Thursday October 1st, 2015

Our class continued working our vocabulary, reading, and writing. The same homework from last week was assigned again and is due next class period. 

Vocabulary

1. basically 
2. audience
3. diva
4. sarcastically
5. elective
6. disappointed 
7. pretending
8. suddenly
9. unofficial
10. interrupted

Reading

Continue reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio; chapters "The Performance Center"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Big Bad Wolf" 

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. What was Charlotte so excited about?
2. Explain Julian's reaction to Auggie being homeschooled.
3. Explain Julian's interaction with Auggie. Was it good or bad?
4. Explain what Auggie said about smiling.
5. What would you do if Julian acted the way he did to Auggie to you? 

Homework

Homework assigned last week not completed by students; students reassigned last weeks homework again. Students need to bring completed homework next week for class. 

• "Humming Birds" Reading comprehension worksheet
• "Responding to Literature" worksheet