Mrs. Xjimenez, ELA

Monday, November 16, 2015

Bud, Not Buddy

Extra credit -
Find a piece of 1930's music to listen to while you ...
write a journal entry for Bud's diary about life after chapter 19.

Homophones - Contractions and Possessive Pronouns

Study - quiz Friday
https://quizlet.com/105782991/homophone-flash-cards/?new

They're, there, their
Who's, whose
You're, your
It's, its

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Figurative Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjAiUbdl14 -
Watch, Record each type and give you own example!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Moby Max due 10/30, January 31, March 31 and May 31

Don't forget...Mobymax is due on

10/31. http://www.mobymax.com/

Please complete

one vocabulary section, and

one language section and

one reading section - either literature, stories

or informational.

Bud, Not Buddy

Be prepared to "argue". Is Bud thriving or surviving?

Words to know for Friday's quiz - commence, twine, promote,
glum, urchin, vermin, drowsy, lam, kin, gait, pout

https://quizlet.com/99326291/bud-not-buddy-vocabulary-chps-1-10-flash-cards/?new Cut and paste link

Be sure you are...
Adding to your word catcher, writing down the rules, referring to your "what good readers do" handout when interacting with the text and summarizing each chapter.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Friday, October 16th Is World Food Day

http://freerice.com/category

Make the world a better place - feed people while playing a game and improving your vocabulary- and earning extra credit!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Bud, Not Buddy

Listen . . .
Here are the links to each Bud, Not Buddy chapter -
Be sure to summarize and be able to rename to chapter.