August 26 Clear Target:

• I will use my knowledge of science fiction and stories from

that genre to write my own science fiction story.

Vocabulary! August 26-30

Balmy (adjective)

•Pleasantly warm; mild; temperate

•An example of a location with balmy weather is ___________ .

Balmy

Bond (verb)

1. To join or be joined securely to something else, usually by means of adhesive substance, heat or pressure

2. To join or be joined by a chemical bond

There is a strong bond between ________ and ________ .

AS A NOUN: physical restraints used to hold someone or something prisoner OR an agreement with legal force

Bond

August 27 Clear Target

• I will use my knowledge of science fiction and stories from that genre to

write my own science fiction story, and present my ideas to my peers.

Brief (adjective)

• Of short duration

• There was a brief _________ before the game.

• AS A NOUN: a concise statement or summary

• AS A VERB: to instruct or inform people thoroughly

Brief

Capable (adjective)

1. Having the ability, fitness or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing

2. Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent

I am capable of __________ when I get enough sleep night.

Capable

Site (noun)

1. An area of ground on which a town, building or monument is constructed

2. A website

This construction site has many _________ that must be followed if you want to work here.

Site

August 28 Clear Target

• I will use my knowledge of point of view and information drawn from the

text to determine why narrative perspective is important to a story.

August 28 Bellringer

• Write the name of each member of your group from the project

• Under their name, score them from 1-5 based on their participation and work on the story (1=bad, 5=great)

• Next to the number, briefly explain why you gave them that score

• Each group member will be given a participation grade based on the average of the scores.

August 29 Clear Target

• I will use my knowledge of point of view to determine why the author

chooses a particular point of view for a story.

August 29 Bellringer

•Write a paragraph-long story that uses all your vocab words in context

•Remember, you can use any form of the word you want • For example: using “briefly” instead of “brief”

August 30 Clear Target

• I will compare and contrast a work of fiction with a work on

non-fiction.