Welcome To Language Arts

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Welcome To Language Arts!

• TO DO LIST
• Get your pencils sharpened
• Get your supplies out (for a supply check)
• Open your spiral notebook
• Turn to page 1, of the 1st section, title it
  warm-ups!

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Todays Warm UpCaught Ya Grammar!

• The following sentence is written incorrectly.
  In your spiral notebook, write it correctly.
• once there was a four eyed weirdo from baltimore
  maryland who moved to tallahassee florida against
  his volition

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Corrected Grammar Sentence

• Once, there was a four-eyed weirdo from
  Baltimore, Maryland, who moved to Tallahassee,
  Florida, against his volition.
• Vocabulary Word volition (noun)
• The act or an instance of making a conscious
  choice or decision.
• The four-eyed weirdo moved to Tallahassee,
  Florida against his WILL. He did not WANT to
  move to Tallahassee, Florida.

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Todays Agenda

• Present Treasure Maps
• Go Over Reading Project Requirements
• Copy down Vocabulary Words
• Tonights Homework
• PLEASE RECORD IN YOUR AGENDA
• Choose a book for your reading project, due
  Wednesday, August 23rd.
• AND Define your Vocabulary words, Due Tomorrow,
  August 22nd.
• 8th Grade ONLY Write for 30-minutes in your
  blank book!!!

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Vocabulary List 6/7/8

• volition
• hapless
• chubby
• inept
• pachyderm
• cringed
• peers
• porky
• disdain