Wednesday, Sept. 30
Grammar review: Pronouns: Copy charts from board:
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns:
Copy Definition:
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentences and functions as a complement or as an object of a preposition.
An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent and has no grammatical function in the sentence.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronoun Chart
1st. Person: myself, ourselves
2nd. Person: yourself, yourselves
3rd. Person: himself, herself, itself, themselves
Relative Pronouns:
that, which, who, whom, whose
Copy definition:
A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (relative) clause.
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
Independent practice: Work on pp. 5 - 6 in GUM workbook.
Note: "The Pedestrian" pr0jects were collected today. The map must be colored and labeled. The song must be typed and have a chorus. You can type and print it in the library.
Note: "Student pictures were distributed today.
Homework reminder. Complete Vocabulary Lessons IX and X (9&10) in workbook. Due tomorrow at the beginning of class. Read Lord of the Flies Ch. 12.
Also, Per. 5 & 6: Be sure you have your binder organized and grammar notes in order.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, Sept. 25
1. PRONOUNS QUIZ: Personal, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative,interrogative, indefinite, and relative. (1-7) Grade your own to check for understanding.
2. Review study guide.
3. Vocabulary Quiz VII & VIII.
4. Read "Searching for Summer" pg. 31.
STUDY FOR CYCLE I TEST TUES 9/29:
1. Ray Bradbury film notes or read LOL pp. 67-702.
2. Plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
3. Character: round and flat; static and dynamic; protagonist and antagonist
4. Other Literary Elements: setting, theme, point of view [1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient]
foreshadowing, personification, simile, metaphor, sensory details.
5. Stories: Re-read or study notes on "Harrison Bergeron," "A Sound of Thunder,"
"There Will Come Soft Rains," "The Pedestrian," and "Searching for Summer."
1. PRONOUNS QUIZ: Personal, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative,interrogative, indefinite, and relative. (1-7) Grade your own to check for understanding.
2. Review study guide.
3. Vocabulary Quiz VII & VIII.
4. Read "Searching for Summer" pg. 31.
STUDY FOR CYCLE I TEST TUES 9/29:
1. Ray Bradbury film notes or read LOL pp. 67-702.
2. Plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
3. Character: round and flat; static and dynamic; protagonist and antagonist
4. Other Literary Elements: setting, theme, point of view [1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient]
foreshadowing, personification, simile, metaphor, sensory details.
5. Stories: Re-read or study notes on "Harrison Bergeron," "A Sound of Thunder,"
"There Will Come Soft Rains," "The Pedestrian," and "Searching for Summer."
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thursday, Sept. 24
1. Reviewed and checked Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII. Quiz grade will be homework grade, so study hard!
2. Checked homework GUM workbook pg. 5: Personal, Intensive, and Reflexive pronouns.
3. Removed GUM workbook pp. 63-65; 75-77. Prepositions/prepositional phrases, participles/participial phrases, and appositives/appositive phrases.
Worked in class on GUM book pg. 19;
Worked in class on GUM book pp. 63-65 Participles-Participial phrases
Worked in class on GUM book pp. 75-77 Appositives-Appositive phrases
4. Passed out Lord of the Flies Study and Discussion Questions handout.
HOMEWORK: Complete the GUM pages we did not finish in class as independent practice.
Study for quiz tomorrow 9/25: Lessons VII & VIII.
Read Lord of the Flies or catch up over the weekend.
1. Reviewed and checked Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII. Quiz grade will be homework grade, so study hard!
2. Checked homework GUM workbook pg. 5: Personal, Intensive, and Reflexive pronouns.
3. Removed GUM workbook pp. 63-65; 75-77. Prepositions/prepositional phrases, participles/participial phrases, and appositives/appositive phrases.
Worked in class on GUM book pg. 19;
Worked in class on GUM book pp. 63-65 Participles-Participial phrases
Worked in class on GUM book pp. 75-77 Appositives-Appositive phrases
4. Passed out Lord of the Flies Study and Discussion Questions handout.
HOMEWORK: Complete the GUM pages we did not finish in class as independent practice.
Study for quiz tomorrow 9/25: Lessons VII & VIII.
Read Lord of the Flies or catch up over the weekend.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 23
1. Grammar: Copy two charts in E.O.L. book pg. 409: "Personal Pronouns" [aqua chart]and "Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns" [purple chart]. Copy definitions of each category.
Take notes of samples on the board:
Reflexive Pronouns (needed in sentence)
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentence and functions as a complement OR as an object of a prepostion.
a. Functions as a complement [predicate nominative or direct object].
Predicate nominative: I am not myself.
Direct Object: Cecilia helped herself.
b. Functions as the object of a preposition:
Charles and Brett chose costumes [for themselves.]
Intensive Pronouns (not needed in sentence)
An intensive pronoun emphasizes (intensifies) its antecedent and has no grammatical function in the sentence. (not needed in sentence).
Examples:
Ray painted the mural himself.
