Thursday, August 20, 2015

August 18, 2015 - August 21, 2015

 

Thursday, August 20th:

1st Period:

Today we are going to room 506 to get our books for the semester:
ELEMENTS of LITERATURE
HOLT HANDBOOK (grammar)
VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C

Assignment:
VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C
Unit 1; pages 21 – 23
 Directions on how to do the assignment: 
Please do all twenty words: Adage through Wrangle
Write the word
Write the part of speech
Write the definition
Write the sentence
Write the antonym
Write the synonym
Write a grammatically correct sentence using the word.
This will be due on Tuesday, August 25th.

Example:
 
1.
Adage
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a proverb, a wise saying
Examples:
“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
“The early bird gets the worm.”
Sentence: “One way to begin an informal speech or an oral report is to quote an old proverb.”
Synonym: a maxim, an aphorism
Antonym: None
Create your own sentence:
When people used to tell me the old adage, “The early bird gets the worm”, I always respond with my own adage, “Yeah, but the early worm gets eaten.”

3rd Period:


Today we are going to room 506 to get our books for the semester:
ELEMENTS of LITERATURE
HOLT HANDBOOK (grammar)
VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C

Eleven students did not receive the vocabulary book, level C. Make copies for them.
Assigned Unit One; will be due on Wednesday, August 26th. Went over the first  five words with the class:

1.
Adage
Part of speech:
Definition:
Sentence:
Examples of an adage (see above)
Synonym:
Antonym: None
Create your own sentence:
2.
Bonanza
Part of speech:
Definition:
Sentence:
Example of a bonanza
Synonyms:
Antonym: None 
Create your own sentence

3.
Churlish
Part of speech:
Definition:
Sentence:
Examples of churlish behavior:
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Create Your Own Sentence:

4. 
 Citadel
Part of Speech:
Definition:
Synonyms:
Examples of a citadel:
Create Your Own Sentence:

5.
Collaborate
Part of Speech:
Definition:
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples of collaboration:
Create Your Own Sentence:

Friday, August 21st: 


1st and 3rd Periods: 

Quick review over Verbs:

Assignment: 
Holt Handbook, pages 144 – 145
Diagnostic Preview:
Sentences 1 – 25.
Read the sentences, and then write the correct verb forms. 
Due at the end of the period.

In the upper right hand corner of your paper, please write the following:
Please write your complete name – first name and last name
Please write the period – Period 1
Please write the date – August 21, 2015

Please title your work from HOLT HANDBOOK Diagnostic Preview; pages 144 – 145
Please do sentences 1 – 25
Write the correct verb forms only. Make sure that both verbs are in the same tense. 

How to do the Diagnostic Review:
Just write the correct verbs forms. If the sentence is correct, write the letter "C" for correct.

1.     Every time I ____ my parents for a pet, they _____, “No, not in an apartment.”
(ask, say)
 Every time I asked my parents for a pet, they said, “No, not in an apartment.”
Or
Every time I ask my parents for a pet, they say, “No, not in an apartment.”

2.     One day last year, I was setting on the front steps reading the newspaper, when I  spot an ad for a female ferret.

Correct Answer: Sitting and Spotted 


 




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