Estimated Time: 30-45 minutes

Spelling

Dictate one of the passages you copied in your journal from Read, Write, Learn.

• Be careful to punctuate and capitalize correctly and watch for spelling. If you make any errors, correct them.

If you have never used dictation before:

• ​​Dictation just means the student writes the copywork from memory while the teacher reads it aloud. The student should be familiar enough with the passage to accurately spell, capitalize, and punctuate the passage.

Grammar

• Using the apostrophe rules you learned to correct the passage below.

• Check your work by comparing it to the passage in Chapter 1 of your book.

Inferences

What are some inferences you were able to make ?

Here are some examples:

Chapter 1:

• Lennie is very forgetful and likes soft things.
• Lennie has a mental disability.
• George is burdened with Lennie's care but then feels guilty for that feeling.

Chapter 2:

• Curly is always looking for a fight, trying to rile other people up.
• Curly's wife is a flirt.
• Lennie is very strong.

Chapter 3:

• George's view of Lennie has shifted over time and now he values him as a person.
• Lennie is very child-like.

Vocabulary

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