Thursday, November 14, 2013

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 51

 

Pick up Exam Review Guide (on center table)

 

·         REVIEW

                          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.

Read (and complete) Placement of Adjectives handout.

 

Discuss chart of 40 (indirect and direct characterization) from Thank You, M’am.

 

If you haven’t already, turn in classwork from yesterday (1 - 17)  - “Thank You, M’am” questions and drawings

 

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