1. May is Young Achievers Month. Name one young personthat you admire. Explain. Wednesday May 23, 2012Alan G JohnnyLinder CincereJoeyGia RicardoDavidJose AdolfoCameron RamonRyanEmma RAlan NatalieNyashiaBrianAndresJoshuaBriannaChristopher ChristianSualeeMitzyAngel ElizabethMatthewRoxanaMassire MaxCarlos

2. Morning Writing Young achievers probably had big dreams and high hopes. What do you dream about accomplishing someday? Explain Write neatly, skipping a line, and use looseleaf (lined) paper. Hand in once you are finished. The work will be graded. 3. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)Talk About ItName somedifferent kinds ofcodes. What aresome situations inwhich you mightPICTURE PROMPT Look at the picture andwant to talk in respond in writing. You can write a poem, astory, or a description, or any other type ofcode? writing you like. 4. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578) A corridor is a long, narrow hallway. A reservation is land set aside by the government for a specific purpose. 5. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578) Someone who has enlisted has volunteered to join the military. Invasion refers to armed forces entering a region to conquer it. 6. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578) A shield is a person or thing that protects against danger. A location is an exact place. 7. Reading Talking in Codes (p. 578)Sagged refers to things thatdrooped down in the middle fromweight.Something that is creased is lined,folded, or wrinkled. 8. Reading Rita, the Storyteller (p. 580)Context CluesContext Clues arewords or phrases thatsurround an unfamiliarword and can helpyou define it. They canappear in a nearbylocation What context clues you can find in the story tosentence orhelp you define the word.somewhere else in theparagraph 9. Reading Rita, the Storyteller (p. 580) CluesAuthors PerspectiveMeskwaki are proud ofPositivetheir story telling.The story is about braveComplimentaryMeskwaki code talkers.The tribe enlisted and were chosen for a secretApproving mission during WWII.Their codes were neverNeutral, factualbroken.Narrator is sad they got Partial to the Meskwakino recognition. 10. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)GenreHistorical Fiction tells astory in which fictionalcharacters take partin actual historicalevents from the past.PREVIEW AND PREDICT Read the title,Authors Perspectivepreview the illustrations, and noteLook for clues that questions and predictions about thestory.reveal the authorspoint of view. 11. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)Navajo: a member of a NativeAmerican people of northernNew Mexico and Arizonadrills: training exercises 12. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)platoon: a division in the militaryrecruits: new members of thearmed forces 13. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)CluesAuthors PerspectiveThe Navajo language is asThe author has a favorable warm and familiar as theattitude toward the Navajopatterns on a Navajo language.blanket.Grandfather tells John The author feels that thenever to forget the Navajo Navajo language islanguage.important to remember. 14. Reading The Unbreakable Code (p. 582)Reading HomeworkUse vocabulary words in asentence. 15. Math Chapter 7 Test 16. Spelling 17. Spelling Pretest1. sadness 11. bottomless2. gladness12. foolishness3. needless13. fondness4. harmless14. effortless5. darkness15. meaningless6. fullness16. emptiness7. stillness 17. forgiveness8. hopeless18. motionless9. fearless19. ceaseless10. weakness 20. fierceness 18. Spelling Review and ProofreadThesoldiersmoshunlessinthefield.Whatwassoimportantaboutamarmlisscode?Asthedarknescreptin,theyfeltalone.Anemptynesscameoverthemastheywaited.Themissionseemedmeaninglistothem.TheyhadnoideathatthelanguagewhichwaseforlesstothemwouldstumptheJapanesearmy! 19. Spelling Review and ProofreadWriting ActivityWrite a paragraph about whatyou would do if you had a codeof your own. Use four words fromyour spelling list. 20. Spelling Review and ProofreadSpelling HomeworkWord Map handout 21. Homework Summary Wednesday, May 23, 2012Reading1. Use vocabulary words in a sentence.Spelling1. Word Map handout.Have a great Memorial Day weekend! 22. Range: Mode:8Median: Mean:Reward10Pizza Party89 Wheel of Fun7 Spelling6 BrainPOP45 Silent Snack23 Class Work1 No Snack 23. Attachments imgres 948869 1583815