Friday, November 16, 2012

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 52 

Read “The Necklace” from Literature book (pages 348 – 358)

                                                  i.      Discuss

 Took POST TEST

·         REVIEW from yesterday

                                                  i.      What is a word that proves something is written in

·         1^st person

·         2^nd person

·         3^rd person

                                                 ii.      Name 4 school subjects that get capitalized?

                                                iii.      Rewrite, then properly punctuate this sentence:

·       his girlfriend said you’re in big trouble

                                               iv.      How would you properly write out these book titles:

·         the blue moon

·         nutty zombie of terror

                                                 v.      Write a sentence that needs a direction (north, south, east, west) to be capitalized and another sentence that doesn’t need to be capitalized.

                                               vi.      We make words plural by adding –s or –ies to words.

·         List 4 exceptions?

·         How do we make these two words plural?  

a.       “brother-in-law” and “attorney-at-law”

                                              vii.      We add apostrophes to words to show possession.

·         What if a car belongs to both Carol and Sue?

a.       Carol and Sue car got a flat tire.

·         Review AUTHOR’S PURPOSE and Fact vs. opinion

                   

Finish the Practice Exam and Study Guide 

ENGLISH homework: 

Use study guide to review for exam. 

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o   And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

·         Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

 REMINDER: Turn in English books on exam day (if you do not have English Tri 2)