HW #10 Due Monday 11/25

Complete WB page 48-49 by using synonyms or putting it into your own words by using context clues.

CHAPTERS 7–8
Word/Phrase	Page	Definition
terror	40
puzzled	42
reeds	43
papyrus	43
shallow canoes	43
prow	44	The front of a boat
monotonous	46
abundance	47
massed	49
gourd	50	A round fruit whose shell can be used as a container
desperate	50
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HW #9 Due 11/22

Complete WB page 43.  Use synonyms or put into your own words by using context clues

Word/Phrase	Page	Definition
generation	33	The average amount of time between the birth of a person and the birth of their children
makeshift	33
hopes were dashed	34
solemn	35, 37
topi	36
aroma	36
cold fist gripped his heart	38

Reminder: Test Ch 1-4 tomorrow and Thursday

Test: Chapters 1-4 of A Long Walk to Water

There will be a test next week on Chapters 1-4, Wednesday (11/13) and Thursday (11/14).  It is a 2-period test.

Topics include: main idea, characterization (character trait), setting (and how it affects character), and language (the understanding of). 

Students will use the book for the test.

Format: 12 multiple-choice and 1 short response paragraph

HW #8 Due Weds 11/6 Progress Report Signed

Get ELA progress report signed.  Marking period ends 11/8