Friday, February 20, 2015
Tuesday, February 24
Collect essays
Review homework
Reread two articles and discuss
Persuasive essay
Word of the day: objective and subjective all classes
Homework: Read chapter 1 of The Pearl and do worksheet
PE essay drafts due Thursday
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Friday, February 20
Warmup: Read article B and take notes
Discuss sentence patterns
Steinbeck intro
4/6 final summaries; collect books; write summary in class
Word of the Day: perfidious (4/6)integrate (5)
Articles A and B reread and discuss
Homework:Final draft of essays due Tuesday 24th
PE essay drafts due next Thursday 26th
All late work and absent work must be in at the end of day Tuesday, 24th
Sentence Variety pattern: due next class:
Write a one-paragraph story, fiction or nonfiction, any topic
Start sentences like this:
1. start with a prepositional phrase
2.start with an adverb clause
3 Start with an infinitive
4. Put an adjective clause in the sentence
5.Put an appositive in your sentence
6. Start sentence with a participle or participial phrase
7. Use a gerund in the sentence (ing word that is a noun)
These are all different sentences. Each one will be constructed differently according to the instructions.
Discuss sentence patterns
Steinbeck intro
4/6 final summaries; collect books; write summary in class
Word of the Day: perfidious (4/6)integrate (5)
Articles A and B reread and discuss
Homework:Final draft of essays due Tuesday 24th
PE essay drafts due next Thursday 26th
All late work and absent work must be in at the end of day Tuesday, 24th
Sentence Variety pattern: due next class:
Write a one-paragraph story, fiction or nonfiction, any topic
Start sentences like this:
1. start with a prepositional phrase
2.start with an adverb clause
3 Start with an infinitive
4. Put an adjective clause in the sentence
5.Put an appositive in your sentence
6. Start sentence with a participle or participial phrase
7. Use a gerund in the sentence (ing word that is a noun)
These are all different sentences. Each one will be constructed differently according to the instructions.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Warmup- Roots peri (around), ped/pod (foot)
Edit essay drafts
Begin persuasive essay
Word of the Day quiz
New word of the day: ostentatious (4/6), incorporate (5)
Homework:
4 and 6: Finish books and write summary
All: Final draft of essay (typed) or in ink (5th period only) due Feb. 24.
PE essays due on the 26th in English class (drafts only) for editing: They will be worth points and cannot be handed in late. The drafts must be here for editing in English class on the 26th!
Edit essay drafts
Begin persuasive essay
Word of the Day quiz
New word of the day: ostentatious (4/6), incorporate (5)
Homework:
4 and 6: Finish books and write summary
All: Final draft of essay (typed) or in ink (5th period only) due Feb. 24.
PE essays due on the 26th in English class (drafts only) for editing: They will be worth points and cannot be handed in late. The drafts must be here for editing in English class on the 26th!
Friday, Feb. 13
Warmup: Holt Handbook page 383 exercise 9
Word: opulent (4/6), incident and incidence (5)
Review clauses homework
Reports - 4 and 6
Essays (finish draft) events or people who have affected me
Homework: 4 and 6 - reading 9 and summary
Study for Vocab - everyone
4/6: mundane, integrity, intrepid, longevity, nonchalant, opulent
5: fundamental, illustrate, impact, imply and infer, incentive incident and incidence
Word: opulent (4/6), incident and incidence (5)
Review clauses homework
Reports - 4 and 6
Essays (finish draft) events or people who have affected me
Homework: 4 and 6 - reading 9 and summary
Study for Vocab - everyone
4/6: mundane, integrity, intrepid, longevity, nonchalant, opulent
5: fundamental, illustrate, impact, imply and infer, incentive incident and incidence
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