BELLWORK:REV UP WRITING READ PG. 17-18 IN YOUR REV IT UP BOOKSTHEN WRITE ABOUT A TIME SOMEONE HAD TO DO SOMETHING YOU WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO… WELCOME TO MR. SANCHEZ’S

LANGUAGE ARTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS• MMS Open House is

Tuesday, Sept. 11th

• Chess/Strategic Gaming Thursday, Sept. 13th in Mrs. Twait’s room 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS• N.U.T. Day – Sept. 14th • Early Release Day –

Wednesday, Sept. 12th • Teacher Work Day –

Monday, Sept. 17th

TODAY’S AGENDA

• Bellwork – REV Up Your Writing!• On This Date• Using Vocabulary• Wrap Up• Questions

ON THIS DATE:Russia’s Peter the Great imposed a tax on ______ in 1698.a) sugarb) stampsc) gasolined) beards

ON THIS DATE:Russia’s Peter the Great imposed a tax on ______ in 1698.a) sugarb) stampsc) gasolined) beards

ON THIS DATE:______ by Russian author Boris Pasternak was published in the U.S. in 1958.a) Doctor Zhivagob) The Dharma Bumsc) Brave New Worldd) Doctor No

ON THIS DATE:______ by Russian author Boris Pasternak was published in the U.S. in 1958.a) Doctor Zhivagob) The Dharma Bumsc) Brave New Worldd) Doctor No

USING VOCABULARYWith your groups, try to figure out which vocabulary word completes the sentences that are shown on the board. simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYThe sound of the wind echoed _______ through the house.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYWhen the paper blew off the counter, we reached for it _______.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYThe _______ gardener angrily chopped at the weeds, cutting their stems off with great anger.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYThe weeds refused to die; they were _______ and took over the yard.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYAndy thought that the movie about giant mutant slugs would be _______.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYThe directions to the movie theater were so _______ that we got lost.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYOur canoe _______ in the middle of the river.

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USING VOCABULARYWe _______ back to the camp since we were soaking wet.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYThe hurricane _______ the city, tearing off roofs and blowing down trees.simultaneously

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USING VOCABULARYOur _______ neighbor came by after the storm to help us repair.simultaneously

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QUESTIONS?