1. IRB

2. Literature Circles due on Monday – this is your first meeting!

3. Medieval Pageant Writing

Situation:

A genie has captured you in his bottle. There are other people who the genie has also captured in his bottle with you. One night, when the genie is asleep, he talks in his sleep. You and the other prisoners overhear the genie talk about how much he misses the outside world and you realize you can trick the genie to release you if you are clever enough.

You all plan to try to escape. However, you cannot simply climb out of the bottle, instead you have to outwit the genie to let you out.

Directions:

You will write the dialogue, from one of the prisoner’s point of view, detailing your interaction with the genie and show (not tell) how you managed to trick him to release you. Remember we will borrow from these writings for the medieval pageant. Use this script to help you do this.

Each script will start:

CHARACTER’S NAME

Genie, genie, I can help you escape this bottle.

And each script will end:

GENIE

I will do this, but I warn you: if you cross me, you will be a miserable man indeed.

1. IRB

2. Continue preparing for your Booktalks and Current Events

3. Good Word Quiz on Wednesday.

4. New Good Words due on Wednesday

5. Read pages 5-8 in the plague packet and write “3 things you learned” in complete sentences.

Core A
1. Obscenities: an extremely offensive word (like a curse or expression
2. Havoc: Causing confusion or disorder
3. Radiance: Great happiness that is apparent in one’s expression
4. Lavish: Rich, elaborate or luxurious
5. Quip: A witty remark
6. Decimated: To destroy a great number or percentage of something
7. Preordained: To decide or settle beforehand
8. Dementia: A mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning

Core B

1. Pauper: One who is extremely poor
2. Tendrils: A clasping, twining, slender outgrowth of a vine’s stem
3. Cringed: Flinched or braced in fear of something
4. Erratic; Not even or regular movement, unpredictable
5. Disdain: The feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect
6. Evasive: Tending to avoid answering
7. Dastardly: Wicked or cruel
8. Disputed: To argue about something
9. Copious: Abundant in supply or quantity
10. Sanctions: To approve something officially

1. IRB

2. Continue preparing for your Booktalks and Current Events

3. Bring in your Good Word Index card tomorrow.

4. Read pages 1-4 in the plague packet and write “3 things you learned” in complete sentences.

1. IRB

2. New Good Words due tomorrow

3. Continue preparing Booktalks

4. Bring in 3 copies of a Current Event article tomorrow.

1. IRB

2. Continue preparing your Booktalks

3. New Good Words due on Thursday

4. Look for a Current Events article. New Current Events group start on Friday. Make sure you have at least 3 copies for your new group mates.

1. IRB

2. Read Parzival until page 105.

3. Karamu due Tuesday

4. Bring in the book you plan on Booktalking for 3rd Quarter.

5. Bring in a bagged lunch.

Over break, your homework is to think about a tradition you share with your family around this time of year. I want you to think about your holiday celebrations and what makes them unique to both your family and your culture. Tell me what holiday you celebrate and what it means to you, why it’s special and important and fun. In doing so, I want you to think about these possibilities for sharing:

* special foods you eat
* traditions you and your family share
* songs you sing
* games you play
* services you attend
* community service activities you do together every year
* films you watch, books you read
* people you see

Remember that when you write, you want to create an image in your reader’s mind. To do that, you need to include the 5 senses in your writing:

* smell
* sight
* touch
* hearing
* taste

You also do this by using colorful language – adjective and adverbs!

One of the most important parts of traditions is the people you celebrate with. Because it involves others, the following are requirements:

* Please interview one of your grownups and ask them about your tradition – why do you celebrate the way you do? Who began the traditions you follow?
* After this interview, write a paragraph about your traditions.
* Make sure your piece is spell checked, typed and neat.
* Include a photo, drawing or recipe in your piece.

1. IRB

2. Bring in a book to share with your buddy tomorrow.

3. Make a holiday card to give to your buddy.
Here is a list of your buddies:
Jack-Jack
Myrtle-Isabel B
Parker-Lachlan
Max-Ray
Shoshi- Pilar
Sadie- Stella Rose
Rubie- Luca
Reid- Julia H.
Asher- Wim
Ava- Isabel W.
Allistar- Sam Lee
Grace- Charlotte
Leela- Lindsay
Lars- Sam S.
Noelle- Lauren
Dennis- Ayden
Dylan- Lucy
Nate- Yo
Zach- Justine
Hannah- Sarah

1. IRB

2. Since I was out today, expect your Good Word quiz on Monday. New Good Words due on Monday, too.

3. Lucy’s Current Events Group will present at 8:30AM on Monday.

4. I will collect the Parzival books and the Literature Circle sheets on Monday.

1. IRB

2. Parzival Literature Circle work due tomorrow for chapter 4! Be ready to discuss with your group.

3. Sarah G’s Current Events Group presents tomorrow

4. Good Word Quiz on Friday.

Core A
1. Mosaic: A picture made of smaller usually colored pieces of glass, stone, etc.
2. Cynical: Doubting the goodness or sincerity of others
3. Reverberated: To vibrate or be disturbed because of a loud noise
4. Cunning: Marked by wiliness and trickery
5. Cognition: To think and understand through thought
6. Consortium: An Association typically of several other businesses
7. Hyperactive: More active than usual – sometimes marked as disruptive
8. Concealed: To keep secret
9. Noun: A person, place, thing or idea
10. Verb: A word used to describe an action

Core B
1. Botched: To carry out a task badly or carelessly
2. Fickle: Changing frequently, whimsical
3. Dismal: Depressing, dreary
4. Raucous: Harsh sounding
5. Synagogue: A building used by Jewish People for worship and religious study
6. Reverberate: To vibrate or be disturbed because of a loud noise
7. Biceps: A muscle on the arm having two points of attachment at one end
8. Infiltrated: To sly break in without being noticed
9. Aristocrat: A member of nobility
10. Noun: A person, place, thing or idea