Tuesday, January 4
Happy New Year 2011!
English 2B Expectations: Copy these on a sheet of paper.
1. I must arrive on time and be in my seat ready to learn at the ring of the bell. If I have an assignment to turn in, I need to have it ready on my desk, not in my backpack. If I am tardy, I need to obtain my tardy slip before coming to class.
2. While in class, I need to be respectful and on task at ALL TIMES. Petty talk and talking across the room even in a low volume during class is unacceptable.
3. I have a right to my opinion, but I am expected to keep it to myself unless I am asked by my teacher to share it.
4. When I respond to questions in writing, I must NOT begin with a pronoun (He, she, it, they, you) , "that," "to," "because," or any other subordinate conjunction. I will use complete sentences which restate the question.
5. I am expected to avoid being loud or disorderly when entering the classroom.
6. I am expected to be careful with the following homonyms:
their- belonging to them
there- in that place
they're- they are
your - belonging to you
you're - you are
its - belonging to it
it's - it is
too - also, very (degree)
7. I will avoid using the following words in my formal writing: things, stuff, alot of, freaked out, sucks, sucked.
Composition: Title: "My Resolutions for 2011"
Write a one page composition about this topic with three detailed 10th grade level paragraphs elaborating on:
1) Your goal(s),
2) Why these goals are important, and
3) Your specific plan for accomplishing these goals.
Please ask for handout when you return.
Bring completed Vocabulary lesson XVI pp. 27-29 in Manter Hall workbook. Don't forget to write out definitions and a sentence [that shows the meaning of the word] for each word.
Add the following words to the words from lesson 16:
Vocabulary for this week: Words "From Night"
1. din (N) a jumble of loud noises
2. emaciated (adj) extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation
3. interminable (adj) endless, or seemingly endless
4. notorious (adj) having a widely known, usually very bad reputation; infamous
5. stature (N) a person's height
6. reprieve (N) the delay of punishment; the state of giving relief from an execution
7. feeble (adj) weak
8. ration (N) a food allowance for one day
9. meager (adj) deficient in quality or quantity; very little in amount
10.inheritance (N) something passed down from one generation to the next
11.torment (verb) to cause severe suffering; to torture
Quiz on Lesson XVI and words from the Night list: Friday 1/7
2. Read article "Fighting with Parents" respond with one page reflection. See handout.
Complete the two writing assignments and bring tomorrow, Wed. 1/5
3. Browse, search, ask your friends, or go to the library to find a novel (fiction) of your choice 300+ pages. You will be reading and completing a project over this novel.
