Tuesday 10/1

Warm-up Exercise:
     A) The boys always ride to school on (their, they're, there) bikes.
      B) Someone left (his, her, their) skittles in my basket.
      C) A true hero is someone who puts the needs of others 
           before (themselves, herself).

Root Word Practice:
     Give the literal translation (broken down by the roots) for each word:
     Bicentennial  (bi - cent - enn - ial) 
     Biped (bi - ped)
     Chronometer (chono - meter)
     Monogamy (mono - gamy)
     Bigamy (bi - gamy)
     Monogram (mono - gram)
Example of Monograms





















 Carousel Notes
  • Take 20 minutes to rotate around the room, recording any words/definitions that you don't already know. Goal: help yourself become familiar with more words that include these roots.
Ch.2 Vocab - Write a 6-POINT paragraph:
  • Get the Ch.2 Handout from Focus under the Lord of the Flies unit.
  • Write the 6 pt. paragraph and be ready to show Mrs. West at the beginning of class tomorrow.
HW: Ch.2 Vocab 6-POINT paragraph