Tuesday, December 1, 2009

December 4/7 2009

December 4/7, 2009
Pick up your composition books.
1. Prepare for spelling test.
Take spelling test on  the suffix  "-ful'  (Except for one class that I think didn't get the study guide yet for the "-ful" words.
careful
beautiful
useful
helpful
frightful

2. Receive a new word part and new words:
"im-" means not 
impossible              
    1 point  Extra credit: poss(e)  = to be able, to have power
improbable             
    1 point Extra credit: probā(re) = to test, examination
imperfect                    
    1 point Extra credit:  per = a prefix meaning “thorough,” “thoroughly,” “utterly,” “very”
    1 point Extra credit:  facere  = to do
    1 point Extra credit:  So, perfect means to finish or to bring to completion.

immobile                
    1 point Extra credit: mōbilis = movable

3.  More About the Book (Historical Fiction background) Research Project.   -- view and discuss sample PowerPoint.


4. Titles 


5. Words By Heart
In your composition book, keep a log about Words By Heart.


B1
B2
B4

A1 page 2 to last paragraph
A2 finished chapter 1
A4 to page 4, "She looked out the window at the calm dusk and tried to believe she would win."




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