Bellwork
Tuesday January 15th, 2019 In your comp books on a new sheet of paper on your bellwork side--label the page Parts of Speech Notes
Wednesday January 16th, 2019 Have your comp books ready on the bellwork side, and review what a preposition is in preparation for the bellwork.
Instructions - Get up and walk to/find a Cact-guy or B.S. picture somewhere in the classroom (the images you re looking for are below) - In your journal, write down three different ways to describe where you found either Cact-guy or B.S.. Be sure to utilize prepositions. - For Example: - I found it under the desk. - It was beneath the desk.
Friday January 18th, 2019 Copy down the following sentences and label the parts of speech: 1. Maddie borrowed the camera from her mom. 2. We took pictures of our friends. 3. The batteries died, but we bought more.
Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 Get your comp books out, and--on a new sheet of paper on the bellwork side, label the page Parts of Sentence Notes
Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 A few extra notes on the Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective: Linking verbs serve no other purpose than to link the Predicate N & A to the subject. They actually don t convey action on the part of the subject at all. Some linking verbs have to do with states of being, like am, is, was, were, and will be. Others relate to the five senses: feel, taste, appear, smell, and sound. Now for the Predicate Nominative. It just restates the subject without adding an indirect or direct object to the sentence. You should be able to switch the Predicate Nominative and the Subject, and it still make sense: Sarah was talking to John ------John was talking to Sarah= not a Predicate Nominative because that completely changed the meaning. Sarah is a teacher-----the teacher is Sarah=a Predicate Nominative Another trick is to substitute the verb for the word equals. If it doesn t change the meaning of the sentence, it is a Predicate Nominative.
So, Let s practice: Are the following examples Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective sentences, or neither? Write them in your notebook if they are Predicate N or A, and label the Subject and Predicate N or A in the sentences: Mrs.O Rourke loves to read. Leelu smells like dirt. Mr.Coyle is a secret basketball player. Mrs.O Rourke is a teacher and a student at the same time. The students hate to learn grammar. The posters appear done to me.
Thursday January 24th, 2019 Create at least three different sentences that (between all of them) contain the following: - Subject - Predicate Nominative - Prepositional phrase - Predicate Adjective - Direct Object - Indirect Object - Conjunction - Linking Verb - Action Verb
Friday January 18th, 2019 1. Pick up a notecard from the front of the room. At the top, write Week One: Mini Quiz 2. Put your name in the right-hand corner. 3. Finally, number it 1-3 (skip a line between each number)
Friday January 25th, 2019 1. Pick up a notecard from the front of the room. At the top, write Week One: Mini Quiz 2. Put your name in the right-hand corner. 3. Finally, number it 1-3 (skip a line between each number)
Monday January 28th, 2019 Open your composition books and label the next page on your bellwork side Speed Read 1. When the signal is given, flip your passage over and read as much as you can in the time given.
Speed Read 1 Instructions: Stop reading! Write as much as you can recall from the passage. Summarize everything you can remember on the bellwork side of your composition book.
Answer the following comprehension question from memory: 1. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of: a. A first person narrator who re-creates a story about her parents and the birth of their first child, events which happened before the narrator was born b. a first person narrator who offers insight into characters thoughts and relates actions mainly from a time she was too young to remember c. An omniscient third person narrator who relates the thoughts and actions of several characters d. A limited third person narrator who relates events most closely from the perspective of Nidali
Answer: The best answer is B because the story is narrated by Nidali, who, in telling the story of how she came to get her name, offers perceived insights into her parents thoughts and actions from a time she was too young to remember. First-person narration can be seen by the use of I throughout the passage.
Tuesday January 29th, 2019 Get your journals out, and--on a new sheet of paper--label the page Subject/Verb Agreement Notes
Wednesday January 30th, 2019 In your journal, come up with an example of each of the following (example: 1. Verb screaming ) 1. Verb 6. Verb 2. Verb 7. Verb 3. Noun 8. Noun 4. Verb 9. Noun 5. Noun
Wednesday January 30th, 2019 Fill in the following passage with the nouns and verbs you created, and make corrections where needed to match verbs with the subjects. When I got to school, I (1.) because I was so excited. At school, Mrs. Nagel said welcome back, (2) your (3). She said today we will be (4) pencils, markers, and Cact-guy At lunchtime I ate (5) and (6) chicken tendies. At 3:11, I (7) the Uber and went to my (8). What a great (9)!
Thursday January 31st, 2019 Get your Composition books out and number 1 and 2 on your bellwork side, skipping 5-6 lines between each number.
Thursday January 31st, 2019 1. With a partner, write at least two questions using the subject-verb agreement type given on the slip of paper. Include answer choices for each question. Choose between 2 or 4 answer choices. 2. Use your notes to ensure you are using the subject-verb agreement correctly, and make sure the correct usage is in the answer choices.
Friday February 1st, 2019 1. Pick up a notecard from the front of the room. At the top, write Week Three: Mini Quiz 2. Put your name in the right-hand corner. 3. Finally, number it 1-5 (skip a line between each number)
Monday February 4th, 2019 Open your journals and title your next entry Speed Reading Two.
Monday February 4th, 2019 Now that you ve had a minute to skim the passage, write down everything you remember. This should be general summary of ideas as well as any specific details you remember from the text. Write EVERYTHING you can recall.
Monday February 4th, 2019 1. A similarity between the two passages is that they both: a. examine their topics from a significant distance of time b. Reveal the author s professional background as a way of lending credibility to the text c. Assert that automobiles have contributed little that is worthwhile to society d. Incorporate information about traffic and road conditions into a discussion of automobile design
Monday February 4th, 2019 The best answer is A because passage A focuses on automobiles in San Francisco at the turn of the twentieth century, and passage B focuses on the history of the Ford edsel, which debuted and died around 1960. Both happened a considerable time ago.
Monday February 11th, 2019 Open your journals and title your next entry Speed Reading Three.
Monday February 11th, 2019 Now that you ve had a minute to skim the passage, write down everything you remember. This should be general summary of ideas as well as any specific details you remember from the text. Write EVERYTHING you can recall.
Monday February 11th, 2019 1. The main purpose of the passage is to: a. Describe an artist s most famous painting and the experience that inspired it b. Explore the relationship between the natural world and the fine arts c. Provide an overview of an artist s career an important influences on that artist s work d. Describe the work of artists who epitomized a peculiarly American nineteenth-century world
Monday February 11th, 2019 The best answer is C because this passage explores Homer s development as an artist and the various influences on his work, such as the time he spent in Paris ( the artist spent 10 months in the city, which later proved to have a profound effect on his art lines 11-13)) and his time in Tynemouth ( he found the subject matter that would inspire him most (lines 26-27)).