Mrs. Webster
January 6th, 2020
Vocabulary List 6
1. Capacity
2. Combination
3. Comfortable
4. Decision
5. Entire
6. Especially
7. Horizon
8. Ignore
9. Imagination
10. Instead
January 6th, 2020
Argumentative Essays
Why learn how to write them?
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Reason number 1? As always, real-world application and extensions. Learning to write argumentative essays helps individuals to be able to form and develop their opinions and back them up with support and evidence. This is a hugely important skill in the workplace, in school and in everyday interactions!
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Individuals can apply skills that they learn through essay writing to any other type of non-fiction writing, be it reports, resumes - even emails!
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Argumentative essays help develop/ further logic building.
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Argumentative essay help students develop/ further their ability to look at both/ multiple sides of an issue.
Ice Cream Essay Skeleton and Exemplar LINK
January 15th, 2020
Spelling List 1
1. Accept
2. Opinion
3. Curious
4. Cooperate
5. Conversation
6. Capable
7. Further
8. Whose
9. They're
10. Gaze
11. Original
12. Immediate
13. Especially
14. Instead
15. Entire
February 3rd, 2020
Vocabulary List 7
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Abundant
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Allegiance
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Conserve
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Deluge
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Elude
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Improvise
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Monotonous
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Predict
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Significant
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Transform
February 5th, 2020
Argumentative Essays - Digging Deeper by Identifying Evidence
A Guiding Question: What are some of Squeaky's character traits? How do you know?
Raymond's Run Short Story LINK​
February 24th, 2020
Vocabulary List 8
​Test is Friday February 28th. Students wrote the list down in their Language Arts journals today (Monday February 24th).
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*Please note that for this test:
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The vocabulary words themselves are open book BUT
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the definitions and sentences ARE NOT
February 24th, 2020
A Bibliography Tool
Citefast LINK​