READING: Read a minimum of 20 minutes each night including weekends. Tom Sawyer is due December 6. Do a double entry journal; remember that one of the themes is "growing-up". December's general log is due 12/21. Tom Sawyer test on Friday or Monday.

VOCABULARY AND SPELLING: Unit 15: Basic: Nationality, hospitality, agency, society, curiosity, generosity, familiarity, majority, privacy, frequency, popularity, accuracy, minority, urgency, democracy, emergency, personality, maturity, anxiety, humidity. Review: opportunity, university, reality, variety, gravity. Challenge: prosperity, anonymity, consistency, spontaneity, eccentricity. Do pages 96-101; do not do "Write a persuasive letter." Alternate assignment - write a sentence for each word along with the definition, or write a paragraph containing the words in context. Extra Credit: Make a review sheet for Wednesday using analogies, similies, and metaphors in multiple choice format.

Current events: Due ______________________________.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: See separate packet for instructions. Due in early January.

MAP PROJECT: This project is due December 14.

MIND MAPS: View examples for these notes online. These are excellent visual aids for studying detailed information. These are to be turned in with the test next week.

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