Week+5+~+Sep+16+-+20,+2013

= [|Reading Selection: The Great Rat Hunt by Laurence Yep] = = __Text version of the Story__ =

= __Reading Log Assignment:__ Think about the mementos you would keep in a scrapbook if you had one. Now create a scrapbook for one of the characters in the book you are reading. Include at least 20 items and make it neat and attractive. Due September 30, 2013. =

=__ Due Wednesday September 30, 2013 __=

__ Special Olympics __ = =

= __Essential Question:__ Write a letter to a friend or family member who cannot take part in sports due to a physical condition. Encourage him/her to explore his/her other potentials. = = __Word of the Week:__ nonplussed: put at a loss for words; confused; perplexed = = __Quote of the Week:__ "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." ~ Helen Keller~ = =__ Unit 2 __=
 * 1) = chicanery – trickery, or attempts to evade =
 * 2) = hegemony - predominant and authoritative influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation =
 * 3) = facetious - not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing; humorous. =
 * 4) = enervate - to deprive of force or strength; weaken =
 * 5) = belie - to misrepresent; disguise the nature of =
 * 6) = abrogate - to abolish by official means; annul by an authoritative action; repeal; to put aside; put an end to =
 * 7) = abstemious - sparing or moderate in temperate in eating; characterized by abstinence =
 * 8) = deleterious - injurious to health; harmful =
 * 9) = bellicose - inclined or eager for fighting; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. =
 * 10) = chromosome - any of the 23 pairs of threadlike bodies that transmit the genes in a linear order. =
 * 11) = epiphany - a sudden, intuition or perception into the reality or essential understanding of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience. =
 * 12) = evanescent - vanishing; fading away; fleeting; tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible. =
 * 13) = feckless - ineffective; incompetent; futile; having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. =
 * 14) = incontrovertible - not controvertible; not subject to question or dispute; indisputable =
 * 15) = lugubrious - mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated manner =

=__ MONDAY 9/16/13 __= = __Warm up:__ Use a dictionary and find 10 words with different prefixes. Write the words and their meanings. = = Reading logs due = = Unit 2 Vocabulary Test on Wednesday. = = __Homework:__ Bring in articles/pictures etc on the Special Olympics =
 * 1) = Discuss new reading log assignment =
 * 2) = Read and discuss "The Great Rat Hunt" =
 * 3) = Vocabulary Review (Cursive writing) =

=__ TUESDAY 9/17/13 __= = __Warm up:__ Use a dictionary and find 10 words with different suffixes. Write the words and their meanings. =
 * 1) = Point of View =
 * 2) = Create a monologue based on one of the characters' Point Of View. Be sure to include evidence from the text =
 * 3) = Vocabulary Review- Create flash cards for Unit 2 =

With a partner, use the flash cards you made and review the vocabulary words for Unit 2
= __Homework:__ Unit 2 Vocabulary Test tomorrow =

Discuss and respond to essential question
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=__ FRIDAY 9/20/13 __= = "The Great Rat Hunt" Test =