1. Some say that the best things in life are free. Do you
agree with this? Explain.
Wednesday
January 9, 2013 Lilah
Ayanna
Emily
Bryan
Ixza Leslie Christy Donovan
Samira Jordan
Alexis Ricardo
Jessica Jose
Diana
Philicia Alejandra
Kareena
Kathy
CarlosYamilee Edward
Michael Jaileen
Adrianette
Remy David
Leon
Jeffrey

2. Morning Work
DO NOW:
Write the x8
Times Table ten
times.

4. Reading ­ Desert Habitats (p. 326)
Talk About It
What images come to
mind when you think of
deserts?
How do animals and
people survive in the
desert? Look at the picture and respond in writing.

5. Scorching means "extremely hot and dry."
Gushed means "flooded out with sudden
force."
A landscape is a scene or view.
Parched means "very dry or thirsty."

6. Brimming means "filled to the top and
almost overflowing."
Scrawny means "very thin or skinny."
Something that is gnarled has a rough,
twisted look.
Progress means "forward movement or
improvement."

7. Reading ­ The Best Place To Be (p. 328)
Connotations
A thesaurus entry will include
several different synonyms for a
word. Each synonym will carry
negative or positive feelings,
called Connotations.
For example, scrawny has a
negative connotation. It would
not be a positive word to
describe a trim athlete.

8. Make Inferences and Analyze
Compare and Contrast
Making inferences and
analyzing what happens in a
Different
story allows you to notice
similarities and differences
between characters, events,
and settings.
A Venn Diagram will help you
to compare and contrast
these similarities and Alike
differences.

9. ARIZONA NORTH
CAROLINA
tall, leafy
wild flowers mountains
trees
animals
big horn racoons
sheep deer
bears

10. Reading ­ My Great­Grandmother's Gourd
(p. 330)
Genre
Realistic Fiction tells an
invented story that could have
happened in real life.
Making Inferences
Compare and Contrast
As you read, use your Venn
Diagram.

11. gourd is a round fruit that is dried and
used to make bowls and dippers.
image of a gourd
turbans are scarves wound around
the head and worn as hats.

12. Reading ­ More Than Sand (p. 350)
Genre
Nonfiction Articles
explain information
about real people,
living things, places,
situations, or events.
Text Feature
A Process Diagram is
a drawing that
shows how
something changes
over time.

13. When a liquid evaporates, it turns into a gas
and enters the air.
Precipitation is moisture that falls to Earth as
rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
Nomads are people who move often from
place to place.

14. Connect and Compare (p. 353)
1. Look at the water cycle diagram on
page 351. What role does water vapor
play in the water cycle?
2. Compare and contrast the different
types of deserts discussed in this article.
Put this information in a Venn diagram.
3. Think about "More Than Sand" and My
Great­Grandmother's Gourd. Describe
ways that people adapt to living in
desert regions.

16. Math ­ Power Practice / Homework Review
DO NOW:
• Complete
the
Multiplication
Record
Sheet.
• Go over
homework.

23. Spelling
1. slogan 11. global
2. woolen 12. bushel
3. listen 13. marvel
4. heron 14. barrel
5. frighten 15. practical
6. lengthen 16. pretzel
7. captain 17. fable
8. mountain 18. chuckle
9. sandal 19. angle
10. signal 20. nozzle

24. Spelling ­ Review
Class Work
• Complete
Spelling
Practice
Book, page
100
Homework
• Study for exam tomorrow

25. Social Studies ­ The American Revolution (p. 208)
Class Work
• Take the PRETEST
• Read pages
186­191
• Define Vocabulary
words
• Write five facts
about the chapter
Homework
1. What caused the British and the French to complete
for the Ohio Valley?
2. What became known as the Albany Plan?

27. The American
Revolution
Directions: (Questions 1­5) Read each statement. Then
decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who
disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.
(Questions 6­10) Read each statement. Then decide if it
could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who
supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a
colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

28. 1 "Why should we pay taxes that we never agreed to
pay?"
A Colonial leaders
B British leaders

29. 2 "Parliament is the only true lawmaking body for the
colonies."
A Colonial leaders
B British leaders

30. 3 "Everyone must help pay the costs of the French and
Indian War."
A Colonial leaders
B British leaders

31. 4 "We fought to win those western lands from France,
so our people should be allowed to settle there."
A Colonial leaders
B British leaders

32. 5 "The government cannot take away certain rights
from the people."
A Colonial leaders
B British leaders

33. Homework Summary for Wednesday January 9, 2013
Spelling
Study for exam
Language Arts
Study for quiz
Social Studies
1. What caused the British and the French to complete
for the Ohio Valley?
2. What became known as the Albany Plan?
* Take your textbook home and read the chapter before
answering the questions.

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