7 th period you need your spelling folder and loose-leaf paper
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7th period
You need your spelling folder and loose-leaf paper
Spelling Dictation #1
1. Copy everything I say including punctuation.2. PRINT3. Capitalization errors count as a misspelled
word. Possessive Noun’s count as misspellings too (I will not give this punctuation!)
4. I will repeat the sentences 5 times total. Do not raise your hand for repeats. Listen carefully!
Elbow Partner: Circle any misspelled word. Do not write it correctly for them.
1. Scrooge is an important character in American Literature.
2. A lot of eighth graders are excited at the beginning of the school year.
3. The weird thief deceived the neighbor by hiding in Santa’s sleigh.
Owner: Make a list of all your misspelled words, BUT spell them correctly. Make your list look like
the board.
1. Scrooge is an important character in American Literature.
2. A lot of eighth graders are excited at the beginning of the school year.
3. The weird thief deceived the neighbor by hiding in Santa’s sleigh.
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Word BankLiteratureSanta’sAmerican
Reverse ABC
• Santa’s• American• Eighth
• Santa’s• Eighth• American
Trace – A - Pic
Spelling Rule Mini-lesson
• I before E except after C.– Thief --grief– Believe --relief
• Words that do not follow this rule:
• Ya just gotta know’em!– Receive -- Weird– Deceive --height– Perceive --freight– Receipt --ceiling– Sleigh -- neighbor– Weigh --their