The Talking Eggs - Character Traits
(personality, features, qualities, like)
1)cross – mean, ill tempered, irritated, angry
2)sweet – pleasing to other people-others enjoy being around them, nice,
friendly, fun to be with, kind, pleasant, agreeable
3)contrary – disagreeable, argumentative, opposite point of view,
objectionable, difficult, impossible to work with, willful
4)generous – always giving of self, time, gifts, etc., willingness to give
or share, unselfish, selfless, magnanimous
5)wicked – evil, very mean, morally bad, self-centered, very unkind, nasty
6)greedy – want everything, selfish, very needy, expecting a lot for yourself
7)obedient – do what is expected, do what you’re asked or told
8)honorable – trustworthy, worthy of being honored (respected), loyal,
respectful
Biography Oral Report – due Wednesday, October 28th
Oct. 7th - Show me your book
Oct. 13th - We'll work on a plan for the report
Oct. 16th - Book should be read by now
Your child needs to check out a biography from the school library this
week. There are books in the classroom, also. He/She may look online to
find some more information about his/her person. She /He may also use an
encyclopedia or magazines to obtain more information after reading their
biography. Oral reports will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 28th.
Objectives
Subject Knowledge
8 points Student tells 4 facts about their person.
10 points Student tells 5-10 facts about their person.
13 points Student tells 11 or more facts about their person.
16 points Student tells11 or more facts about their person and what
he/she likes most about this person and why.
Eye Contact
8 points Student reads all of the report.
10 points Student occasionally looks at the class while she/he reads the
report.
13 points Student looks at their notes half of the time and the class
half of the time.
16 points Student maintains eye contact with the class and only looks at
notes occasionally.
Visual
8 points Student brings 1 picture, poster, or item to show about their
person
10 points Student brings 2 of the following -picture, poster, or item to
show about their person.
13 points Student dresses up as their person.
16 points Student brings 2 of the following - picture, poster, or item
to show about their person and dresses up as their person.
Speaking Skills
8 points Students uses a monotone voice with many pauses. Has
difficulty verbalizing material.
10 points Student uses a monotone voice without pauses. Has some
difficulty verbalizing material.
13 points Student sounds somewhat interested in their person. Speaks
clearly.
16 points Student sounds very interested in their person. Speaks
clearly.
The Wreck of the Zeyphr – vocabulary
1. proud – feeling good about yourself, you’re happy with what you did,
feeling honored for something you did or received
2. prove – to show that something is a fact, to show that you did
something, evidence showing that something is true
3. insist – make sure something is done, demand attention or notice, demand
something to be done
4. plead – an appeal or request, to have asked over and over, begged, given
an excuse or argument for or against something
5. dared – challenged, challenge another to do something that requires
bravery
6. certain – sure to happen, know without a doubt, indisputable
7. ambitious – requiring much effort, challenging, an eager or strong
desire to achieve something
