3.25 ELA: VCV Spelling and "Bubba" Vocabulary

3.25 Spelling: VCV Pattern

Write your words in your agenda Tuesday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  (Dividing these words into syllables would be very beneficial.) 

            You will choose your own bonus word this week.  What other words follow this VCV pattern?  Your test will be Friday.

1.     pilot

2.     diner

3.     planet

4.     shady

5.     label

6.     silent

7.     enemy

8.     virus

9.     chemical

10. mimic

11. vanish

12. moment

13. basis

14. balance

15. native

Vocabulary: Bubba, the Cowboy Prince

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to be able to use them correctly in a sentence and identify examples of each.  Bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  Your test will be Friday.

1.     disgraceful: (adj) disreputable and without honor

2.     companionship: (n) a relationship between friends

3.     duds: (n) clothes or belongings in general

4.     recollect: (v) to recall to mind, or remember

5.     obliged: (v) forced by debt or circumstance

6.     clasped: (v) grabbed or held something tightly

7.     ruckus: (n) a disturbance or a commotion

ELA Update: We are beginning our traditional literature unit: folktales, fairy tales, fables, myths and legends!  Please drag out those favorite tales from childhood and read some together!  As you read, talk about how the characters change in the story and the lessons the tale tries to teach.  This week we are focusing on fairy tales specifically and “fractured fairy tales,” more modern takes on traditional literature.  I will be using versions of Cinderella in class.

March 3 will be Folktale dress up day!  Come as your favorite character from traditional literature.  Please do NOT spend money on costumes!  

SS Update:  The Mary McLeod Bethune biography graphic organizer and social studies workbook chapter 9 are both due Wednesday. Please continue to review the heroes we have studied: Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Martin Luther King, Jr.