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Monday, May 7, 2012

Corven's Literature Group - Week of May 7th

READING / WRITING
Our reading focus will be chapters 10-14 of Island of the Blue Dolphins. The students will be spending time in the computer lab this week completing research on sea otters. Sea otters play an important role in Island of the Blue Dolphins. After students complete their research, they will create informational posters about sea otters in class. In addition, students will continue writing short summaries and chapter titles for each chapter read.


SPELLING/VOCABULARY
The following spelling/vocabulary words from Island of the Blue Dolphins will be assessed next Wednesday, May 16th.
  herbs, bellow, gash, swallow, stun, wound, stalk, yawn, bold, carcass, trail, gnaw, limp, mend, dawn


Homework
Monday- Comprehension Questions  **Study spelling/vocabulary for quiz on Wednesday
Tuesday- Study spelling/vocabulary