April 27 - May 1 DCAS Testing Week

ARTS AND WRITING NIGHT  
THURSDAY, April 30th, 6:00 - 8:00

Language Arts DCAS Testing Week

Scope, April 2015
Paired Text: Stuttering and Speech, 18-21
Skills

• Summarizing
• Synthesis
• Critical Thinking

Worksheet
Quiz

Essential Questions

• How to pass a DCAS TEST?

Vocabulary

Scope 

1. baffle (BAF-uhl) verb; to puzzle or confuse completely
• example: My dad was baffled by the complicated instructions that came with our new TV;
he couldn’t figure out how to turn it on!
2. bellow (BEL-oh) verb; to make (often by animals) a deep roar or cry; noun; a very loud
roar or cry
• example 1: Rick bellowed in pain after he stubbed his toe.
• example 2: We heard bellows coming from the barn and ran to see what was the matter.
3. disorder (dihs-OR-der) noun; 1. lack of order; a state or condition of confusion; messiness;
2. an abnormal physical or mental condition
• example 1: The art studio was in complete disorder after the students finished their collages.
• example 2: Luis has a stomach disorder that causes his stomach to hurt whenever he eats.
4. entwine (ehn-TWAHYN) verb; to twist and tangle two or more things together, or to twist one
thing around another
• example: So many vines entwined the fence that we could no longer see the wood.
5. inherit (ihn-HER-iht) verb; 1. to receive (property, money, a title, etc.) by legal right from
someone when that person dies; 2. to receive a characteristic (a disease, a trait, etc.) passed
down from your parents or other relatives; 3. to receive or have something handed down to you
by someone who came before you
• example 1: My mother inherited our family’s house from her father when he passed away.
• example 2: Melissa inherited her beautiful red hair from her mother.
• example 3: I inherited my brother’s old clothes.
6. lobe (lohb) noun; a rounded section of something, especially, a rounded section of an organ or
other body part
• example: The brain is divided into four lobes, which are named by location. For example, the
lobe at the front of the brain is called the “frontal lobe.”

Language Arts Assignments for the Week of April 27 - May 1

Scope - assorted delights



Homework for Language Arts Classes

         

• READ AR Book for 40 minutes every night.  Take three AR tests before May 27 
• Finish classwork for the day
• See the board for daily assignments  

Poem

Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Bio

Love Is

Some people forget that love is
tucking you in and kissing you
"Good night"
no matter how young or old you are
Some people don't remember that
love is
listening and laughing and asking
questions
no matter what your age

Few recognize that love is
commitment, responsibility
no fun at all
unless

Love is
You and me

 

 

Social Studies Core 4 Homework
Listen to the news and bring in relevant, recent news stories to discuss. Write a summary and reflection of one news article for the week.

Geography Quiz

CNN Student News
EQ:What is happening in the world and how does it impact our lives?
Every day the class watches CNN Student News. Ask Jake or Gian to run the computer projector.
Discuss the news stories.

Social Studies Lessons

History Alive Text, Chapter 8: Creating the Constitution  

The Constitution  

America Gets the Constituion

 

• 8.5 States 1098.6 The Great Compromise, 110
  8.7 Slaves, 111
   8.8 Resolution: 3/5, 112
  8.9 Chief Executive  113
  8.10 Resolution: Electoral College 114
  8.11 Convention Ends, 115
  8.12 To the Nation  116
  
  Study Guide
  Test