Wednesday March 23rd, 2016

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016.  I will not be here the week of March 28th.

Vocabulary

1. bountyful
2. resentful
3. deadended
4. anticipated
5. clandestinely
6. modestly
7. grotesqueness 
8. tenaciousness
9. parachute
10. culprit

Worksheet

"Draw Your Words" 

Reading

Continued reading "The Alamo - IQ4" by Roland Smith. Chapter "Shopping for Answers" pages 30 - 37. 

Worksheets

• "Character Comparison"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge "Fear, Love, Loss"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• Outline
• Ten Sentence Essay

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

STAAR Test Release Pakets

• "STAAR Reading - Barkitecture" and "Writing - Hedgies" Test Release 

Wednesday March 9th, 2016

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016.  

Vocabulary

1. scorched 
2. deserted
3. abraded
4. embedding
5. slightly
6. intently
7. humility
8. futility
9. nonexistent
10. haberdasher

Worksheet

"Advertise Your Words" 

Reading

Continued reading "The Alamo - IQ4" by Roland Smith. Chapter "Shopping for Answers" pages 30 - 37. 

Worksheets

• "Setting Comparison"
• "Character Comparison"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge "Glitches"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• Writing Prompts
• Expository Essay guide

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

STAAR Test Release Pakets

• "STAAR Reading - Barkitecture" and "Writing - Hedgies" Test Release 

Wednesday March 2nd, 2016

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016.  

Vocabulary

1. lavatory
2. coincidence
3. provocation
4. hulking
5. tracking
6. everlasting
7. emerging
8. internal
9. inserted
10. tattered

Worksheet

"Synonyms and Antonyms" 

Reading

Continued reading "The Alamo - IQ4" by Roland Smith. Chapter "Speeding Up" pages 25 - 29. 

Worksheet

• "Story Stems"
• "Character Map"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge "Axed"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• "Expository Essay Guide"

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

STAAR Test Release Pakets

• "STAAR Reading - Barkitecture" and "Writing - Hedgies" Test Release