January 6, 2012

None, but you can always READ.

Work on: Outsiders Project

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January 5, 2012

Key Syllable - #15

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January 4, 2012

Spelling Sentences (7+)

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January 3, 2012

Journal Writing: Imagine that you could design a dream house for your family. Describe the house you would design and list some of the special features that you would include to make your dream house special.

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January 2, 2012

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

The Latin root word dict and its variant dic both mean ‘say.’ Some common English vocabulary words that come from this word root include dictionary, contradict, and dedicate. Perhaps the easiest way in which to remember this root is the word prediction, for a prediction is ‘said’ before something actually happens.

1. diction
2. benediction
3. predict
4. edict
5. dictate
6. dictator
7. addict
8. dictionary
9. contradict
10.dictum

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December 16, 2011

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December 15, 2011

Key Syllable - #14

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December 14, 2011

Elaborate Spelling Sentences - *Don't forget the rule! Spelling sentences must be 7 words or longer. :)


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December 13, 2011

Journal Writing: Pretend your friend called you and said, “You aren’t going to believe what I found!” You rushed over to your friend’s home.

Now write a story about what happened when your friend found something.

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December 12, 2011

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

Quick Summary
The important Latin root word port means ‘carry.’ Some common English words that use this root include import, export, deport, and report. An easy way to remember this word root is through the word portable, which is something that is easily ‘carried’ from one place to another.

1. export
2. import
3. transport
4. important
5. comport
6. deport
7. purport
8. portly
9. portfolio
10. rapport

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December 9,2011

Spelling Bee

December 9, 2011

None, but you can always READ.

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December 8, 2011

Key Syllable - #12

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December 7, 2011

Spelling Sentences (Long, elaborate sentences)

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December 6, 2011

Journal Writing: Wow! Two feet of snow fell last night, and now school has been canceled. As you look out your bedroom window, you see a lost polar bear trudging through the snow. Write about what happens next.

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December 5, 2011

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

Quick Summary

The prefix trans- and its variant tra-, which mean “across,” appear in many English vocabulary words, for example: transmit, transform, and trajectory. Consider the word translation, which is the carrying “across” from one language into another.

1. transition
2. transfix
3. transfer
4. traverse
5. transcribe
6. transparent
7. transitory
8. transgress
9. travesty
10. transformation

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