Greek Word Parts
hydrant hydrophobia
hydrogen hydraulic
dehydrated hydroelectric
chronic chronicle
synchronize chronological
thermos thermostat
thermometer thermal
diameter geometry
speedometer barometer
centimeter symmetry
CHALLENGE WORDS:
chronograph thermodynamic thermonuclear
metronome asymmetrical
Deadline for submission: November 9, 2007
5 points bonus for each question correctly answered.
1. According to Chapter 11 in your Writing and Grammar textbooks, in addition to the regular research report, what are 3 other types of research essays?
2. What was the ruling in Brown vs. the Board of Education 1954?
Deadline for answers: Nov. 9, 2007
15 points bonus
1. How would you describe the inverted pyramid organization used in newspaper articles?
Each question is worth 5 bonus points. Deadline Nov. 2
1. How did you feel when it was your turn to teach the class? Why?
2. What was the hardest thing about teaching the class?
3. What was the easiest?
Each question is worth 5 bonus points. Deadline: Nov. 2
1. On a newspaper, what is a FLAGLINE?
2. What does the JUMPLINE tell you on a newspaper?
3. Name a SECTION of a newspaper.
4. What are the 5 W's?
1. Writing Bug #1: Silly Vowel Story
2. Spelling Lesson #2 pages 18-21
3. Writing Bug #2: Three Careers
4. Writing Bug #3: My Famous Parents
5. Reference and Research: Kinds of Books
6. Writing Bug #4: Parent for a Day
1. Everyday Edit: Eleanor Roosevelt and The White House
2. Spelling Challenge #1
3. Spelling Quiz #1
4. Persuasive Essay
5. Grammar Workbook pages 1 and 2
6. Persuasive Post test
7. Spelling lesson #2 Alphabetizing
8. Spelling Lesson #2 Definitions
9. Spelling Lesson #2 pages 19-21
10. Grammar Lesson: Nouns (7th period only)
This nine weeks will focus on expository writing. We will be going through the research process. Students will select a topic of interest to them and become "experts" on the chosen topic in order to produce a well researched, and well written paper.
We will also study spelling and grammar.
Students are expected to bring their grammar textbook and workbook to class everyday. Students will not be allowed to share books or borrow. Lost texts will need to be paid for in order to receive another.
1. Editorial: Summer 15 Days or 2 1/2 Months? (10/12)
2. Newspaper Readings (Who, What, When, Where and One Sentence Summary) (10/15-10/19)
3. Reading Persuasive Writing Test (10/19)
4. Reading Log #1 (10/15-10/21)
Wow! Time is really flying! We are in the second nine weeks of school. This nine weeks, we will focus on reading informational texts.
Students are still expected to read nightly for a minimum of 30 minutes and keep track of their reading on a reading log. This nine weeks, reading logs turned in after Monday will be penalized by 20%. Reading logs will not be accepted more than a week late.
In addition to school supplies, students need to have personal reading materials with them in class everyday.
