	fanatic
6.	virus	13.	volcano	20.	novel
7.	shadow	14.	private

Vocabulary Words:
dispute                          to argue about something
nonchalantly*              in a cool indifferent way
loftily*                           in a haughty, overbearing manner
sorrowfully                   in a grief-stricken, anguished, or regretful manner
adjusted                        adapted or changed to improve or work better