January 31, 2013

Revolutionary War Vocabulary

List #2 (Words 1-10)

1.      confiscate (pg. 76) – (v.) to take with authority

2.      abated (pg. 66) -  (v.) to make or become less/weaker ;  to diminish

3.      traumatize (pg. 87) – (v.)  to cause physical or emotional pain to

4.      resilience (pg. 87) -  (n.) the condition of  being able to recover or bounce back from something

5.       haven (pg. 89) – (n.) a place of shelter or safety

6.       rubbish (pg. 108) – (n.) trash or garbage

7.      covert (pg. 109) – (adj.) done in a hidden or secret way

8.      rampant (pg. 102) – (adv. or adj.) spreading wildly without control

9.      enterprise (pg. 123)  (n.) an important project especially one that takes bravery and energy

10.  infiltrate (pg. 121) – (v.) to pass through or into

Homework 1/31/13

L.A: 1. Read for 30 minutes
  2. Word maps for vocabulary words #1-5

Math: Capital Idea (Writing Algebraic Expressions WS)