4-12-10

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Students will:

 * Review possessive adjectives and nouns
 * ===Use word parts: Suffixes (-er, y)===


 * ~ Homework Due Today ||~ Homework Due Tomorrow ||
 * || Put all the academic test words in alphabetical order. ||

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__Agenda__
1. DEAR--sentences must have 8 words or more.
 * == Problem Sentence == || == in the Solution Sentence? == ||
 * == 1. Write a sentence with a possessive adjective. (My, Your, His, Her, Its) ==

|| ==1. Her ideas for the essay topic were American civil rights, immigration then and now, teenagers and technology, a positive or negative effect today.==

My math book is much thicker than my English grammar book.

The young couple married each other on February 14, 2009.

The students shaved Tania's hair as a way to raise money for Invisible Children. || 2. Vocabulary Practice: Clusters 1,2,3 Scramble the letters in each word. Step 1...Students spell the word correctly Step 2....then write the definition 1. ytr 2. ysea 3. plpraou 4. prsto 5. gllvaei 6. cddrweo 7. cddeei 8. cytrnou 9. dlrwo 10. euuclrt

Use Vocabulary Strategies Transparencies 7, 8, 9. (sorry Ms. J, Idk how to link the online transparencies to the wiki)
 * WORD || PARTS || MEANING ||
 * freaky || freak + y = || has the quality of a freak ||
 * lucky ||  ||   ||
 * cloudy ||  ||   ||
 * dirty ||  ||   ||
 * teacher ||  || one person who teaches or explains ||
 * worker ||  ||   ||

To use at the end of Unit 3 as a review: [|30 Questions Unit 3 Wrap Up Game.pdf]
 * Make copies, one copy for each class.
 * Compete in groups using the ELMO.