Standards for the week of  February 18th

• Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
  

• Determine the meaning of words or phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language, connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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Tasks/Activities for the week of February 18th

​​​​​Monday:

• No School 

Tuesday

• SBAC Interim Results
• Iditarod Articles
• Checkpoint Posters

Wednesday: (Collaboration Day)

• Writing Club

​Thursday:​ ​

• Checkpoint Posters
• Musher Pin Points

​​ Friday: 

• Checkpoint Posters due!
• ​Musher Pin Points due!
• ​Musher Tracking Chart
  

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Words of the Day

List Six

1.  resolve
2. pervasive
3. refrain
4. venue
5. stamina
6. propensity
7. impetuous
8. insecure
​9. lucrative
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