Homework

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West & Southwest

Spelling

October 15 - No Excuse Words

they’re (they are)

there (place)

their (belongs to)

then (time)

than (compare)

when (time)

where (place)

were

won (win)

one (number)

would (will)

wood

around

a lot

November 13 - (7 personal words, 8 assigned words)

sudden

slippers

winner

lesson

tiny

tiger

gravy

broken

January 11  - (15 City of Ember Words)

responsibilities

assignment

instructions

successful

gigantic

disappear

experiments

locations

embarking

correctly

beginning

different

effort

destroyed

receive

October 22 - No Excuse Words

November 30 - (7 personal words, 8 assigned words)

wonderful

sweet

honest

friendly

pleasant

cheerful

incredible

radiant

October 29

they've

would've

could've

can't

won't

wasn't

isn't

aren't

we'll

I'll

it's

he's

she's

we're

December 5 - (7 personal words, 8 assigned words)

terrific

excellent

merry

amiable

agreeable

respectful

fair

worthy

Reading Response

Taking Notes:

• Use index cards or sticky notes.
• Note comments you have (I wonder, I think, I feel, I didn’t like, I like, I predict, etc.).
• Note questions you have.
• You do not have to write in complete sentences (the shorter the better!).
• Write down character names if you keep forgetting.
• Write down the page number.

Writing the response in school:

For now you need to accomplish the following three items:

1.    Focus on one comment or question.

2.   Write at least 3-5 complete sentences.

3.   Use detail and examples to explain your ideas.

Example:

I wonder if it was a good idea for the boy to write letters to his friends back at the end of the world. I know he must miss them, but wouldn’t Mr. Shimmer be able to track him down. After all, wasn’t it the boy who had originally discovered the wonderful place at the end of the world? Maybe Mr. Shimmer would want to expand to another place, like the boy’s new home at the top of the world. So, I think the boy should find another way to communicate with his friends that Mr. Shimmer won’t be able to track.

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