Week 4 Novel Overview:

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Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Week 4Vocabulary and Spelling Words - Quiz on Friday12/27/11-12/30/11You are responsible for definitions, spelling, and parts of speech of these words.
Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Week 4Vocabulary and Spelling Words - Quiz on Friday12/27/11-12/30/11You are responsible for definitions, spelling, and parts of speech of these words.
Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Week 4Vocabulary and Spelling Words - Quiz on Friday12/27/11-12/30/11You are responsible for definitions, spelling, and parts of speech of these words.
Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Week 4Vocabulary and Spelling Words - Quiz on Friday12/27/11-12/30/11You are responsible for definitions, spelling, and parts of speech of these words.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Week
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Vocabulary and Spelling Words - Quiz on
Friday 12/27/11-12/30/11 You are responsible for
definitions, spelling, and parts of speech of
these words.

• Connections Journal/Double Entry When we read a
  book, we react to the ideas/thoughts in three
  different ways.
• Text to Self TS / Text to Text TT / Text to
  World - TW
• In your journals, you will record two things
  ideas from the text and reactions/connections.
  The ideas from the text need to be a summary of
  what happened in the text.
• EACH WEEK, you are going to write 5 connections
  journal entries in your Vocabulary journals, with
  at least one in each category.
• Wonder Word A Wonder Word is a word that catches
  your attention, and that you dont know the
  meaning of.
• EACH WEEK, you are to find at least 5 WWs
  entered into the Vocabulary Journal. You must
  write
• the word (and page where found)
• the sentence from the book it was in
• part of speech
• and dictionary definition

Words Part of Speech Definition
juvenile adjective immature behavior
poised adjective composed, dignified, and self-assured
debut noun first public performance on a stage or on television
slouch verb to stand, move, or sit in a drooping way
fitful adjective restless and spasmodic
berserk adjective wild, crazy, frenzied
mope verb to be sad or to be depressed

• Week 4 Novel Overview
• Finish reading chapter assigned in class, and do
  comprehension questions, WWs, and Double Entry
  Journal.
• 3 Comprehension Questions (over), 5 WW, and 5
  Double Entries due FRIDAY
• FRIDAY Vocabulary/Spelling/Reading Comprehension
  quiz
• No spelling HW

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October-December Comprehension QuestionsAnswer
completely in complete sentences, with details
from the text and personal connections.
Score _____/12 points

• Why did Emily win the election by one vote?
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• 2. What emotions, feelings, and thoughts do you
  think Shirley felt when the end of the World
  Series came? Why? ________________________________
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• 3. Why did the bride in Grandfathers story want
  to go home to ask forgiveness from her parents?
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