Welcome! April 5th, 2017 Wednesday Do Now Get your folder from the front crate and find your seat Begin working on your Daily Edit paragraph. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find all 10 mistakes in today’s paragraph. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

Wednesday April 5, 2017 Some plants and seeds are unique because of there size. One kind of palm tree in the Seychelles ilands has a huge seed that can weigh more then 60 pounds. Found in california, the tallest tree speces is the coast redwood, which can grow over 375 feet high. The leaves of the giant Amazon water lily can grow as large as 8 feet across. Have you ever see Wolffia, the worlds smallest flowering plants, in a pond lake, or stream. two full-size Wolffia could fit inside a letter “o”!

The Book Thief Turn to page 69 (the start of the prologue). We’re going to read to page 83. As we read: In addition to our normal analysis questions, after reading we’re going to do an activity to increase our vocabulary. So, as we read, keep an eye out for any words you don’t know!

Goals for Today… Text Comprehension/Analysis Questions: After we read, respond to the questions on the front of your handout. Be sure to explain your responses fully and provide supporting textual evidence if necessary. Vocab Practice: Choose two words from today’s reading that you were unfamiliar with and complete the Frayer Model on your sheet for each.