Week 19: Paul Revere ELA & SS

3.19 American Heroes: Paul Revere                                                           HD3/JC3

Spelling: Paul Revere –er, -ar, -or

Red & Orange Groups: words 1-15        Yellow & Green Groups: words 6-20          

Blue Group: words 11-25
(Students were asked in class today when assigned to their color group to highlight or circle their words.)

When you write your 15 spelling words in your agenda, group the “-ar,” “-er,” and “-or” endings together.  Complete by Friday, 1/6.  Your spelling bonus is due no later than Thursday, 1/12, and your test over your assigned group of words will be Friday, 1/13.  (We may test on Thursday because of the MLK Holiday on the 16th but I will let you know well in advance.) 

1.     danger

2.     dollar

3.     eraser

4.     wander

5.     tractor

6.     eager

7.     harbor

8.     glimmer

9.     solar

10. sticker

11. locker

12. pillar

13. linger

14. sensor

15. refrigerator

16. helicopter

17. surrender

18. rumor

19. alligator

20. numerator

21. denominator

22. collector

23. caterpillar

24. ancestor

25. counselor

Vocabulary: American Hero Paul Revere

Vocabulary bonuses are due no later than Thursday, 1/12, and your test will be Friday, 1/13.

1.  hero: (noun) a brave person who is admired or looked up to

2.  rights: (noun) certain freedoms given by law

3.  independence: (noun) freedom from control or restraint

4.  patriot: (noun) person that loves their country

5.  protest: (verb) to object or complain

6.  steeple: (noun) a tall tower in a church or chapel

7.  crave: (verb) to want badly

8.  engraved: (verb) to cut or carve figures or words onto a hard surface

9.  supervised: (verb) to manage or closely watch

10. remarkable: (adjective) unusual or striking

IRA: Summarizing Your Book

            Each evening, write a paragraph to tell about what you read that day.  Your entries will be for Wednesday (1/4), Thursday, Friday, Saturday OR Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  You can write your daily summary paragraph on your own paper or as a Google Doc to be shared by Friday, 1/13.  You will have a total of EIGHT paragraphs (one for each day).

            Each day, write the book title and page numbers you read.  It’s okay if you finish your book and need to start a new one.  You can use the following chart if you’d like:

Book Title

Date	Pages Read	Summary Paragraph
Wed. 1/4	1-23
Thurs. 1/5	24-37

Reading strategy: Summarizing

Language Arts: parts of speech and informational writing