It’s March 24. 
Today is “National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day.”  What fruit, in your opinion, goes best with chocolate?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Roman physicians prescribed raisins for everything, from mushroom poisoning to old age.  They used the fruit as a panacea.**

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.”  --Lord Alfred Tennyson (British poet)
**Vocabulary Word of the Day: panacea (noun) – this is a synonym for something that can serve as a remedy for all sicknesses or difficulties.  “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” is an old-fashioned doctor’s panacea from years ago.  Is there a modern day equivalent to this old expression?

Terrific Tuesday!!!

Today, we are going to begin with vocabulary(p. 65). Finish Choosing the Right Word and work on Synonyms and Antonyms. Journal Day!!!! The journal will be on-line so you will need an electronic device. Then, we are going to work on a STAAR practice. This is due Thursday. After STAAR practice, we are going to continue reading Phantom Tollbooth. Don't forget tomorrow is a short quiz over the drama terms.