The childresn dyed the eggs themselves.
["himself" and "themselves" can be ommitted and the sentence still makes sense.]
Trick: Reflexive: You NEED reflexes when driving.
Intensive: Only adds intensity or emphasis; you DON'T NEED it.
PRACTICE FOR HOMEWORK: Complete GUM Workbook pg. 5
2. Reviewed MOOD with words and phrases from "The Pedestrian" pp. 96-100:
misty evening, frosty air, alones, dark windows, graveyard, gray phantoms, tomblike, windless...wintry desert, dry riverbeds, tombs, people sat like the dead, gray, silent, no sound, no motion, chill November night.
3. Reviewed details in "The Pedestrian" with five questions.
4. Explained PROJECT for "The Pedestrian": Due Tuesday, Sept. 29
Choose ONE:
1. Draw a map of Mr. Mead's walk. Use details from the text to draw the route Mr. Mead takes on his walk. Make sure you include a compass, the cloverleaf intersection, the dark houses, Mr. Mead's lighted house, the police car turning the corner, the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies, etc. (Sloppy work on lined paper will not be accepted.)
OR
2. Write a song that summarizes how Mr. Mead feels about the world in which he lives. You may want to use some phrases or words from the narrative to help you put Mr. Mead's feelings into words. Type the song. Include a refrain/chorus.
5. Began introduction to "Searching for Summer" LOL pg. 30.
Analyzed the painting on pg. 31.
6. Began reading "Searching for Summer" on pg. 32.
REMINDER:
Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII are due tomorrow.
Read Ch. 7 in Lord of the Flies
GUM Workbook pg. 5 "Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns."
1. Grammar: Copy two charts in E.O.L. book pg. 409: "Personal Pronouns" [aqua chart]and "Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns" [purple chart]. Copy definitions of each category.
Take notes of samples on the board:
Reflexive Pronouns (needed in sentence)
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentence and functions as a complement OR as an object of a prepostion.
a. Functions as a complement [predicate nominative or direct object].
Predicate nominative: I am not myself.
Direct Object: Cecilia helped herself.
b. Functions as the object of a preposition:
Charles and Brett chose costumes [for themselves.]
Intensive Pronouns (not needed in sentence)
An intensive pronoun emphasizes (intensifies) its antecedent and has no grammatical function in the sentence. (not needed in sentence).
Examples:
Ray painted the mural himself.
The childresn dyed the eggs themselves.
["himself" and "themselves" can be ommitted and the sentence still makes sense.]
Trick: Reflexive: You NEED reflexes when driving.
Intensive: Only adds intensity or emphasis; you DON'T NEED it.
PRACTICE FOR HOMEWORK: Complete GUM Workbook pg. 5
2. Reviewed MOOD with words and phrases from "The Pedestrian" pp. 96-100:
misty evening, frosty air, alones, dark windows, graveyard, gray phantoms, tomblike, windless...wintry desert, dry riverbeds, tombs, people sat like the dead, gray, silent, no sound, no motion, chill November night.
3. Reviewed details in "The Pedestrian" with five questions.
4. Explained PROJECT for "The Pedestrian": Due Tuesday, Sept. 29
Choose ONE:
1. Draw a map of Mr. Mead's walk. Use details from the text to draw the route Mr. Mead takes on his walk. Make sure you include a compass, the cloverleaf intersection, the dark houses, Mr. Mead's lighted house, the police car turning the corner, the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies, etc. (Sloppy work on lined paper will not be accepted.)
OR
2. Write a song that summarizes how Mr. Mead feels about the world in which he lives. You may want to use some phrases or words from the narrative to help you put Mr. Mead's feelings into words. Type the song. Include a refrain/chorus.
5. Began introduction to "Searching for Summer" LOL pg. 30.
Analyzed the painting on pg. 31.
6. Began reading "Searching for Summer" on pg. 32.
REMINDER:
Vocabulary Lessons VII and VIII are due tomorrow.
Read Ch. 7 in Lord of the Flies
GUM Workbook pg. 5 "Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns."
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, Sept. 22
1. Notes on "There Will Come Soft Rains" pg. 87 in LOL book.
2. TWCSR Comprehension Questions Quiz 1-5; use notes and turn in.
3. Intro to "The Pedestrian" LOL book pg. 95; Read "The Pedestrian" pg. 96.
4. Google image "cloverleaf intersection" for homework. Make sure you know what it looks like.
5. Collected homework: Metaphors, similes, personification chart.
6. Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, Ch. 6
1. Notes on "There Will Come Soft Rains" pg. 87 in LOL book.
2. TWCSR Comprehension Questions Quiz 1-5; use notes and turn in.
3. Intro to "The Pedestrian" LOL book pg. 95; Read "The Pedestrian" pg. 96.
4. Google image "cloverleaf intersection" for homework. Make sure you know what it looks like.
5. Collected homework: Metaphors, similes, personification chart.
6. Homework: Read Lord of the Flies, Ch. 6
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