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St. Louis Assignments

Monday - Begin unit 12 vocabulary. “Completing the Sentence” due on Wed.

- Do the Check Point exercise on p. 508 #16 – 25. Turn in your work. Then do p. 66 in the workbook. When you have your poems written, choose the one you like the best, and write it on a piece of colored paper or use a computer to work process it.

Tuesday - Share your poem with the class.

- Do pp 67-68 in workbook. Write two possible test questions for each type of adjective you reviewed. Turn in as many as you can finish before the end of class.

Wednesday – Correct “Completing the Sentence” in vocabulary book. “Synonym and Antonyms” for Thursday.

- Review for adjective test with student questions

- Quick Write

Thursday – Correct vocabulary homework. Assign “Choosing the Right Word” for tomorrow. - Adjective test

- Read pp. 140 – 143 in your textbook with a partner if you wish. Discuss the Respond as a Writer questions on p. 143.

Homework: Think about one of the issues you wrote about in your Quick Write or some other issue that you feel strongly about. Begin doing some research about this issue. (P. 145 in your textbook)

Friday – Correct vocabulary

If you have an issue that you think you could give a speech about, move to the front of the room near the smart board.

Then, create a web, similar to the on p. 145 for your topic.

If you do not have a good issue yet, meet with another classmate and do some brainstorming together. When you have an issue, see Mrs. Spitz

Spend the remaining time preparing your 2-3 minute persuasion speech.