December 14-18
-Cumulative Vocab Test for Units 1-6 on THURSDAY ----List of words on Documents Page of Website ***Answers to crossword puzzles at bottom of page
-Noun Test Moved to WEDNESDAY
-Study Exercises: p 248 Exercise 1, evens
p 254 Practice power, evens
p 280 Exercise 1, evens
answers at bottom of page
-Vocabulary review Crossword due TUESDAY
-Finish reading Chapter 9 of WRFG For TUESDAY
-Cumulative Vocab Test for Units 1-6 on THURSDAY ----List of words on Documents Page of Website
December 7-11
-Chapters 7-8 Study Questions due Friday
*Try to finish the 7-8 vocab MD's but do not stress about it
-Vocab Review Units 4-6 Workbook Work Due Fri
-Vocab Review Units 1-3 Workbook Work Due Wed
**Make sure to have your vocab book in class each day because we will work on these reviews in class!
November 30-Dec 4
-WRFG on Chapters 1-6 on Thursday, Dec 3 (study vocabulary and study questions)
-Exercise 3 on page 261 in Voyages in English Due Thursday
*Compare and Contrast the fight in chapter 1 with the fight in chapter 5
-Unit 5 Vocab Quiz on Friday, Dec 4
-Complete the Chapter 5 SQ's in notebook Due Tuesday
-6-205: Read Pages 257-260 and record the Rules for Forming the Plural in your notebook Due Tues
-6-206: Complete Exercise 1 on page 260 in your notebook due Tues
-Rough Draft of Vocab Comic Strip (Unit 6, 12 words, in writing section of notebook) Due *Thursday
-Read chapter 4 of WRFG Due Monday
-Complete Ch 4 Vocab "MD's" in notebook : featherbed and gawk Due Monday
-Complete Ch 3 and 4 SQ's in notebook Due Monday
November 23-24
-Complete Reading Ch3 in WRFG and Finish Ch 3 Vocab "MD's" in notebook Due Tues
-Complete WFRG chapter 2 vocab worksheet
November 16-20
-Complete the sketching stage of your WRFG setting illustration due Thursday
-Complete the chapters 1 and 2 Study Questions in your notebook
Cursive Writing Packet Due Monday
November 9-13
-Redo Grammar Worksheet Due Thurs
-Lit Chart Due Thurs
-Unit 5 Vocab Quiz on Fri
November 2-6
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-In your notebook, please complete exercise 2 on page 268 in your Voyages in English Book and the two sentences that you were assigned to write from the Practice Power. Due Friday
-Vocabulary Due Friday
Oct 28-30
Literature: Complete "Nadia the Willful" packet
Grammar: p248 evens only (write wenctences, underline the common nouns once and the proper nouns twice)
p 251 Exercize 2 (follow directions in the book)
Vocabulary: On a loose leaf sheet of paper, create the rough draft for your Unit 4 Vocab comic strip (make six boxes and use 10 Unit 4 term in your comic)
*Noun Quiz on Thursday
*Vocab Quiz on Friday
October 19-23
-Scouts Honor Quiz on Wed
-Scout’s Honor Study Question (Complete in Literature section of notebook DUE Tues)
1. Why does the narrator join the Boy Scouts?
2. Who is Mr. Brenkman, and how does he define “country”?
3. What do we know is different about the characters of Horse and the narrator based on the supplies they bring for trip?
4. What role does the narrator take when the boys are going to the campsite?
5.What lessons do the boys learn from their camping trip?
-Unit 4 Vocabulary book and cards DUE Friday (checkpoint Wed)
October 5-9
-All Unit 3 work (wkbk and flashcards) due Friday
-All "Scouts Honor" Worksheets Due Friday (there are three: Visualizing, Words to Know, and Setting)
-Signed Tests (Unit 2 Vocab and Holy Spirit Prayer) Due Friday
-Voyages in English: pages 293-294 Exercise 3 and Practice Power Due Wednesday
-Complete Synonyms and Antonyms Section for Unit 3 Due Tuesday
-Unit 3 Checkpoint on Wednesday
-Voyages in English: Read pages 247-248. Complete Exercises1-3 on pages 248-249. Odds only for all three exercises.
Exercise 1: Write out the sentence. Underline the common nouns once. Underline the proper nouns twice. Due Monday
September 27-October 2
-Quiz on "Eleven" on Thursday
-Quiz on Unit 2 Vocabulary on Friday
-Unit 2 Vocabulary Adverstisement is due on Friday
-Worksheet and 5 questions in notebook for "Eleven" due on Wednesday
-Cursive Handwriting packet due on Monday
*****All students must have an accelerated reader book in their desk at school everyday. This is a requirement given by Mrs. Sprout as well as myself.
September 21-25
-Unit 2 Vocabulary Workbooks and flashcards due on Friday
-Period Quiz on Wednesday (Use Grammar text pages 465-468 to study)
September 14-18
-Complete the Rough Draft of your Vocabulary Comic Strip for Thurs (Final will be due on Friday)
-Finish reading "Eleven" in the Interactive reader. Answer the question Do you sympathize with Rachel's feelings? Why or Why not? in your notebook?
-Vocabulary Test on Unit 1 Friday Sept 18
September 8-11
-Vocabulary Checkpoint on Wed, Sept 9
**A checkpoint means that Miss Sink will check to make sure that students
are doing their vocabulary work and not leaving it until Thursday night. At
the checkpoint students should be halfway through their flashcards (10cards)
and should have completed 2 of the 4 workbook sections.
-Vocabulary Unit Workbook and Flashcards are due on Fri, Sept 11
September 1-4
Welcome to ILA Class!
-Complete your first journal entry (begun in class) Due Thursday, Sept 3
-Please Return your signed syllabus to Miss Sink by Friday, Sept 4
Vocabulary Crossword Answers
List A
Down
1. gross
2. commentary
4. adjective
5. encompass
7. gainful
9. acquit
10. adjective
13. besiege
15. adverse
17.denounce
19. agenda
20. discredit
23. global
24. bluster
25. bungle
26. depict
Across
3. apparel
6. boisterous
8. eerie
9. assailant
11. douse
12. groundless
14. hypocrite
16. acute
18. famished
20. devastated
21. noun
22. barrage
27. bigot
28. befuddle
29. fray
30. elusive
List B
Down
1. mimic
3. mortal
5. maximum
7. verb
9. ravenous
11. vow
12. topple
14. smug
15. reimburse
17. revocation
19. tarry
20. induce
21. noun
26. sage
Across
2. numb
4. limber
6. irk
8. restrict
10. terrain
11. vacate
13. reverie
16. incomprehensible
18. plight
22. ingenious
23. refute
24. partisan
25. petty
27. leeway
28. keepsake
29. vagabond
30. slake
Noun Study Guide Answers
Page 248: 2. c-attic, bats, p-Greenwood Public Library
4. c-state, p-Rhode Island, United States
6. c-castles, hills, p-Belgium
8. c-teeth, shark, steel
10. c-rider, p-Buffalo Bill, Pony Express
12. c-storyteller, legend, spider p-Ghana
14. c-visitors p-Cascade Mountains
Page 254: 2. a 4. c 6. c 8. a 10. a 12. c 14. c
Page 280: 2. S-waever, V-sells, IO-Tourists 4. S-Mr. Key, V-assigned, IO-report 6. S-mail carrier, V handed, IO-clerk 8. S-You, V-should give, IO-Jean 10. S-You, V-tell, IOstudents 12. S-Sandra, V-gave, IO-mother 14. S-Jason, V-lent, IO-brother