Third Grade Homework

Story: Journey to the Moon

Week of: February 13-17, 2012

Day

/ Assignment

Monday

Spelling

/ 1.  Read for 30 minutes – record book title and parent’s initials in agenda
2. Spelling – Divide the words into categories based on their Greek and Latin roots. Then divide each of the words into syllables.

Tuesday

Vocabulary

/ 1.  Read for 30 minutes – record book title and parent’s initials in agenda
2.  Vocabulary – Write each word in a complete sentence that demonstrates an understanding of the definition.

Wednesday

Writing

/ 1.  Read for 30 minutes – record book title and parent’s initials in agenda
2.  Writing Prompt- Imagine you were on the journey to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Use descriptive words to describe what you saw, felt, experienced, etc. Your paragraph should be at least 6-10 sentences.

Thursday

Reading Skill
/ 1.  Read for 30 minutes – record book title and parent’s initials in agenda
2.  Look at the adjectives below. For each adjective, write two complete sentences that show how a character might look or act which demonstrate this character trait.
Friday/ Weekend
/ 1.  Read for 30 minutes– record book title and parent’s initials in agenda

Reading Skill

Example: Adjective: clumsy

Sentences: Jill tripped over the rug on the way into the classroom. Later, Jill dropped her tray in the cafeteria.

Adjective: selfish Sentences:

Adjective: grateful Sentences:

Vocabulary Words

1.astronaut: (n.) a person who is trained to pilot or be part of the crew of a spacecraft / 5.gravity (n.) the force pulling things toward the center the center of a body in space, such as Earth or the moon
2. commander (n.) the captain leading a ship or voyage / 6. pressure (n.) weight of one thing pushing against another
3.gigantic (adj.) very big / 7. crater (n.) a hollow area in the ground on the surface of a planet or moon
4.orbit (v.) to circle around a heavenly body, such as the Earth or the moon / 8. gravity (n.) a pulling force between two objects

Spelling Words

Greek roots ast, graph, log, and scop/Latin roots grat, mar, miss, and port

1. grateful 2. mission 3. report 4. autograph 5. astronaut 6. dialogue 7. import 8. marine

9. photograph 10. mariner 11. dismiss 12. gratitude 13. astronomy 14. apology 15. telescope

Challenge Words: 16. biography 17. microscope