Monday, January 4
Caught'yas...Comma in verb series, verb tense agreement
Begin writing stories for Read Across America
Tuesday, January 5
Caught'yas...Comma introductory words, between 2 adjectives
Go over ThinkLink Test results and how they missed items
Wednesday, January 6
Caught'yas...Comma adverb at beginning of sentence, between 2 adjectives
Introduction to Ryan White
Thursday, January 7
Caught'yas...Comma to set off appositive, Homophone (their, there, they're)
Read Ryan White
Friday, January 8
Stories due for books for Read Across America
Finish Ryan White/start handouts over story
Seventh grade is working on a cookbook for Mothers' Day, so students are asked
to bring in their favorite recipe/recipes to contribute to the cookbook. A
100 will be given for submitting recipies.
Caught’yas Vocabulary
Third Nine Weeks
1. cowered...crouched
2. calamitous...disastrous
3. noxious...harmful
4. prime...main
5. uttered...said
6. embroiled...involved
7. ingenuous...clever
8. gleaned...gathered
9. disclaimed...denied
10. retorted...replied
11. pendulum...free swinging weight
12. homely...plain looking
13. ascertained...discovered
14. elitist...snob
15. assented...agreed
16. dispatched...sent
17. expedited...sent quickly
18. fodder...coarse food for cattle
19. implore...beg
20. bemoaned...lamented
21. malevolent...spiteful
22. abandon...desert
23. vegetate...live like a plant
24. pondered...considered
25. plethora...excess, more than enough
26. bustle...hurry
27. cronies...friends
28. hors d’ oeuvres...fancy snacks
