Homework and Notes from 12/18/13

Homework:

Math:

6th: Adding Fractions Worksheet

7th: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Worksheet

Social Studies:

5th: Vocabulary Definitions

ALL:

English:
Define Holes vocabulary Chapters 41-42
Finish questions if not done in class.

Chapter Forty-One & Forty-Two

1. Why was Stanley so surprised that he hadn't gotten sick despite the drinking the sploosh and dirty water or from living on onions?
2. Why did Zero avoid the homeless shelters?
3. Why did Zero steal when he was young?
4. What did Zero do with Clyde Livingston's shoes when everyone started making a fuss about them being stolen?
5. Why did Zero fill the bottom of the hole with rocks?
6. Explain the bitter smell that Stanley had first detected upon reaching the top of the hill.
7. Explain how the sneakers had managed to fall on Stanley's head at the beginning of the story (Chapter Six).
8. What was Stanley alluding to when he asked Zero if he wanted to dig one more hole?

Vocabulary:  murky, contaminate, sundial, sprouting, fugitive, identity

Spelling Unit 15: 4 times each (Words on blog)

Current Event due Friday! 

Notes:

In class today we talked about the history of Christmas lights and their origins. The person responsible for popularizing Christmas tree lighting is Albert Sadacca. A tragic fire in New York City in 1917, caused by the continuing practice of lighting the highly flammable tree with candles, gave 15-year-old Albert Sadacca an idea. Now it just so happened that Albert’s family, who had come from Spain, had a novelty business selling wicker cages with imitation birds in them that lit up.