Due January 7 (Holes, Crossword, FI 18,19,20, & Study 25 Spelling Words)

Welcome back!
Your assignment for January 7, 2015:
1) Read every last page of the book, Holes. 

Make notes, know the characters, the setting, the mood. Think about the arc of the story, the conflicts, the resolution. 
What are some new vocabulary words that you learned by reading this book?
Discuss the story with your parents so that you can be ready for some great discussion with Mrs. Cotham.

2) Completed Frog Prince Vocabulary Word Crossword Puzzle
3) FixIts & Vocabulary through #20!

4)  Practice those spelling words that I gave you in December (from The Magician's Nephew). The spelling test is on January 21, 2015.

surprised
bachelor
indignantly
exploration
discovered
smuggler
burglars
emigrant
haunted
suggested
lantern
desperate
mystery
explanations
measured
candlelight
immigrant
deserted
microscope
absolutely
pantomime
congratulate
1 Samuel
2 Samuel

WITs need to know the spelling of the bolded words only



Everyone else needs to know the correct spelling of all 25 words

Due December 17 (4 Christmas choices. FI 16,17 & vocabs)

I know you will enjoy this essay. Choose your topic:
St. Nicholas (NOT Santa Claus)
  1) Catholic Notebook
  2) Nicholas Loses His Cool
Good King Wenceslas
  1) StoryNory 
  2) Good-King-Wenceslas 
The Epiphany
  1) Catholic Culture (Epiphany - January 4, 2015)
  2) Three King's Day
 Candlemas
  1) Feast of Purification - FishEaters
  2) The Presentation of Jesus - Candlemas History
Banned words: give, get, go, come, see, eat, say, big, pretty, nice

           1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
        ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
        2)  OPENER requirements:
        (2), (3), (vss)
3)  Fix It
4)  Vocabulary assignment
no banned words & no contractions

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (5), (vss)
3)  No DEC requirements:
4)  Fix It & Vocab
no banned words & no contractions

 

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (4), (5), (vss)
3)  No DEC requirements:
4)  Fix It & Vocab
no banned words & no contractions  

All FIX ITs can be found in the pdf on the side bar

 

Due December 11 (FamilyChristmas tradition, FI#15 & vocab)

This is a fun assignment! 
Write your essay about a Christmas tradition in your family. Be ready to read (with gusto and joy) to the class.
NEW BANNED WORD: GIVE or any form of that verb

           1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
        ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
        2)  OPENER requirements:
        (2), (3), (vss)
3)  Fix It
4)  Vocabulary assignment
no banned words & no contractions

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (5), (vss)
3)  No DEC requirements:
4)  Fix It & Vocab
no banned words & no contractions

 

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (4), (5), (vss)
3)  No DEC requirements:
4)  Fix It & Vocab
no banned words & no contractions  

FIX IT #15 can be found in the pdf on the side bar

AND JUST FOR FUN . . . . 

Remember our little discussion about this?

 


Banned words:
give
get
go
come
see
eat
say
big
pretty
nice