Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Individual Reading and Log
New vocabulary word:  trenchant
(TRIN chunt)  adj.
cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; caustic, sarcastic

Link:  TRENCH ANT

A TRENCHANT mouth is characteristic of the famous Madagascar TRENCH ANT.

Select one of these sentences to copy:
  1. Roger's angry remarks at the budget meeting were TRENCHANT, because he knew precisely where the financial problems lay.
  2.  The music teacher made numerous TRENCHANT comments about the band's performance; clearly she thought the band stunk.
  3.  Julia had a TRENCHANT tongue and was always putting her friends down behind their backs.

Partner Fluency
More information about Trayvon Martin case, and time to write
Everlost to page 135.

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