Yo, ho, sailors! We are off on another voyage in our new book, The Captive, by Scott O'Dell. In this first book of the trilogy, The Seven Serpents, our Spanish hero, Julian Escobar, will come into contact with the Maya Indians of Mexico. His journey will eventually take him to the Aztecs, as well as to the Incas of Peru. We will also be studying these cultures in History beginning next week, so everything will begin to fit together like a beautifully woven cobija.
Just a reminder that you need to be reading at home every day for at least 30 minutes and asking your parents to sign your Reading Log, which is always due on Fridays. Since this is a short week, you have less reading, and a shorter list of spelling words. Study them, find your definitions for the vocabulary words, and be ready for your test on Friday! Vaya con Dios!
HOMEWORK for Week of September 7-10, 2010
For Tuesday 9/7, you were to have read pages 3-25 (Chapters 1-4, including the Author's Note) in The Captive. Also answer study questions as you read.
For Wednesday 9/8, read pages 26-44 (Chapters 5-8) in The Captive; answer study questions
For Thursday, 9/9, read pages 45-62 (Chapters 9-13) in The Captive; answer study questions
For Friday, 9/10, no reading; Be prepared to turn in your READING LOG, and study for your SPELLING and VOCABULARY test over the words below.
For Monday, 9/13, read pages 63-100 (Chapters 14-21) in The Captive; answer study questions which I will give you on Thursday.
SPELLING/VOCABULARY for Friday, September 10 test
1. seminarian
2. privilege
3. gittern (you will also need to write a definition for this word)
4. quibble (you will also need to write a definition for this word)
5. awkward
6. encomienda (you will also need to be able to write the meaning of this Spanish word)
7. arrogance
8. toothsome (you will also need to write a definition for this word)
9. commended
10. favorable
