Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.
1) Review guide for test on Monday over literary terms studied and short stories.
2) Read "A Sound of Thunder" p. 75 in old literature book.
Homework: Study lesson V and PSAT list # 4 for quiz tomorrow3
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.
1) SSR and log
2) Review of NOUNS and PRONOUNS: Active notetaking for a grade.
PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN: A NOUN is a word that NAMES a person, place, thing, or idea.
Classifications: common, proper; concrete, abstract; compound, collective.
Example: girl, Betty, chair, happiness birthright band
PRONOUN: A PRONOUN is a word that takes the place of a noun or group of nouns.
Classifications: personal, reflective, intensive, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, or indefinite.
Personal Pronouns: Refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). [These are the "gossip" pronouns :)
I, me he, him it they, them
You she, her we, us
Possessive Pronouns These are personal pronouns that show ownership:
my, mine, our ours; your, yours his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns.
Myself, ourselves (first person)
Yourself, yourselves (second person)
Himself, herself, itself, themselves (third person)
Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject of the sentence and function as a complement or as the object of a preposition. Ex.
I am not myself today. (myself is the predicate nominative identifying I)
Cecilia let herself in through a trap door. (Herself is the direct object of let)
The boys chose costumes for themselves. (themselves is the object of the prep. For)
Intensive pronouns add “intensity” and have no grammatical function in the sentence. (The sentence can do fine without them.)
Ray painted the mural himself.
The children dyed the eggs themselves.
Demonstrative pronouns. Used to point out persons or things. (Think of a pointing finger)
this, these that, those
Relative Pronouns: Introduce subordinate clauses.
Who, whom, which, that, whose
Interrogative Pronouns: Are used in questions.
Who? To Whom? For whom?, Which? Whose? What?
Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named.
all everybody no one
another everyone one
any few other
anybody many several
anyone most some
both neither somebody
each nobody someone
either none such
something
1) SSR and log
2) Review of NOUNS and PRONOUNS: Active notetaking for a grade.
PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN: A NOUN is a word that NAMES a person, place, thing, or idea.
Classifications: common, proper; concrete, abstract; compound, collective.
Example: girl, Betty, chair, happiness birthright band
PRONOUN: A PRONOUN is a word that takes the place of a noun or group of nouns.
Classifications: personal, reflective, intensive, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, or indefinite.
Personal Pronouns: Refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). [These are the "gossip" pronouns :)
I, me he, him it they, them
You she, her we, us
Possessive Pronouns These are personal pronouns that show ownership:
my, mine, our ours; your, yours his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns.
Myself, ourselves (first person)
Yourself, yourselves (second person)
Himself, herself, itself, themselves (third person)
Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject of the sentence and function as a complement or as the object of a preposition. Ex.
I am not myself today. (myself is the predicate nominative identifying I)
Cecilia let herself in through a trap door. (Herself is the direct object of let)
The boys chose costumes for themselves. (themselves is the object of the prep. For)
Intensive pronouns add “intensity” and have no grammatical function in the sentence. (The sentence can do fine without them.)
Ray painted the mural himself.
The children dyed the eggs themselves.
Demonstrative pronouns. Used to point out persons or things. (Think of a pointing finger)
this, these that, those
Relative Pronouns: Introduce subordinate clauses.
Who, whom, which, that, whose
Interrogative Pronouns: Are used in questions.
Who? To Whom? For whom?, Which? Whose? What?
Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named.
all everybody no one
another everyone one
any few other
anybody many several
anyone most some
both neither somebody
each nobody someone
either none such
something
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
1) SSR and log
2) PSAT Vocabulary List #4
PSAT Vocab List #4
1. surreptitiously- adv- secretly
2. deliberate (v) - to consider carefully
3. legible- adj- capable of being read
4. arboretum- n- a place where trees are cultivated and studied
5. bevy- n- a group
6. penultimate- adj- next to last
7. morbid- adj- gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
8. gait- n- manner of walking
9. ebullient- adj- exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
10. eloquence- n- fluent and effective speech
11. chide- v- to scold; to express disapproval
12. resolve- v- to conclude; to determine
13. interminable- adj- endless
14. reticent- adj- not speaking freely; reserved
15. peruse- v- to examine closely
Study these words for a quiz on Friday 9/23
3) Introduce Direct and Indirect Characterization, Predicting with Clues from Text, and Foreshadowing.
4) Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" p. 72 in old textbook in classroom. If you are absent, you can access it online by typing the title from Google or another search engine.
1) SSR and log
2) PSAT Vocabulary List #4
PSAT Vocab List #4
1. surreptitiously- adv- secretly
2. deliberate (v) - to consider carefully
3. legible- adj- capable of being read
4. arboretum- n- a place where trees are cultivated and studied
5. bevy- n- a group
6. penultimate- adj- next to last
7. morbid- adj- gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
8. gait- n- manner of walking
9. ebullient- adj- exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
10. eloquence- n- fluent and effective speech
11. chide- v- to scold; to express disapproval
12. resolve- v- to conclude; to determine
13. interminable- adj- endless
14. reticent- adj- not speaking freely; reserved
15. peruse- v- to examine closely
Study these words for a quiz on Friday 9/23
3) Introduce Direct and Indirect Characterization, Predicting with Clues from Text, and Foreshadowing.
4) Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" p. 72 in old textbook in classroom. If you are absent, you can access it online by typing the title from Google or another search engine.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011.
1) SSR
2) Complete reading of "There Will Come Soft Rains." p. 328 in literature book.
Discuss stages of plot , protagonist and antagonist, literary elements of personification, metaphor, and simile.
3) Complete questions 1, 2, 3, and 5, 6 using complete sentences in blue/black ink. Write neatly.
HOMEWORK: Study and make flashcards for words on PSAT List # 3. Quiz Monday, 9/19
1) SSR
2) Complete reading of "There Will Come Soft Rains." p. 328 in literature book.
Discuss stages of plot , protagonist and antagonist, literary elements of personification, metaphor, and simile.
3) Complete questions 1, 2, 3, and 5, 6 using complete sentences in blue/black ink. Write neatly.
HOMEWORK: Study and make flashcards for words on PSAT List # 3. Quiz Monday, 9/19
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
1) SSR and log.
2) Discuss Ray Bradbury and his science fiction (biographical film clip).
3) Read actively "The Pedestrian" annotating and underlining for mood, sensory details, similes, metaphors, and plot (Trace Mr. Mead's walk.)
4) Check/copy/review definitions of PSAT List # 3 words given yesterday. Quiz Friday, 9/16
PSAT Vocab List #3
1. subtle- adj- not obvious; so slight as to be difficult to detect
2. poignant- adj- emotionally moving
3. zealot- n- someone fanatically devoted to a cause
4. vim- n- energy; enthusiasm
5. aversion- n- intense dislike
6. pallor- n- paleness; lack of (facial) color
7. matriculate- v- to enroll as a member of a college or university
8. plaintive- adj- melancholy; expressing sorrow
9. exasperation- n- irritation; aggravation
10. succulent- adj- juicy; full of vitality or freshness
11. behemoth- n- a huge creature
12. conjure- v- to imagine; to summon (as if by magical power)
13. wary- adj- cautious; mistrustful; on guard
14. wayward- adj- erratic; unrestrained; reckless
15. saunter- v- to walk about in a leisurely manner; to stroll
1) SSR and log.
2) Discuss Ray Bradbury and his science fiction (biographical film clip).
3) Read actively "The Pedestrian" annotating and underlining for mood, sensory details, similes, metaphors, and plot (Trace Mr. Mead's walk.)
4) Check/copy/review definitions of PSAT List # 3 words given yesterday. Quiz Friday, 9/16
PSAT Vocab List #3
1. subtle- adj- not obvious; so slight as to be difficult to detect
2. poignant- adj- emotionally moving
3. zealot- n- someone fanatically devoted to a cause
4. vim- n- energy; enthusiasm
5. aversion- n- intense dislike
6. pallor- n- paleness; lack of (facial) color
7. matriculate- v- to enroll as a member of a college or university
8. plaintive- adj- melancholy; expressing sorrow
9. exasperation- n- irritation; aggravation
10. succulent- adj- juicy; full of vitality or freshness
11. behemoth- n- a huge creature
12. conjure- v- to imagine; to summon (as if by magical power)
13. wary- adj- cautious; mistrustful; on guard
14. wayward- adj- erratic; unrestrained; reckless
15. saunter- v- to walk about in a leisurely manner; to stroll
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