1. Writing Journal: Think of a time in your life when something
happened to you that you did not expect. Write about that time and how
you felt.
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Nyashia Eric Cincere
Ricardo Ramon Natalie Alan
Jose Gia Adolfo David Andres Massire Cameron
Elizabeth Carlos Matthew Linder Brian
Christian Christopher Angel
Ryan Sualee Alan

3. If a cold January wind could
talk, what do you think it
would say to trees? To
buildings? To animals? To
people?
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose-
leaf (lined) paper. Hand in once you are
finished. The work will be graded.

4. Reading - When Esther Morris Headed West (page 294)
Genre
A Biography tells the
story of a person's life
and is written by
another person.
Fact and Opinion
As you read, use your
Fact and Opinion Chart.
Fact Opinion
Read to Find Out
What opinions does the Preview and Predict
author give about Read the title, preview the illustration, and note
questions and predictions about the story. Write
Esther Morris? about your predictions and anything else you
want to know about the story.

5. Reading - When Esther Morris Headed West (page 294)
Summarize
Esther Morris came to South Pass City
in the Wyoming Territory in 1869.
She thought women should be able to
vote and hold office.
William Bright, a member of the
Wyoming Territory Council, agreed.
Another member, Ben Sheeks, tried to
stop council from voting on the
measure.
Later that year, however, the council
voted to give women the right to vote
and hold office.

6. Reading - When Esther Morris Headed West (page 294)
physician
f[ ] zish' [ ]n
e e
The upside down e in the
Pull
pronunciation guide stands
for the schwa sound. This
is the sound heard in the
unstressed vowel sound in
words like about.

7. Reading - When Esther Morris Headed West (page 294)
Facts Opinions
Name: Esther Mae Hobart McQuigg Slack A woman should be able to vote and hold
Morris office, the same as a man.
In 1869 the Wyoming legislature voted to
give women the right to vote and to hold Reckless Copperheads!
office.
"I feel that my work has been satisfactory"
Mrs. Morris's term as justice of the peace
and "Like all pioneers, I have labored
ended in October, 1870.
more in faith and hope."

8. Math - Range, Mode, Median, and Mean (page 154)
Example 3 (page 155)
A 13­inch flying disk holds
the record for the "world's
farthest object ever
thrown."
Use the data on the widths
of six flying disks to find
the median.
Find the median
Step 1: Order the data
Step 2: Find the mean of the two
middle numbers.

9. Math - Range, Mode, Median, and Mean (page 154)
TRY IT!
Find the range, mode, median, and mean.
15, 16, 19, 12, 16, 14, 13 5, 7, 9, 5, 7, 3, 1, 5, 9, 8
1. range = 5. range =
2. mode = 6. mode =
3. median = 7. median =
4. mean = 8. mean =
ode, Median, and Mean

10. Spelling - Review and Proofread

11. Spelling - Review and Proofread
1. video 11. fluid
2. poet 12. rodeo
3. riot 13. cruel
4. piano 14. genuine
5. diary 15. casual
6. radio 16. trial
7. ideas 17. fuel
8. ruin 18. meteor
9. diet 19. diameter
10. patriot 20. meander

12. Spelling - Review and Proofread
Proofread and correct the misspelled words.
1. Their cruil words might ruin the triel.
2. The idias in her diary were genuene.
3. The poete read her work in a cashual setting.
4. I'll meandor through the rodeo.

13. Spelling - Review and Proofread
Circle the misspelled words in the passage. Write the
words correctly on the lines below.
Mrs. Esther Morris was a true patreot. In her time,
she would have been called a genuen article. She was
a fair judge. She didn't punish Ben Sheeks when he
misbehaved during a tryial. There was no vidio when
Mrs. Morris lived. There wasn't even radeo. I would
have liked to see or hear her. I like many of her ideus.

14. My 2012 Goals!
Instructions
Front Cover - My 2012 Goals!
Back Cover - Your Name!
Pages 1 to 6 - One goal and a picture!

18. Homework Summary ­ Friday, January 6, 2012
No Homework Friday!
Have a great weekend

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