Finished presentations today! This is a good thing as grades close for interim reports.
Next week we start The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen, a Holocaust story.
Monday's spelling:
1. against – (prep) in opposition to
2. commitment – (n) an obligation or pledge
3. privilege – (n) a special right or advantage granted to one person or group
4. excuse - (v) to overlook or pardon because of circumstances or some other reason, (n) a reason put forth for overlooking a fault
5. individual – (adj.) single, separate; of or for one person
6. thought – (n) the process or power of thinking
7. review (n) a general survey of past events or of a subject, (v) to survey
8. apostrophe (n) the sign used to show that letters or numbers have been omitted, to show the possessive case, or to show plurals of letters
9. comma – (n) the punctuation mark indicating a slight pause or break in a sentence
10. adjective – (n) a word added to a noun to describe a quality or modify a meaning
