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This week in Language Arts we will continue to read the story "The Olympic Games". Listed below you will find the list of vocabulary words and goals we will be working on with this story this week

Vocabulary words: Students will be tested on these words on Friday October 18th.

Ancient: very old

Host: one who provides the place for an event

Stadium: an arena or building with rows of seats built around a field

Compete: to take part with others in a contest of skill

Earned: gained as a result of effort

Record: the best performance in a competition

Ceremonies: formal acts performed in honor of an occasion

Medals: small, flat pieces of metal given as awards

Compound Subject and Predicate: Students will continue to work on identifying the compound subject and predicate of a sentence

Authors Purpose: Students will learn to identify whether a story was written to entertain, inform, give directions or persuade you.

Central Idea: Students will learn to identify the most important idea in the book as well as find at least five details that support the central idea.

Research Project: Students will choose an athlete of their choice and they will research and write a report on their person. This report will turn into a cereal box project in which students design and decorate on their own.