Quarter 3 Week 8 Bellwork / Homework

Day One:

Bellwork 1

Copy: Correspond - verb - 1. to exchange letters with someone 2. to match

Copy: When you correspond with someone in Tokyo, you have to write the Japanese pictographs that correspond to that person's address.

Answer: Which of the following pairs correspond?

A.  A jar and its lid

B. A shoe and a glove

Bellwork 2

Copy: Coy - adjective - shy or bashful

Copy: The coy child hid behind her father when a stranger came to the door.

Answer: How does a coy child act? How is it different from the way a coy adult might act? Explain.

Homework:

Do you correspond with anyone who lives far away? How do you prefer to correspond?

Day Two:

Bellwork 1

Copy: Ancestor - noun - a person from whom you are descended

Copy: I have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Answer: What do you know about your ancestors? Who is one of your most interesting ancestors?

Bellwork 2

Copy: Dimension - noun - a measurement of length, width, or thickness

Copy: We need to figure out the room's dimensions before we buy new furniture.

Homework:

Measure the dimensions of a room in your house or apartment. Draw a diagram of that room and provide an accompanying paragraph that describes the contents of the room.

Day Three:

Bellwork 1

Copy: Dominate - verb - to rule or control by strength or power

Copy: The dictator used his soldiers to help him dominate the country.

Answer: Has someone ever tried to dominate you? How did you feel? Have you ever tried to dominate anyone? Why?

Bellwork 2

Copy: Invincible - adjective - not able to be defended

Copy: With 10 wins and no losses, our team has been invincible this season.

A. Little Red Riding Hood

B. Superman

Homework

Imagine you were invincible. What types of things would you be able to do? Why would you do these things? What would be the benefit of doing them?

Day Four:

Bellwork 1

Copy: Muse - verb - to think deeply

Copy: My mother had to muse for a while before deciding to let me have a party with boys and girls.

Answer: Which word means about the same thing as muse?

A. Consider

B. Forget

Bellwork 2

Copy: Paraphrase - verb - to restate in other words

Copy: The teacher asked us to paraphrase the story we had just read.

Answer: Do you prefer to hear someone paraphrase an exciting news article, or would you rather hear the whole thing? Why?

Homework:

What decision have you had to muse about? Give an example of something you had to muse about recently.

Day Five:

Bellwork 1

Copy: Vulnerable - adjective - capable of being harmed or injured

Copy: The baby bird was very vulnerable without its mother.

Answer: Which of these animals are vulnerable?

A. A lion alone on the praire

B. A kitten on a busy street

Bellwork 2

Copy: Tariff - noun - a tax paid on products that are imported or exported

Copy: Fresh pineapple from Mexico is expensive because of the import tariff.

Answer: For which items might you have to pay a tariff?

A. A rug made in India

B. Food from your garden

Homework

Would you feel vulnerable if you had to sleep outdoors without a tent? What other situtations make you feel vulnerable?