Modern Fiction – October 4, 2018

-1st Quarter Reading Logs

*All 1st quarter reading logs are due by Friday, October 19th

*Reading logs handed in after Friday, October 19th, will go toward 2nd quarter

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-Book Orders (Optional)

*Visit https://clubs.scholastic.com/

*Select books, add to cart

*Check out using our class code: LF3Y4

*You can also choose to fill out the paper booklets

*Orders due Friday, October 5th

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-BrainPOP Grammar: Adjectives

*If you haven’t done so already, go to BrainPop.com

*Click on “Enter Code” at the top

*Enter “foley5”

*Log in with the letters “BL” in front of your school ID number

*Use the password you use to log on to your computer

*Watch this video about adjectives: The Mysteries Of Life – Adjectives

*Need some extra practice?  Click here: Adjectives Practice Challenge

*Ready for the quiz?  Go for it!  (Due by midnight on Tuesday, October 9th)

+Click here to take the Adjectives Movie Quiz

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Vocabulary — List #20

*Memorize the following stems as well as their definitions …

foli = leaf
atom = vapor
orb = circle
multi = many
lin = line
hemi = half
pneumo = lung
digit = finger
plasm = form
narco = sleep

*Need some practice with these words? Click here: Vocabulary List #20 Practice (Thursday, October 4, 2018)

*There will be a quiz Friday over these stems and their definitions (20 pts.)

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-This Week’s Current Event

*Read the following article:  “Amazon announces $15 minimum wage for all US employees”

*Take the 10-point comprehension quiz over this article by Wednesday, October 3rd.  Choose the appropriate link …

+5th Period Amazon Wage Quiz

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–Book Talk

*Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything  (Click HERE to see on Amazon)

 

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-Reading Log

*You can download a reading log here: Daily Reading Log

*Hard copies of the daily reading logs can be found on the table in front of my desk