Reading:  We are beginning our unit in "Interpreting Perspectives: Greek Myths - Echo and Narcissus" this week. 
Greek god poster project:  Due December 4th
companion - someone or something that you spend time with
pity - to feel sympathy for someone or something
sorrow - a feeling of sadness or grief
misery - extreme suffering or unhappiness
despair - a feeling of no hope
endure - to put up with something difficult
seldom - not often, rarely
resisted - to fight against
motivation - the reason or reasons one has for behaving in a certain way
brazenly - in a bold and shameless way
impertinent - not showing proper respect; rude temptation - wanting to have or do something gossamer - light, thin, delicate vile - extremely unpleasant
chorus - a group of singers or dancers who take part in a play
mortal - a human being capable of dying
surpass - to be better or greater than something or someone
rage - strong anger
inexcusable - something bad that cannot be excused
constellation - a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
vain - too proud of your own appearance or qualities
boast - to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements or abilities
raspy - hoarse or harsh sounding
hag - a witch, usually in the form of an ugly, old woman
exquisite - finely done or made
Lessons 10-13 vocabulary
echo - a sound that is repeated over and over
nymph - a mythical spirit of nature, usually imagined as a beautiful maiden
narcissism - selfishness, involving a sense of entitlement and in need of admiration
conceited - to be full of yourself and your abilities
infatuation - a foolish or strong love for someone or something
prematurely - before the due time; ahead of time
mockery - teasing and rude behavior towards a particular person or thing
adequate - satisfactory or acceptable in amount or quality
commendable - deserving praise
spurn - reject, because you believe someone is unworthy
pursue - follow someone or something in order to catch or attack them
deceiving - to make someone believe something that isn't true
perished - to die or be killed
gab - talk at length, usually about unimportant matters
awestruck - suddenly hit with a feeling of admiration and respect, possibly mixed
with a little fear Quiz - December 6th

Math 
NC.4 OA.3  Solve two-step word problems involving the four operations with whole numbers. • Use estimation strategies to assess reasonableness of answers. • Interpret remainders in word problems. • Represent problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. 
 Quiz: Friday, December 10
Test: Tuesday, December 17
Students should continue to work on multiplication fact memorization.


Social Studies:    The Three Regions of North Carolina:
    Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
    Project Due:  December 4th
     Open Note Test:  December 5th


Reading Text Structures
Cause and Effect - a text structure in which an author explains causes, things that make other things happen, and effects, the things that happen as a result of causes
Compare and Contrast - a text structure in which an author explains how topics are similar
and different
Problem and Solution - a text structure in which an author explains a problem and how it was solved.
Sequence - a text structure in which authors tell about events in the order in which they happened.  It is also called "time order" or "chronological."
Description - a text structure in which an author tells about a topic and its characteristics with details and adjectives.
text structure - the way an author organizes information in a text.


Properties in Math
The associative property in mathematics states that when adding or multiplying numbers, the way they are grouped by brackets (parentheses) does not affect the sum or product.

The commutative property in mathematics applies to addition and multiplication. It states that:

• Changing the order of terms in an expression does not change its value.
• For addition: a + b = b + a
• For multiplication: a * b = b * a
• The property does not hold for subtraction and division.