Griffin Week 4 7 th Grade ELA
Jan 12, 2016
Griffin Week 4
7th Grade ELA
Today
• Review Outsiders Quiz• Present Outsiders Chapt. 3-4 Vocabulary• Reading Outsiders Chapter 3• Discuss SVO sentence structure• Introduce The American Sentence• Convert Haikus to The American Sentence
A Look Ahead• Tuesday –
– Vocabulary Slappers– Complete Outsiders Chapter 3– Add Adjectives and Adverbs to Sentences– Work to Convert Haiku
• Wednesday – – Library Visit– Vocabulary Sentence Writing in Small Groups– Start Outsiders Chapter 4
• Thursday – – Journal Write– Vocabulary Bluff– Complete Outsiders Chapter 4– Writing Informational Sentences
• Friday – – Review and Discuss Outsiders 3 and 4– Outsiders Vocabulary Quiz– Outsiders Chapters 3 and 4 Quiz– Begin Watching Outsiders Movie
Outsiders Chapter 3 and 4 Vocabulary
• Smoldering• Sophisticated• Sheepish• Elite• Gingerly• Stagger• Premonition
Smoldering
• Adjective describing the look on a person’s face of barely suppressed anger, passion, or intensity
Sophisticated
• Adjective meaning to have a high degree of complexity or having a lot of experience.
Elite
• Adjective meaning to be among the best
Gingerly
• Adverb describing the way a person walks with caution.
Stagger
• Verb meaning to walk off balance
Sheepish
• Describing an expression of shyness
Premonition
• A gut feeling that something is going to happen