Thursday March 3rd, 2016

  

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016. 

Vocabulary

1. forties
2. sixties
3. genetics
4. mutation
5. dominant 
6. recessive
7. defective
8. inherited
9. accustomed
10. chromosome

Spelling Challenge

"Synonyms and Antonyms"

Reading

Class Reading

• Continued reading "Wonder - Part 2: Via", Chapters "Genetics 101", "The Punnett Square", and "Out With the Old". 

Worksheets

• "Story Stems"
• "Character Map"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge - "Zombie Survival! "

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! 

Worksheets

• "Expository Essay Guide"

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

"STAAR Reading - Barkitecture" and "Writing - Hedgies" Test Release