  Today: There will be an assembly for all seventh graders during Cave Time. |
Today's agenda:
1. Pick up your composition book. 2. Individual reading (Your historical fiction book) Sign up for your January Book of the Month. Due by January 17. Historical Fiction: Recommended Historical Fiction Books3. Receive your Book-of-the-Month Assignment See all of the directions above under the Required Reading tab, or download this document: JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH PROJECT H.doc *No Wikipedia, please. 4. Reminder of Essential, Non-Negotiable Spelling Words 5. Word Sort (with brief prefixes and suffixes lesson: re-, -ing, -ion) Word Sort #1 re-.doc 6. Learning about Paragraphs -- Especially Unpacking the Prompt! Creating Practically Perfect Paragraphs and Excellent Essays Today: Getting Ready to Write Deconstructing a Prompt Watch the PowerPoint: DeconstructingAPrompt.ppt Paragraphs -- Let's Make Sure You Understand |
If you were absent: See the above and below.
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Quick summary of book assignment: You will join a new Edmodo group for this semester. You will post your January Book of the Month assignment in a note on the homepage. We will be in the computer lab to work on these (and something else on January 24), then will share them on January 30.
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Prefix and Suffix
Complete a Word Sort
re-* means again or back example: return
-ion, -tion, -ation, ition means act, process examples: occasion, attraction
-ing* meaning: verb form/ present participle example running
Other Word Parts:
mit = send
port = carry
form = mold
loc = place
cycle = circle, wheel
act = drive, move
