What we did this week . . .

-DOL 4A, 4B (plus 4C if you're A day)

-more of The Giver 

-more Vocab words: 

   -admonish (can be used in a lot of ways -- to advise, to counsel, to warn, to remind)

   -dumbfounded 

   -assimilate (meaning to conform, to become similar to -- Example: The new immigrants need to assimilate into society quickly.) 

   -apparent

   -perceive

   -overwhelm

   -excruciating

   -ominous (meaning threatening, or foreshadowing evil developments) 

   -implore (means to ask urgently, to beg) 

   -grotesque 

-Aren't grotesque and excruciating fun words to say?

-TRY AND USE THESE WORDS IN CONVERSATION!!!! IF YOU DO, SHARE WITH THE CLASS!!!!

-This week we also got our mini-project, "It's a Celebration!"