Thursday December 9th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. politically
2. actually
3. squint
4. embarrassed
5. goth
6. phobia
7. photographer
8. aversion
9. avoid
10. portrait

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Read passage from "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio

Spelling Challenge

"Comic Words"

Students created a comic strip using 6 of their vocabulary words!

Class Reading

Continued reading "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio; chapters "Halloween" and "Class Pictures".

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "King"

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 not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

"Wonder" Writing - Reading Comprehension Challenge

Students were provided Ms. Adrienne's Reading Comprehension Challenge and requested to answer the questions on the work sheet. Students required to: 

• Use complete sentences 
• Use beginning, middle, and end format 
• Write neatly.
• Include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization
• Use 4 of the vocabulary words, one vocabulary word in each answer 

For extra credit, students could answer:

1. What did Auggie, and Summer, want to be for Halloween? 
2. Why did Auggie  have an aversion to having his class picture taken?