Wednesday, October 15

Warmup
Review homework:  finish verbs - helping, transitive and intransitive
Outsiders Chapter 4
Word of the Day: compliment/;complement (5), conformist (4/6)

Homework: Write a summary of Chapter 4

Friday, October 10

Warmup: Roots biblio (book), bio (life), cent (100), chrono (time)
Vocabulary Quiz 3
Discuss chapter 3 and characterizations
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives review
Word: compensate (5), condescending (4/6)
Start Verbs: action versus linking
Homework: verbs - Hole handbook page 49 exercise 4 1-10, Write the verb in the sentence and write whether it is action or linking.

Book Projects Due October 25

Wednesday, October 8

*Warmup: Adjectives
Share paragraphs
Discuss intros and conclusions
Direct and indirect characterization discussion, Outsiders
*Words of the Day: commence (5), collaborate (4/6)

*Homework: Read Chapter 3 in The Outsiders and write down (copy straight from the book)three examples of characterization in Chapter 3. Use three different characters. Tell who is being characterized in each example.( Periods 4 and 6: use examples of indirect characterization only.) Please put the page number where each passage or quote comes from.

*Study Vocabulary Words for Quiz!!!

*these items need to be made up if you are absent.

Vocabulary Words for quiz -

4/6
collaborate
circuitous
censure
camaraderie
benevolent

5
commence
coherent
cite/site
category
benefit