{"id":638,"date":"2018-03-20T15:33:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/libraryman\/?p=638"},"modified":"2018-03-27T16:02:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T20:02:03","slug":"week-number-8-3-20-3-22-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/libraryman\/2018\/03\/20\/week-number-8-3-20-3-22-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Number 8: 3.20-3.22.18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No test this Tuesday.\u00a0 Someone from the public library needs to speak with us at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday &#8211; pages 35 to 42 in the workbook.<\/p>\n<p>Download Hellotalk, or DuoLingo, to your phone if you have not done so.<\/p>\n<p>Newsinslow.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday &#8211; Test.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll also work on the vocabulary words in you binder.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In time we will practice reading words with Scrabble Slam and Scrabble. (This may be 5 or 6 weeks ago.)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zAG4htowths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slam\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fKoRmqCeI-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scrabble Slam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oQ6TVc1a4aQ?t=2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scrabble<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s more on Slam.\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 1\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Decide how many players there will be.<\/b>\u00a0The 55-card edition is designed for up to 4 players and the 84-card edition is designed for up to 6 players. Keep in mind that because the deck will be divided among all the players after the starting word is made, more players means fewer cards in each person&#8217;s hand.<sup id=\"_ref-1\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Scrabble-Slam#_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mwimg largeimage floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img_3a2a3655b3\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/8b\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-2-Version-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Image titled Play Scrabble Slam Step 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/8b\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 2\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Choose the starting word.<\/b>\u00a0The starting word must have four letters and should be a word that can be made into another 4-letter word by changing one of its letters.<sup id=\"_ref-2\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Scrabble-Slam#_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good starting words include &#8220;GAME,&#8221; which can be turned into &#8220;FAME,&#8221; &#8220;LAME,&#8221; &#8220;GATE,&#8221; or &#8220;GAZE,&#8221; and &#8220;WARE,&#8221; which can be changed into &#8220;WERE,&#8221; &#8220;WARM,&#8221; &#8220;WARN,&#8221; or &#8220;WART.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Bad starting words include &#8220;ECHO&#8221; and &#8220;EXAM,&#8221; which cannot readily be turned well-known 4-letter words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 3\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Draw and place the four cards you need to make the starting word.<\/b>\u00a0Place these cards on your table or playing surface where everyone can see them and reach them. Make sure that they are forming the starting word you have chosen. Leave a bit of space between the cards so that the cards you put on top of these cards will not overlap.<sup id=\"_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Scrabble-Slam#_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg largeimage floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img_5451e32121\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7a\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-4-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-4-Version-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Image titled Play Scrabble Slam Step 4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7a\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-4-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-4-Version-2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 4\">4<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Deal the remaining cards among all of the players.<\/b>\u00a0You may want to shuffle the cards first to make sure that everyone gets a good mixture of letters. Make sure that everyone has the same number of cards when you are done dealing the cards. Remember, all of the cards should be dealt to players; there should be no cards left in the deck.<sup id=\"_ref-4\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Scrabble-Slam#_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg largeimage floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"img_2610228790\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/07\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-5-Version-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Image titled Play Scrabble Slam Step 5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/07\/Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/aid2600373-v4-728px-Play-Scrabble-Slam-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 5\">5<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Make sure everyone understands how the cards work.<\/b>\u00a0Remind your fellow players that the cards are two-sided. They are printed with a letter on each side, or with a letter on one side and a blank space on the other. Either side of the card may be played to make a legal word, with the blank serving as a &#8220;wild letter&#8221; as in the Scrabble board game.<sup id=\"_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Scrabble-Slam#_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get into the habit of looking at the upper left edge of your cards, rather than flipping them back and forth. At the upper left edge you can see the two letters that the card represents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No test this Tuesday.\u00a0 Someone from the public library needs to speak with us at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday &#8211; pages 35 to 42 in the workbook. Download Hellotalk, or DuoLingo, to your phone if you have not done so. 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