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| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments |
Revised:
Jan. 16, 2007 |
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| [First
Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of October 23 to 27 (Beginning of Second Quarter) |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (ceasefire to colleague).
Begin grammar unit: Parts of Speech, chpt. 12. Diagnostic test,
pp. 341-2. Review nouns.
Hmwk: ex. 1 & 2. |
| Tues |
Journal
#20 (group writing). Go over hmwk in class. Review compound nouns.
Ex. 3 aloud in class.
Hmwk: read "The Pronoun," pp. 345-348. Do ex. 4. |
| Thurs |
Collect
hwmk. Journal #21 (Upcoming events: Volleyball Tournament, WOPAM,
Halloween). Circle nouns in your journal entry for today. Put boxes
around pronouns. File journal entry in English notebooks. Noun
& Pronoun Scavenger Hunt in pairs (or singly).
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (ceasefire to colleague). Continue with Noun
& Pronoun Scavenger Hunt.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 30 to November 3 |
| Mon |
Class
discussion with Mr. Aldred (Mrs. Dibben gone). No hmwk. |
| Tues |
In gym (Mrs.
Dibben gone). No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Answer questions
about Noun
& Pronoun Scavenger Hunt and collect sheets. Intro adjectives.
Read pp. 349 to 352. Ex. 6 & 7 orally in class.
Hmwk: Writing assignment, p. 353. |
| Fri |
Share
and collect hmwk sentences. Review ex. A.
No hwmk. |
| Week
of November 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (complaint to congressional).
Go over Rev. ex. A.
Hmwk: study for nouns, pronouns, adjectives quiz. |
| Tues |
Journal
#22 (Ideal dinner party). Quiz on nouns, pronouns, adjectives.
No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#23 (Travel: real and/or imaginary). Intro action verbs: transitive
and intransitive. Notes on board. