Character Sketch - Astrid & No Fixed Address Continue Page 21-34 August

No Fixed Address - August pg 21-34 

(Audio book - to end of Ch 6 - start of September)

Vocab

Tomte - Mel - Gnome

Disconcerting

Bona - Bean (Swedish)

Leered (Leer)

Embellish

Character Sketch Assignment - 3 Traits - Astrid. 

Character Sketch Format/Graphic Organizer

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