LITERATURE & HISTORY: September 26-30

This week, we will begin reading The Secret Garden, a wonderful book about new beginnings from old roots. The story begins in India and takes

Mary Lennox, the

protagonist, to England to a medieval mansion on the moors of Yorkshire. As we read, we will be looking for THEMES, and for how this novel incorporates all of the Activities of Culture, which we will be studying in History class. There will be some very interesting book report topics and activities during this unit, which will take us into October.

Below are your spelling words for the next two tests, and your homework assignments for this week.

MONDAY, September 26: TEST over the states of the Midwest and the 5 Great Lakes HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 1-19 in Secret Garden, and fill out SMERFCAPS chart. LOOK for THEMES!

TUESDAY, September 27: Listen to Chapter 3 aloud in class. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 4, pp. 28-49 and fill out SMERFCAPS chart.

WEDNESDAY, September 28: HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 5 and 6, pp. 51-71 and fill out SMERFCAPS chart.

THURSDAY, September 29: Spelling TEST over states of the Heartland Region, and the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers—spelling and location.HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 7, pp. 72-80. Keep a list on handout of flora and fauna mentioned in this chapter.

FRIDAY, September 30: Reading logs, DUE! HOMEWORK: Practice Spelling Words listed below for Test on Monday; Read Chapter 8, pp. 81-92. Use sketch pad to draw a picture of what you think the garden looks like from the chapter’s descriptions.

SPELLING WORDS/MAP for Test on Thursday, September 29--spelling & locations

1. The Heartland Region

2. North Dakota

3. South Dakota

4. Nebraska

5. Kansas

6. Minnesota

7. Iowa

8. Missouri

9. Missouri River

10. Ohio River

11. Mississippi River

SPELLING WORDS/MAP for Test on Monday, October 3--spelling & locations

1. The Southwest Region

2. Arizona

3. New Mexico

4. Texas

5. Austin (capital of Texas)

6. Oklahoma

7. The Red River

8. The Rio Grande River

9. The Gulf of Mexico

10. MEXICO