1. You've just spotted a wise old owl sitting in a tree. If the
owl could talk, what three things do you think it would
say to you?
Tuesday
January 29, 2013
Bryan
Emily
Ayanna Adrianette
Leslie Christy Jose
Donovan
Samira
Alexis Leon Jeffrey
Jessica Lilah
Michael
Kathy Ricardo Carlos
Ixza Remy
Jaileen Jordan
Kareena Philicia
Edward
Yamilee Diana
Alejandra
David
2.
3. There is so much to
learn in school today. In
reading, students need to
read a lot of different kinds
of texts. They need to under
stand them in great depth. In
writing students need to be writing
more with higher level vocabulary.
The math curriculum requires students
to write about why they did what
they did and solve multistep
probe ms.
Student often forget a lot
Of What they learned over the 54MM.
5. Reading Civil Rights (p. 392)
Talk About It
What rights do you think
all citizens of the Unites
States should have?
What does
discrimination mean to
you?
Look at the picture and respond in writing.
6. To scald means "to heat to a
temperature just below the boiling
point."
Giving permission for something allows
it to happen.
An autograph is a person's signature.
A fare is the price charged to transport
a person.
7. If you have blurted out something, you
said it suddenly, without thinking.
Something clenched is closed or
squeezed together tightly.
Chiseled means "chipped or shaped
by a metal tool called a chisel."
Something that is spectacular is very
unusual or remarkable.
8. Writing Civil Rights
News Writing
Suppose that you live
in the 1960s and work
for the civil rights
movement. Write a
news article describing
your experience.
Use FOUR vocabulary
words and highlight
them.
9. Reading Lunch Counter Encounter (p. 394)
Homophones
Homophones are words
that sound the same but
have different meanings
and spellings. For
example, the word fare
homophones
has a different meaning
than the word fair.
Character and Setting
A character is a person or animal in a story.
The setting of the story is where and when it
takes place.
10. A Character and Setting Chart can help you list
important details about characters and settings. These
two features are part of the story structure.
Characters Setting
June 1963,
Joe, Paul
Mississippi
baseball field
Joe's mother
or park
man, woman in
drugstore
wheelchair
11. Reading Goin' Someplace Special (p. 396)
Genre
Historical Fiction tells
a story in which
fictional characters
take part in actual
events from the past.
12. stonemason: a person who cuts stone
or builds walls or other things from
stone.
BLT: an abbreviation for bacon,
lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
zinnia: any of several garden plants
such as large daisies, grown from their
showy flowers of many colors.
13. Character Setting
'Tricia Ann is
respectful and
funny, and Mama
loves Frances's house
Someplace
Special.
Mama Frances
is strong and On the bus
independent.
