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