December 4- 8, 2017
Monday- Book Reports are due in 3rd and 6th period classes.
2nd period class will read "Magic in the Brain" from our Georgia Collections class.
1st and 4th period classes will go over Chomps
Homework- Chomps #173-176
Tuesday- Book reports are due in 1st and 4th period classes.
All other classes will read "Pavement Chalk Art" and respond to questions
Homework- Read AR book
Wednesday- Media Center day- Students will free write in their journal on a topic of their choice or focus writing about Street Chalk Art.
Homework- Chomp # 177-180
Thursday- Computer Lab- Students will have an Achieve 3000
Homework- Read AR book
Friday- Achieve 3000 in the computer lab
Homework- Read AR book and begin new Chomp packet #1-4
December 11, 2017
Monday- Students were given new vocabulary words. They have test on Friday.
12- 11- 17- Test Friday
- Flounder- to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle
- foster -to nourish, cultivate, promote
- fusion- process of merging things into one
- haggle- barter; make a deal
- implicit- implied, not directly expressed
- lien -right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
- loathe -to abhor, despise, hate
- masquerade- disguise; action that conceals the truth
- naïve- Foolishly simple; childlike
- ominous- menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
- pensive –thoughtful
- quiver- to shake slightly, tremble, vibrate
- restitution- act of compensating for loss or damage
- robust -strong and healthy; hardy
- stagnant- immobile, stale
Instructions and Rubric
Create a resume that will land you the job as Santa’s Elf! Include the following categories: Professional history, Skills, Work History, Education, Accomplishments, Affiliations and additional relevant information. It should be in resume format, colorful and persuasive.
Name: _________________________________________________ Period: _______
Elf Interview:
______ Resume (all elements included and grammatically correct 100 pts
______ Dressed appropriately 25 pts
______ Knowledgeable 25 pts
______ Enthusiastic/Jolly 25 pts
______ Well Spoken 25 pts Total: _________ out of 200 points
Homework- Work in Journal, Study vocab and Chomps # 5-8
Tuesday- Students will continue to work on their rough draft(s) in class.
Homework- Chomps # 9-12 and work on resume
Wednesday- Chomp Review and work on resumes in the computer lab
Homework- Study Vocab
Thursday- QBA testing in the computer lab.
Homework- Chomps # 13-16 and study for Vocabulary all resumes are due tomorrow
Friday- Vocabulary test and Elf interviews
Homework- Chomp # 17-20