Vocabulary: Add -ance when the first part of the word has a meaning.
Add -ence when the first part of the word has no meaning and cannot stand alone.
List: annoyance, vigilance, acquaintance, reliance, ignorance, variance, observance, guidance, significance, elegance, arrogance, extravagance, attendance, entrance, evidence, confidence, violence, silence, science, presence, sequence, consequence, insistence, persistence, consistence, coherence, adherence, occurrence, concurrence.
Write the word. Using a dictionary, divide the words into syllables. Write a definition you understand and will remember. Apply the word in a sentence with evidence of understanding the definition.
The work and post test date is Monday, April 20. Some time will be allotted in class to start this work.
Grammar and Writing: Adjectives and Adverbs--Practice work will be assigned in class, completed as homework. The final typed draft of the description of a place you visited is due: April 15, Wednesday.
Grammar Test: Adjectives and Adverbs: April 27&28.
Oral Presentations: The students have been assigned a date for their oral presentations. A rubric will be provided for evaluation. Students will be graded on their articulation, volume, audience rapport, and eye contact. Students will be evaluated on their listening skills, attention to detail, and courtesy to the speaker. Presentations will begin this week and run through May 1.
Pilot Testing: There will be a pilot Language Arts test for all students during the week of April 20-23. Teachers will have the results by Institute Day, April 24 and share them with parent/guardian.
