Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Greek and Latin Roots December 12 - 16
Word List: Bio = life
antiobiotic a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
autobiography a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life
biography a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else
biologist a person who studies living things
biology the study of living things
biopsy the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
biosphere the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep crust and the lower atmosphere)
macrobiotic diet a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural foods
neurobiology the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react
symbiosis how two different living organism live together and depend on each other
Spelling Words December 12 - 16
Word Sort
Spelling Words – December 12-16
prerecorded | reappear | postscript | cooperate |
prehistoric | posttest | coauthors | recharge |
precaution | postwar | rejoin | coexist |
prefix | coworker | reform | prepaid |
refresh | postdate | reenter | reclaim |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Lesson 8 The War Ends
blockade
Treaty of Paris
in 1779, the British thought that they could take over the Southern colonies. It got off to a bad start with the plan. The Americans got support from Spain. So now the Patriots have the French and Spain. Bernardo de Galvez, governor of Spainl, closed the port at New Orleans to Great Britian and opened it to American ships.Between 1778 and 1781, the British army won the battles at Savannah, Georgia and at Charles Towen and Camden in South Carolina. The British and Americans finally met. They met in March 1781 at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. The British won but lost one-fourth of the army. A British leader once said ''Another such victory would would destroy the British army. General Cornwallis led 7,000 soldiers to Yorktown, Virginia. Stopping at Yorktown was a decision that would cause Great Britian to lose the war. General Cornwallis did not guess that the Patriots and the French would not learn of his plans. One of Cornwallis's servants, James Armistead, was a spy for Lafayette. Armistead passed on the information that the British were waiting for supplies from New York. Lafayette sent this information to the French Navy. At the same time Washington army and a large French force joined Lafayette. Cornwallis discovered too
Treaty of Paris
in 1779, the British thought that they could take over the Southern colonies. It got off to a bad start with the plan. The Americans got support from Spain. So now the Patriots have the French and Spain. Bernardo de Galvez, governor of Spainl, closed the port at New Orleans to Great Britian and opened it to American ships.Between 1778 and 1781, the British army won the battles at Savannah, Georgia and at Charles Towen and Camden in South Carolina. The British and Americans finally met. They met in March 1781 at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. The British won but lost one-fourth of the army. A British leader once said ''Another such victory would would destroy the British army. General Cornwallis led 7,000 soldiers to Yorktown, Virginia. Stopping at Yorktown was a decision that would cause Great Britian to lose the war. General Cornwallis did not guess that the Patriots and the French would not learn of his plans. One of Cornwallis's servants, James Armistead, was a spy for Lafayette. Armistead passed on the information that the British were waiting for supplies from New York. Lafayette sent this information to the French Navy. At the same time Washington army and a large French force joined Lafayette. Cornwallis discovered too
Monday, December 5, 2011
Mal Male Greek and Latin for December 5
Mal, male = bad; abnormal; worse
dismal depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
malady bad health; illness; sickness
malaria bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes
malefactor an evildoer; a person who does bad things
malevolent a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others
malfeasance wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
malice mischief; evil intent; bad will
malignant harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
malnourished having bad health or having poor nutrition
malodorous bad smell; stinky
Spelling Words December 5
Word Sort
Spelling Words – December 5 – 9
moisture | voyage | employ | ounce |
mountain | coward | allow | oyster |
poise | pronounce | avoid | decoy |
couch | tower | sour | destroy |
bound | appoint | allowance | annoy |
Friday, December 2, 2011
Lesson 7 American Victories pages 178 183
desert-to run away
Treaty of Alliance-agreement to work together
George Washington new BOLD plan was to march into New Jersey by going across the Delware River, to sneak upon the Hessians. Mr. Washington came up with the plan becausse the Americans needed a victory to give them hope.
Treaty of Alliance-agreement to work together
George Washington new BOLD plan was to march into New Jersey by going across the Delware River, to sneak upon the Hessians. Mr. Washington came up with the plan becausse the Americans needed a victory to give them hope.
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