Sunday, April 1, 2012

LITERATURE: Week of April 2-5


This is a short week, and next week is, too. Your reading logs are due this week on Thursday.

You will have this week to finish reading in The Light in the Forest and one more spelling test (after today) with words from this novel. Your reading homework is below. You will have one last quiz over the last five chapters of this novel. Your spelling test and reading quiz will be given on Tuesday, April 10 since next Monday is a school holiday.

READING ASSIGNMENTS for this week:

For Tuesday, read Chapter 11 (xi), pages 107-125 of The Light in the Forest, and fill in chart

For Wednesday, read Chapter 12 (xii), pages 126-141, and fill in chart

For Thursday, read Chapter 13 (xiii) AND part of Chapter 14 to the top of page 158; fill in chart

For Tuesday, finish reading Chapter 14 (xiv) beginning at the top of page 158,m and Chapter 15. Fill in chart.

Be ready to turn in your charts, discuss the last 5 chapters, and take your last quiz over The Light in the Forest on Tuesday, April 10.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS for Test on Tuesday, April 10

For vocabulary, you must be able to: 1. Define the word as used in the sentence in the book (or you can look it up) and, 2. be able to use the word in a meaningful sentence, not the same as in the book.

1. oration (p. 108) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

2. remnant (p. 109) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

3. wreathed ( p. 110) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

4. commotion (p. 113) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

5. caution (p. 117) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

6. alacrity (p. 129) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

7. dialect (p. 134) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

8. immense (p. 136) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

9. plunder (p. 137) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________

10. pillage (p. 137) = Meaning: ____________________________________

Your sentence: ___________________________________________________