This week in reading (Jan 22-25)

This week we are reading
"The King in the Kitchen"
by Margaret E. Slattery

Question of the Week:
How can a mistake turn into a success?

Genre: Play

Comprehension Skill: Character and Setting

Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up

Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents

Vocabulary Words:

• duke: nobleman of the highest title, ranking just below a prince
• dungeon: a dark underground room or cell to hold prisoners
• furiously: with unrestrained energy, speed, etc
• genius: person having very great natural power of mind
• majesty: title used in speaking to or of a king, queen, emporer, empress, etc.
• noble: high or great by birth, rank, or title
• peasant: farmer of the working class in Europe, Asia, and Latin America
• porridge: food made of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water or milk until it thickens

More Words to Know: exiled, inferior, treasury

Spelling Words: brother, together, dinner, popular, center, calendar, similar, regular, summer, clever, supper, pitcher, filter, hangar, never, shelter, cellar, caterpillar, theater, deliver. Challenge: character, singular, receiver, spectacular, binocular

For Spelling Practice click here. For Vocabulary Practice click here.