2nd Six Weeks

Week 5

   October 31-November 4, 2016

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, October 31  

* Quotable Quotes

* Introduce and explain dialogue rules

* Practice

* Review capitalization with some words that can be titles or just plain common nouns.

* Explain and show the structure of the body paragraph with REEL (reason, explanation, example, link)

 

TUESDAY, November 1

* Quotable Quotes

* Review sentence combining, subject-verb agreement, and other grammar miscellaneous (i.e.,spelling)

WEDNESDAY, November 2

 * Quotable Quotes

* Continue review of  subject-verb agreement,etc. 

    

   THURSDAY, November 3

    *SIX-WEEKS TEST 

   

    FRIDAY,November 4

    * Go over six-weeks test.

 

 

 

  

                                                                        ATTENTION!!!!

                                                 STUDY FOR THE SIX-WEEKS TEST ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3!

2nd Six Weeks

Week 4

   October 24-28, 2016

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, October 24  

A.M.

* Drug-Free Presentation

* Bus Safety Presentation

* Theme: Mix-It-Up Day

P.M.

* Attention grabbers

 

TUESDAY, October 25

* Theme: Hats Off

*Quotable Quotes

*Attention grabbers

* Subject-verb agreement

* PETER PIPER PIZZA: Progress report night 4:00-6:00 P.M.

WEDNESDAY, October 26

 *Theme: Join the Fight:Camouflage

* Quotable Quotes

* Subject-verb agreement

THURSDAY, October 27

*Theme: The Future Is Bright

* Quotable Quotes

* Subject-verb agreement

*Comma rules

*ELECTIONS: Duke and Duchess, Prince and Princess 

 FRIDAY,October 28

  *Theme: Team Up

 * FALL FESTIVAL

 * Movie afternoon

  

  

Attention!!!!

Money for Fall Festival-$5.00

Due Monday, October 24

FALL FESTIVAL

2nd Six Weeks

Week 3

   October 17-21, 2016

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, October 17

*Image Grammar

*Review covered objectives for the mini-assessment. 

TUESDAY, October 18

*Image Grammar

*Mini-assessment

*Pick-up essays for Patriot's Pen.

WEDNESDAY, October 19

 *Region 1 Workshop

* Students practice using WHO and WHOM correctly.

THURSDAY, October 20

*Image Grammar

   * Go over the mini-assessment.

   *  Magnifying: narrowing down a topic

   * Telescoping: staying on topic

   *If time allows, review the expository structure of an essay-the expository house

         - roof: introduction with attention grabbers and the controlling idea

         - body: body paragraphs with their points and supports (explanation, examples from history,                              entertainment,literature, personal experience) 

         - floor: conclusion with insight,rephrasing,summary, abstract-concrete extension

    * Show examples of the attention grabbers.

 FRIDAY,October 21

  *Image Grammar

  *Continue giving examples of each strategy.

  

Attention!!!!

*2nd book report summary is due on October 14; final book report is due on October 21.

* NEW BULLETIN!!!  Patriot's Pen essay is due on Tuesday, October 18th.

2nd Six Weeks

Week 2

   October 10-14, 2016

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, October 10

* Professional Learning Day

TUESDAY, October 11

*Image Grammar

*Go over the sentence combining activity.

* Practice who and whom.

WEDNESDAY, October 12

 *Image Grammar

* Introduce the expository essay and how it is used in the world.

 * Show students the different media where expository is employed.

 * Introduce parts of an expository essay and what they contain.

 * Analogies: gourmet dinner :introduction-appetizer; body- main course; conclusion- dessert

* Brainstorming a topic

THURSDAY, October 13

*Image Grammar

   *  Magnifying: narrowing down a topic

   * Telescoping: staying on topic

   *If time allows, show the expository structure of an essay-the expository house

         - roof: introduction with attention grabbers and the controlling idea

         - body: body paragraphs with their points and supports (explanation, examples from history,                              entertainment,literature, personal experience) 

         - floor: conclusion with insight,rephrasing,summary, abstract-concrete extension

 FRIDAY,October 14

  *Image Grammar

  *Continue giving examples of each strategy.

  

Attention!!!!

2nd book report summary is due on October 14; final book report is due on October 21.

2nd Six Weeks

Week 1

   October 3-7, 2016

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, October 3

* Great Lives, Great Deeds - Abraham Lincoln

* Continue with complex sentences; combine simple sentences into complex ones and vice-versa.

* Diagram simple sentences with adjectives and adverbs.(Note: Sentences with direct objects)

* Diagram sentences with compound subjects and compound predicates.

TUESDAY, October 4

* Great Lives, Great Deeds - Abraham Lincoln

*Continue practicing combining simple sentences into complex ones and vice-versa.

* Complex sentences with relative pronouns who, whom, whose, which, that

* Convert the above complex sentences into simple ones with appositives and direct address.

* Diagram simple sentences with phrases acting as adjectival or adverbial phrases.

WEDNESDAY, October 5

*Great Lives, Great Deeds - Abraham Lincoln

* Practice the above both conversions and diagramming.

