Tuesday, February 24, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 47

·         DIRECTIONS: Complete the following...

                           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.

·         When asked to write something that Roger would have said to Mrs. Jones, you wrote, I’m sorry, I’m grateful, why did you help me, the meal was good, I’ll never forget you, is there anything I could do to make this up to you…

a.       But no one said, because of what you did for me, I’m going to pass along that forgiveness to someone else. I want someone else to feel how you made me feel. what you helped me to feel.

·         Reviewed notes from our Literary Terms packet (Direct and Indirect Characterization)

·         Using your book, look through “Thank You, M’am” (Literature book pgs. 134 – 140) and make a chart for the 2 characters that lists 5 direct and 5 indirect characterizations for each. 20 ITEMS TOTAL

·         Take notes on modifiers…

a.       Took notes on Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers (in Writer’s Choice book pgs. 670-671)

b.       Practiced fixing sentences with misplaced and dangling modifiers

c.        Considered the placement of adjectives (handout)

 
ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3

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

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 47 

Review

Answers to Act III’s 15 questions

Act 3 quotations test

Next…

1.      Answer all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total.

2.      With your partner write a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one character from Act 4, Scene 1 (choose either Paris, Friar, or Juliet)

3.      Write another 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for either Juliet or Capulet from Act 4, Scene 2  – 14 sentences total

Memorize your R & J scenes…practice it now for your recital.

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details