Monday, 2/5: Homework, Spelling, Dah Givah

Copy Homework into Planner. Until I can get more physical copies, the at-home reading will have to happen online: The Giver.

  • KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.  Response = DAILY = 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 sentence summary per NIGHT, 1 sentence reaction PER NIGHT, 1 thoughtful question PER NIGHT. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!  LINK FOR THE GIVER: The Giver.
    • Monday night: to the end of chapter 3.
    • Tuesday night: to the end of chapter 5
    • Wednesday night: to the end of chapter 7
    • Thursday night: to the end of chapter 9
  • Vocab due Tuesday and Thursday per usual.

“Warm Up, 2/5.” Copy the bold-faced word in each sentence, filling in the blank appropriately. Do not use the same word twice.

1. The person _______ the counter is the owner.
2. A flock ___ llamas were grazing _______ the fence.
3. The llama flew _______ the clouds.
4. The llama who lives _______ us plays the oboe.
5. Your napkin is lying _______ the table.
6. The books _______ my desk are overdue _____the library.
7. The flowers _______ the house bloomed early.
8. I looked _______ my llama when I came home.
9. Please meet me _______ the museum.
10. The painting _______ the wall was created _____ my llama.


Spelling 2/5. Write the misspelled word correctly or write “all correct” if they are all correct.

  1. achieve, beleive, brief, all correct
  2. friend, patience, pierce, all correct
  3. theif, ceiling, reign, all correct
  4. seize, receive, protein, all correct
  5. foriegn, weird, vein, all correct

The Giver aloud.

What can we tell about this place SO FAR?

  1. Where is this?
  2. When is this?
  3. Was this community created as a utopia or a cult or something else?
  4. Why?