Monday, November 30, 2009

Vocab Quiz for the Week of Nov 30

The vocab quiz this week, on December 4, will be a review of lessons 12, 13, and 14. So look at the previous posts to study these words! Practice up on your homophones for the bonus words!

States Practice for tomorrow!

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalUnitedStates.html

Try this link and practice for the quiz tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Working on Verbs

Do this activity on your own or challenge a friend to see if you can correctly change these irregular verbs!

Irregular verbs
http://www.quia.com/cb/8111.html

Friday, November 13, 2009

Vocab Words Nov 16-20

myth - traditional legend or story about ancestors, heroes, or gods.

fate - an outcome that has been decided upon ahead of time.

immortal - lives forever

invincible - cannot be defeated

mortal - human and cannot live forever

psyche - a person's state of mind or spirit

realm - is the land or kingdom that a king or queen rules

timeless - is not affected by time and seems to last forever

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Vocab Words November 9-13

Here you go Billy! Sorry I am late! Thanks for keeping me on my toes :)

acute - is very sensitive and sharp

auditory - refers to the sense of hearing

olfactory - refers to the sense of smell

predator - is an animal that hunts and feeds on other animals

responsive - reacts to something else

species - a group of similar animals or plants that can produce young

tactile - refers to the sense of touch

vertebrate - an animal with a backbone

Monday, November 2, 2009

Vocab Words Nov. 2 - 6

abolish - to end rules, laws, or something in government

appointed - to be given a job chosen or assigned by someone else

apprentice - a person who learns to do a job by working with someone skilled in the job

carriage - a wagon, usually pulled by horses, used to carry people

elected - to be chosen by vote for a job or office

prosperous - to have wealth, or money, and is successful

rebellion - an uprising, takes place when people fight against their own government

representative - a person elected or chosen to act for a group of people.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Monday.....

The vocab review quiz and selection assessment on "The Gold Coin" will both be on Monday November 2, 2009 since we didn't have school Friday. I will post this week's vocab list later on today. See you tomorrow!