Saturday, April 16, 2011

LITERATURE: Week of April 18-22

Good weekend, students!

This is a short week at school—we have our field trip to Homestead Heritage on Thursday, and school holidays on Friday and next Monday. Therefore, your spelling test will be given to you on Tuesday, April 26. Your words are below.

MONDAY: We will discuss Chapters 3 and 4 along with your study materials for these 2 chapters. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 5 from MUF (pages 67-87) and fill out study materials for this chapter.

TUESDAY: We will discuss Chapter 5 and the study materials due today. You will begin reading Chapter 6 and 7 for tomorrow’s discussion. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 6 & 7 from MUF (pages 88-109) and fill out study materials for these two chapters.

WEDNESDAY: We will discuss Chapters 6 and 7 and the study materials due today. You will read Chapter 8 in class and fill out study materials. HOMEWORK: Due on Tuesday, April 26: Read Chapters 9 and 10 (pages 124-162) from MUF over the long weekend and fill out study materials for these two chapters.

SPELLING WORDS for TEST on TUESDAY, April 26

You will only be responsible for spelling these words correctly—there will be no vocabulary. All of these words come from our novel, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

2. Michelangelo

3. Renaissance

4. sarcophagus

5. antique

6. reproductions

7. stingy

8. chauffeur

9. destination

10. complicated