Wednesday, February 25, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 48

Fill in the following chart with 20 items total…

                                                Roger                                      Mrs. L.B.W.Jones

DIRECT:

 

INDIRECT:

 

·         Rewrite the following 6 sentences so that the meaning is clear:

1.      He saw the deer using his binoculars.

2.      Walking along the beach, a rock scraped my foot.

3.      Juana only has algebra three days this week.

4.      In a tiny cage at the dog pound, we felt very sorry for the little bulldog.

5.      I saw her make a thrilling slalom run on my cousin’s television set.

6.      The governor agreed to punish every driver who endangers the lives of others without delay. 

·         Open book to page 348 and read “The Necklace” from Literature book (pages 348 – 358) 

·         DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide whether it best fits Madame Loisel, Monsieur Loisel, or Madame Forestier. Write the name of the character the description best fits.

1. A person used to being rich and comfortable with privilege is _________________
2. A considerate person willing to make sacrifices to please someone else  ____________
3. A vain person filled with envy for those who are better off ____________________
4. A person comfortable with his/her station in life_____________________________
5. A self-centered person who thinks little of anyone else’s happiness_____________
6. A person who suggests lying as a way to buy time __________________________
   

·         Work on exam review guide 

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 48

Rehearsal time before recitals

R & J recitals

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

**You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech. ** 

10  points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5    points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20  points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece 

_____total points 

Contentless scenes – with Oscars!

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5: 

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