September 14- 18, 2009

Reading:
Monday- Read pages 36 to 42 in "The Gold Cadillac". The questions at the bottom of each page are to be answered.
Tuesday- Read pages 18 to 21 in "La Bamba". The questions at the bottom of each page are to be answered.
Wednesday- Continue "La Bamba". Read pages 22 to 24.
Thursday- Complete "Applying Your Skills" on page 25.
Friday- Read the story "The Story Telling Stone" on pages 10 to 13.
Note- We will have fifteen minutes of Silent Sustained Reading each day.

Language:
Monday- Parts of Speech Overview. It is a power point program. A worksheet will be created together and it will become homework.
Tuesday- Pick the Parts of Speech Overview. It is a power point program. A worksheet will be created together and it will become homework.
Wednesday- English Grammer Parts of Speech. Same procedure for this power point.
Thursday- The Grammar Family. Same procedure.
Friday- Nouns. Same procedure for this power point.
Note- Each day we will practice cursive with a cursive worksheet.

Math(Book 1 and Book 2):
Monday- Chapter One, Lesson Five. Do odd problems.
Tuesday- Chapter One, Lesson Six. Do odd problems.
Wednesday- Chapter One, Lesson Seven. Do odd problems.
Thursday-No homework. We will complete a practice test.
Friday- First Test of Quarter One. Review all previous lessons.
Note- Students will be given challenge problems at the beginning of each period.

Geography:
Monday- Text. Pages 27-31. Questions on those pages to be answered.
Tuesday- Text. Pages 32-36. Questions on those pages to be answered.
Wednesday- Pages 37-39. Same procedure.
Thursday- Pages 45 - 47. Same procedure.
Friday- Pages 48 - 51. Section Two Review
Note- We will continue to practice mapping skills.

September 17, 2009 Reading

La Bamba Pages 22-24

1. Define in your own words what the yellow highlighted words mean.
2. Describe in your own words, what happened to Manuel during his performance.

September 17, 2009
Geography Review for Test One
Directions: Tell me what each of these words mean. Up to page 41
Glacier Erosion Fold
Fault Groundwater
Archipelago Peninsula
Isthmus Solar System
Export Weathering
Import Biosphere
Atmosphere Mantle

September 17, 2009 Language

Directions: Copy the following sentences then label the noun, pronoun, verb, adjective.

1. Alyssa jumped over the moon and remarked that it was a full moon.
2. Brandi was sad that she had too little homework to do tonight.
3. We wondered why Tristan was so happy about having so many girlfriends.
4. Daniel ducked and covered before someone told him that it was only a fire drill.
5. William’s nickname which was bestowed upon him by friends and neighbors was silly Willy.