   * Introduce expository essay and genres that use the same as the medium, e.g. essays, articles, news

      reports, memos, textbook information, etc.

    * Explain what it does: give information and/or explain something.

THURSDAY, October 6

 *Great Lives, Great Deeds - Abraham Lincoln

 * Introduce parts of an expository essay and what they contain.

 * Analogies: gourmet dinner :introduction-appetizer; body- main course; conclusion- dessert

 * Brainstorming a topic

  

 FRIDAY,October 7

  *Great Lives, Great Deeds - Abraham Lincoln

  * Magnifying: narrowing down a topic

  * Telescoping: staying on topic

  *If time allows, show the expository structure of an essay-the expository house

         - roof: introduction with attention grabbers and the controlling idea

         - body: body paragraphs with their points and supports (explanation, examples from history,                              entertainment,literature, personal experience) 

         - floor: conclusion with insight,rephrasing,summary, abstract-concrete extension

Attention!!!!

2nd book report summary is due on October 14; final book report is due on October 21.

  

Basic Sentence Parts and Patterns

1. Simple subject and predicate
        Samson slept.
       
2. Understood subject (for commands, directives)
        Sit!
       
3. Questions
   

   Where are you going?	What were you reading this morning?
   Whose bike were you using?	May I postpone this assignment?

   
   
4. Compound predicate
        The cat howled and scratched ferociously.
       
5. Compound subject and compound predicate
        Juanita and Celso worked hard and then rested.
       
6. Three subjects
        Juanita, Federica, and Celso are working.
       
7. Direct object
        Tashonda sent e-mail.
       
8. Compound direct objects
        Tashonda sent cards and letters.
       
9. Three direct objects
        Tashonda sent e-mail, cards, and letters.
       
10. Compound predicate with direct objects
         Joselyn cooked breakfast and ate it.
        
11. Compound predicate with one direct object
         Samantha proofreads and edits her essays.
        
12. Indirect object
         Mrs. Doubtfire gave the children homework.
        
13. Compound indirect objects
         Mrs. Doubtfire gave Tabitha and Samantha quizzes.
        
14. Predicate noun
         John Calhoun is a coach.
        
15. Objective complement
         Johnny painted his old jalopy purple.
        The club elected Tashonda [as its] president.
        
    
16. Reflexive Pronouns
         [as direct object] José cut himself.
    [as indirect object] Mr. Edwards gave himself a raise.
    [as object of a preposition] She cared only for herself.
        
    
17. Intensive Pronoun
         I myself prefer basketball.
    [or] I prefer basketball myself.
        
    
18. Appositive
         John Calhoun, the coach, yelled at the referees.
        
19. Direct address
         Heitor, address the class now.
        
20. Interjection
         Man, that hurt!
        
21. Adjective
         Athletic moves excite the crowd.
        
22. Compound adjectives
         The little old lady hit the tall and distinguished gentleman.
        
23. Predicate adjective
         Samson was powerful.
        
24. Compound predicate adjectives
         Samson was powerful but gullible.
        
25. Comparative adjective
         Joanna is considerably taller than her brother [is].
        
26. Adverb
         Dogsbreath works quickly.
        
27. Adverbs modifying other adverbs
         A very friendly dog wags its tail quite often.
        
28. Compound adverbs
         Dr. Turveydrop waited patiently and quietly at the door.
        
29. Prepositional phrase
         Charles is working in the garden.
        
        
    
30. Prepositional phrase modifying another prepositional phrase
         Charles is working in the garden by the river.
        
31. Preposition with compound objects
         The thought of getting up and working is alarming.
        
32. Prepositional phrase modifying an adverb
         Tashonda does her best work early during the semester.
        
33. Prepositional phrase as subjective complement
         She felt under the weather.
        
34. Participle
         The crumbling bridge must be repaired.
        
35. Participial phrase
         The screaming crowd watched the bridge falling into the river.
        
36. Gerund
         Working hard can be profitable.
        
37. Gerund phrase acting as object
         Terminata hates eating broccoli.
        
38. Gerund phrase as object of a preposition
         Wolfson wrote a book about playing basketball.
        
39. Infinitive as noun (subject & predicate)
         To know him is to love him.
        
40. Infinitive acting as adjective
         His decision to leave early was unfortunate.
        
41. Infinitive acting as adverb
         He is determined to work hard.
        
42. Infinitive as direct object
         The Eagles slowly began to climb the national rankings.
        
43. Infinitive phrase as object of preposition
         Pedrito had no choice except to run away.
        
44. Infinitive phrase as objective complement
         Mom wanted me to do the dishes.
        
45. Infinitive phrase as appositive
         It was a mistake to elect William president.
        
46. Causative Verb
         Professor Villa made her students read four novels.
        
47. Expletive Construction
         There are never enough hot dogs at the annual picnic.
        
    There is no one working with Albert.
        
48. Absolute Construction
         To tell the truth, I do not remember meeting her.
        
49. Correlative Conjunction
         Either we wash the walls, or we paint them.
        
50. Passive Verbs
         The burglar was shot.
        Mary was awarded the Smith Case.
        
    Turveydrop was named chairman while he was out of the room.
        
    

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