Monday, October 10, 2011

Spelling/Vocab

Green group:

Rosie, A Visiting Dog’s Story

Spelling Words                 

least

fast

just

burst

strip

stick

strike

artist

almost

student

strong

start

blast

straw

street





Vocabulary Words

firm- stern or commanding

confident- sure of oneself, certain

comfortable- at ease in body or mind

approach- to come close to

equipment-  the things needed or used for a particular purpose

program- structured course of activities or training

appointment-  arrangement for a meeting at a specific time

Pink group:

POETRY (Week One)

Spelling Words                 

cared
dairy
unfair
rarely
stared
dared
glare
airplanes
barely
farewell
software
staircase
everywhere
declare
square
therefore
despair
prepared
beware
repair





Vocabulary Words
rhythm - a flow of rising and falling sounds in language

repetition - something repeated

figurative language – a form of language in which the writer says something other than the literal meaning

form – the arrangement used to convey the content, such as free verse, couplet, limerick, haiku

rhyme scheme – the pattern of ending sounds at the end of a line

stanza – a “paragraph” in poetry



*pink group will not have to write vocabulary sentences this week.



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