It’s March 17. 
Today is “St. Patrick’s Day.”  Are you wearing your green today?

 

Trivial Fact of the Day:   The very first St. Patrick’s Day parade was not in Ireland.  It was actually held in Boston in 1737. 

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Green is the prime color of the world,  and that from which its loveliness arises.”  --Pedro Calderon de la Barca (Spanish playwright and poet)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  neophyte (noun) – use this synonym to identify someone who is new (or “green”) to a subject, skill, or belief.  What is something specific you are currently a neophyte with?  

Pre-AP - STAAR strategies, 3.15 Writing a letter home, Vocabulary Unit 11 - Choosing the Right Word p. 129 & Vocabulary in Context pg. 130, Unit 11 Quiz on Wednesday

OGL -  STAAR strategies, The Cay vocabulary, Combining Sentences, The Cay