2009-2010
UNIT ONE
BWTL 1: Back to School: Aug. 31st-Sept. 4th: TWO DAYS IN MAY
wander, anxiously, appreciate
BWTL 2: Sept. 7th-11th: SEAL SURFER
smudge, buffeted, swooped
BWTL 3: Sept. 14th-18th: ACROSS THE WIDE DARK SEA
survive, lurked, weary
BWTL 4: Sept. 21st-25th: THE RULE
heaps, muttered, protested
BWTL 5:Sept. 28th-Oct. 2nd: THE LOST AND FOUND
rumpled, visible, groan
UNIT TWO
BWTL 6: Oct. 5th-9th: THE BALLAD OF MULAN
endured, triumphant, swiftly
Formative Testing Week: Oct. 12th-16th
BWTL 7: Oct. 19th-23rd: SCIENCE WORDS CHAPTER 2
trait, adaptation, inherited, instinct
BWTL 8: Oct. 26th-30th: CLIFF HANGER
trekked, secure, descent
BWTL 9: Nov. 2nd-6th: FOCUS ON POETRY
rhythm, shimmering, hobbles
BWTL 10: Nov. 9th-13th: MORE POETRYWORDS
beats, pattern, rhyme, lines, rhythm, stanzas
BWTL 11: Nov. 16th-20th: SCIENCE CHAPTER 3 WORDS
ecosystem, environment, community, population
BWTL 12: Nov. 30th-Dec. 4th: FOCUS ON TRICKSTER TALES
reluctantly, exaggerate, strolling
BWTL 13: Dec. 7th-11th: Ch. 7 Health Words
immunity, communicable, abstinence, symptom
UNIT THREE COMING SOON!!! (MSA PREP)
UNIT FOUR
BWTL 4.1: TBA: FOCUS ON FAIRY TALES
heroine, mocked, stammered
BWTL 4.2: TBA: POPPA'S NEW PANTS
draped, mended, scurried
BWTL 4.3: TBA:THE KEEPING QUILT
hauling, wealth, gathering
BWTL 4.4: TBA: PEPITA TALKS TWICE
grumble, darted, nuzzled
BWTL 4.5: TBA: DOGZILLA
irresistable, heroic, colossal
BWTL 4.6: TBA: THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI
blurted, bolted, approached
BWTL 4.7: TBA: "A HEALTHY RECIPE FROM GHANA"
embraced, bustling, vendor (Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip)
BWTL 4.8: TBA: "I WORK IN THE OCEAN"
venture, stranded, launching (Nights of the Pufflings)
BWTL 4.9:TBA
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2007-2008
Back to School Theme
BWTL 1: THE RULE
heaps, muttered, protested
Theme One
BWTL 2: CLIFF HANGER
trekked, secure, descent
BWTL 3: SCIENCE WORDS
deciduous, coniferous, pollination
BWTL 4: THE BALLAD OF MULAN
endured, triumphant, swiftly
BWTL 5: THE LOST AND FOUND
rumpled, visible, groan
BWTL 6: SCIENCE WORDS
trait, adaptation, inherited, instinct
BWTL 7: FOCUS ON POETRY
rhythm, shimmer, hobbles
Theme Two
BWTL 8: THE KEEPING QUILT
hauling, wealth, gathering
BWTL 9: GRANDMA'S RECORDS
performing, spectacular, sway
BWTL 10: S.S. IMMIGRATION WORDS
immigrate, culture, tradition
BWTL 11: THE TALKING CLOTH
flourish, symbols, embroidered
BWTL 12: DANCING RAINBOWS
honor, eager, imitating
BWTL 13: FOCUS ON TRICKSTER TALES
reluctantly, exaggerate, strolling
BWTL 14: SCIENCE WORDS: CHAPTER 7 ROCKS AND SOIL
rock, mineral, texture, grain, property, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Theme Three
BWTL 15: DOGZILLA
irresistible, heroic, colossal
BWTL 16: THE MYSTERIOUS GIANT OF BARLETTA
mysterious, bellowed, trembling
BWTL 17: RAISING DRAGONS
awesome, hitched, tended
BWTL 18: THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI
blurted, bolted, approached
BWTL 19: SCIENCE WORDS: Properties of Matter
matter, property, pressure, element, atom, periodic table, mass, volume, density, buoyancy
Theme Four
BWTL 20: NIGHTS OF THE PUFFLINGS
venture, stranded, launching
BWTL 21: SEAL SURFER
smudge, buffeted, swoop
BWTL 22: TWO DAYS IN MAY
wander, anxiously, appreciate
BWTL 23: FOCUS ON BIOGRAPHY
matter, property, pressure
BWTL 24: SOCIAL STUDIES WORDS: Pioneers
TBA
Theme Five
BWTL 25: ACROSS THE WIDE DARK SEA
survive, lurked, weary
BWTL 26: YUNMI AND HALMONI'S TRIP
embrace, bustling, vendor
BWTL 27: TRAPPED BY THE ICE!
grueling, perilous, scarce
BWTL 28: FOCUS ON FAIRY TALES
heroine, mocked, stammered