Thursday July 16th, 2015

Thursday July 16th, 2015

Review

• Class structure 
• Survey responses 
• Dialectical journal 
• Reading
• Writing
• Vocabulary

Dialectical Journal

Read entries aloud and discussed entries in class.

Vocabulary

1. hurled
2. crested
3. siblings
4. furrows
5. identification
6. valuable
7. hospital
8. machines
9. lobbed
10. gathering

Reading
Discuss Chapter 1 and if any reading was done at home. Discuss any reading done at home aloud in class. Continue reading Chapter 2 and 3 from Soccerland, by Beth Choat.

Writing

• Write a 12 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay. 
• Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words. 
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay: 
• Explain Remi's and Flora's relationship.
• Discuss Floa's ability to play soccer and her soccer dreams.
• Why was potato picking so important for Flora, Remi, and the rest of the community, especially now? How did Flora feel about potato picking?
• Why did Flora use Soccerland as an escape?
• How did Flora's mom describe "Soccerland"? Why was Soccerland so important to Flora and her mom? 

Homework

1. Read Chapter 4 and 5
2. Write 8 entries in your journal; two for chapter 2, two for chapter 3, two for chapter 4, two for chapter 5.