This is a short week, and we will be finishing up our study of the MesoAmerican cultures and their interaction with the Spanish explorers and conquistadores.
There will be no reading assignments outside of class. However, you still need to be reading at least 30 minutes every night and filling in your Reading Logs.
Your spelling words this week are taken from a list of words every 6th grader should know. Your test will be on Monday, January 23.
Your will have your spelling test (last week's words) and History test on Tuesday, January 17.
Wednesday is International Day—after Chapel, you will hear about Japan, Africa, and Nets for Life.
Thursday is our Mayan Feast and you will be reading two articles about the Incas before you eat.
Friday, we finish the Spanish explorers in North America.
SPELLING WORDS for TEST on Monday, January 23: Those words that are *--you will need to learn the definition
activity
bench
contest
depth
distance
exercise
farther—(adverb) in or to a place, or a time that is more distant
further—(adv. or adj.) a longer distance; to a greater degree
modern
muscle
"Further" Versus "Farther"
The quick tip is to use “farther” for physical distance and “further” for metaphorical, or figurative, distance. It's easy to remember because “farther” has the word “far” in it, and “far” obviously relates to physical distance.
For example, imagine Squiggly and Aardvark are flying to a galaxy far, far away, but Squiggly gets bored and starts mercilessly bugging Aardvark. "How much farther?'" he keeps asking in despair.” Did you hear that? Squiggly used “farther” because he was asking about physical distance.
If Aardvark gets frustrated with Squiggly, which he surely will, he could respond, “If you complain further, I'm going to shoot you out the airlock.” Aardvark used “further” because he isn't talking about physical distance, he's talking about a figurative distance: the extent of Squiggly's complaining. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/further-versus-farther.aspx
