It’s September 19. 
Today is National “Talk Like a Pirate Day.”  How many ways can you celebrate it before you annoy your teacher?

 

Trivial Fact of the Day:   “Powder Monkeys” were small boys employed on pirate ships to clean and load the guns during battle.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.”  --Mark Twain (American author)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  enthrall  (verb) – This action word means to captivate or charm.  Which subjects outside of school are you enthralled with?

Library Day!!! 

We are going to the library. Take your tablet and library book.   

Y'all did awesomely on the Roots of Vocabulary Quiz. Next week: SAT words.  Today we are also review nonfiction text features.