Writing homework for the next 3 weeks will be to find a current event article and write about it. The form to fill out is below. This homework will be due every Friday. (No more vocabulary homework.)
Click here for Current Event Form
Vocabulary homework:
**Spelling City is now available. Students may use the spellingcity.com website to complete their vocabulary homework, or they may continue to do their homework using paper and pencil. Either one is fine. They don't need to do both. Feel free to email me with any questions.
Here is our menu of homework choices. All 6 are to be completed by the quiz date.
Our next Vocabulary quiz is:
1. Choose 5 words from your list and write a sentence using each one. Make sure you have a “5th grade” sentence.
2. Choose 5-10 words from your list and write a story using the words.
3. Write 5 new words that use the same prefix or base and write the definition for each new word.
4. Choose 5 words and draw an illustration or cartoon that shows the word meaning.
5. Write the definition of each word. (10 words)
6. Write each word and then write the part of speech and the prefix meaning.
This week's words are: Look under the "What's Happening" Link above.