We are working on drama vocabulary this week in preparation for reading “The Christmas Carol”.
Follow the directions on google classroom for the following vocabulary words:
stage directions, drama, climax, dialogue, script, foil, props, scenes & acts.
When done, pick two of the words and fill out a vocabulary card-word, definition, picture.
This week we are working on writing a memoir.
All memoirs are due November 28th.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Page 285 Comprehension, (1-4), and #6
Extra Credit-7,8
Page 286 Vocabulary in Context, (1-8)
Vocabulary-
cohort, conventional, decoy, forerunner, hustle, impasse, predatory, puny
We will be reading “Dirk the Protector” on page 278 of our textbook. Next Monday we will have a test on the story.
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
This week we are working on writing in first person point of view with the use of comic strips.
Point of View quiz on Friday
Test Friday-“The Scholarship Jacket”
We are reading “The Scholarship Jacket” page 224 this week.
Vocabulary:
agile
dismay
falsify
despair
eavesdrop
vile
Due Friday-questions 1,2,3 page 232, extra credit #5, page 233 Vocabulary in Context (1-6).
We are planning our argumentative essay in class today. Published argumentative essays are due by Friday the 21st.
“Why We Should Not Go To Mars”
Page 974-975 (1,2,4), vocabulary in context-due Tuesday