Monday, August 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling and Vocab. Pre-test (lists below)
•Continue reading the class story and filling out Context Clues chart
•Context Clues practice

6th:
environment - the totality of surrounding conditions
interview - the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
etymology - a history of a word
alibi - a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

theme
quote
gaze
pace
preach
strive
trait
mute
sleeve
roam
strain
frame
league
soak
grease
throne
fume
file
toast
brake

7th:
conflict - an open clash between two opposing groups or individuals
dialogue - a conversation between two persons
diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words
documentary - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
fantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality

symphony
microphone
phonograph
xylophone
choreography
autograph
automobile
telephone
homograph
bibliography
phonetic
geography
photograph
graphic
paragraph
automatic
telegraph
calligraphy
homophone
autobiography