Thursday, September 17, 2015

Thursday September 17th, 2015



Our class continued working our vocabulary, reading, and writing. Homework was assigned and due next class period. 


Vocabulary

    1. nervous
    2. dueling
    3. performance
    4. literally 
    5. sarcastically 
    6. depended
    7. attendance
    8. obnoxious
    9. auditorium 
    10. exaggerating

                                          Reading
                                            Continue reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio; chapters "Mr. Tushman", "Nice Mrs. Garcia" through "Home"

                                            Writing



                                            Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Pool Rats"

                                            Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. 
                                            Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

                                            "Wonder" Writing

                                            • Write a 8 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
                                            • Use 4 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
                                            • Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay:
                                            1. Describe Mr. Tushman and Auggie's first interaction with him.
                                            2. How did Auggie feel when Mr. Tushman told him about the tour?
                                            3. What did August think of Mrs. Garcia's smile and why?
                                            4. What did Auggie tell his mom about school when he got home? How did his mom react?
                                            Homework



























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