Friday, February 17, 2012.

CP: Period 7

1. View samples of "A Long Walk to Forever" OER and assess own response.

2. Work on phrases and clauses; grade

3. Begin reading I Had Seen Castles

VOCABULARY QUIZ MOVED TO MONDAY 2/20



Academic English 2B Periods 1-5 Friday, February 17, 2012.

1) I Had Seen Castles: Read through pg. 24.

2) Take IHSC Vocabulary Quiz 1 (10 words)

3) Work on comprehension question packet for I Had Seen Castles Complete as many questions as you can. Keep the packet and do not lose it.

Thursday, February 16. 2012.

1) Review of phrases, independent and dependent clauses.

2) A Walk to Forever answer.


Eng. 2B Per. 1-5

Capitalization: Exercises 2-4 pp. 673-677

Begin reading I had Seen Castles


Study words for IHSC vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
CP:
1) Review capitalization rules. Complete Exercises 1, 2, 3, and 4 on pages 668-677.

2) Read "Long Walk to Forever" . Answer question: What is one conflict faced by Newt and Catherine in the story?


English 2B Periods 1-5

1) Review Capitalization:

Elements of Language textbook: pp. 668-670. Read rules and work on Exercise 1. Grade in class.

2) Write final draft of question to "Long Walk to Forever."

3) Review IHSC Vocabulary words for quiz on Friday, 2/17. Write a sentence with each word. Make sure that your sentence shows the meaning of the voc. word.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

1) Complete Elements of Language textbook exercise 8 on page 630: 1-10.

Homework: GUM workbook pp. 87-88


Academic English 2B:

1) Complete Exercise 8 on page 630 begun yesterday.

2) Read "Long Walk to Forever" Answer question in box.

Monday, February 13, 2012. (All classes)

Copy and review rules for hyphen usage. Elements of Language textbook, p. 768-769. Write down rules for hyphens: 25 j, 25 k, 25 l, and all the examples.

Complete Exercise 6 "Hyphenating Words Correctly" 1-10 following example.

Misplaced Clause Modifiers: Copy examples on page 630: Misplaced and Clear and then complete Exercise 8: 1-10: Write down the complete incorrect sentence, bracket the dependent clause, then draw an arrow to the word the dependent clause modifies; then correct this misplaced modifier in a new sentence, drawing the bracket and arrow as well. Skip a line.

Vocabulary Words for Periods 1-5: Look up the definitions for homework:

I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List 1

1. maim v.
2. resonate v.
3. alter v.
4. lament v.
5. swoon v.
6. clairvoyance n.
7. banter n.
8. despicable adj.
9. brazen adj.
10.profound adj.


Vocabulary for CP Per. 7:

I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List : CP


Verbs:
1. maim
2. collapse
3. resonate
4. exhort
5. alter
6. lament
7. swoon

Nouns:

8. clairvoyance
9. jalopy
10. endurance
11. banter
12. reverie
13. destitution

Adjectives:

14. despicable
15. brazen
16. profound
17. insatiable

Friday, February 10, 2012.

1. Farewell to Manzanar Vocabulary Quiz 4

2. Work on "Palindromes" #2 (Retake) in glossy workbook.

Thursday, February 9, 2012.

1) Check Vocabulary Lesson 19.

2) Review grammar.


English 2B Periods 1-5

1) Review prepositional phrases with warm-up

2) Students checked "Ions" on page 23 in workbook to revise for incorrect answers.

3) Check Glossy TAKS exercise "Ions" (Except period 5).

Vocabulary Words for quiz tomorrow:

1. assent v. to agree

2. capitulate: v. to give up
3. desolation: n. abandonment; loneliness
4. guileless: adj. free of deceit or cunning; clueless
5. inaudible: adj. not able to be heard
6. foment: v. to cause to grow; incite Ex. The bad leader fomented a fighting, bickering environment.
7. intangible: adj. not capable if being perceived (felt) by the senses.
8. interim: n. period of time between events
9. overt: adj. obvious; out in the open; not covered/hidden
10. posthumous: adj. occurring after death
11. premonition: n. an inner sense that something bad will happen
12. rapt: adj. deeply absorbed
13. rescind: v. to reverse or cancel
14. subside: v. to sink to a normal level; to lessen in intensity
15. subterranean: adj. underground
Study for Quiz tomorrow!!