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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of December 5th

READING
We continue our study of Mr. Popper's Penguins. As an extension of the novel, the students will research information about Antarctica and types of penguins in class this week and next. Students will share their research with the class.

WRITING
Our writing focus this week will be on the proper use of quotation marks. The students will examine the use of quotation marks in Mr. Popper's Penguins, and create a cartoon strip of their favorite event. The cartoon strip will be completed in class.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language activities each day in class.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
The students will have a spelling/vocabulary test on Tuesday over the following words;
    puzzled, license, belated, abandon, idle, rookery, indignant, derby, tripod, reasonable

**These words were given to students on Tuesday, November 29th