12/8/14 - MO

** SPIRIT WEEK (today is crazy hat/hair day)
** PENNY DRIVE
     $6.00 or more due ($6.00 minimum if student decided to participate in 12/19 snack time)

** JENTEAL SOAPS orders DUE this Wednesday, Dec. 10
** FIRST ASHLAND PAYMENT DUE this Wednesday, Dec. 10
     - first payment considered made if you have $50 or more in fundraising credit so far


I.  HYPERBOLE wksht
- warm up
- recognize reality in statement/realistic part of tale
- underline over the top/unrealistic portion (exaggeration)
* show reading (instructions)
* reflect on how well same writing style appeared in your Tall Tales

II.  PLOT wksht
* check out a Classics Illustrated this Thursday
* book report due Friday upon return
- Plot Chain of Cause & Effect events will be part of this book report
- finish in class/not homework

III.  VOCAB WEEK 6 PreQuiz
- hear and guess spelling
- hear in sentence and guess meaning and what type of word part
- self-correct spelling with packet
- complete Day 1 in class (D2 is Monday night HW)
* finish by Thursday night
* 24 sentences, including use of the idioms is due Friday
* THEME: use words in any kinds of sentences you like


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HOMEWORK
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__ complete VOCAB WEEK 6 DAY 2 /self-check with dictionary after done
__ write sentences if you're comfortable with words at this point

__ review/begin GEOGRAPHY CROSSWORD: ANTARCTICA (due FRIDAY)
     * must show reading or grade is no more than a C- or a high D

__ ATLAS HW (due FR)
     Peruse Pages 181-183/make observations
     _ 10 facts based on reading captions or facts (detailed sentence format)
     _ 10 observations (use instructions in spirals) by looking at maps
         A reader must be able to figure out place and direction by detailed sentences
         * look at and use examples from instruction sheet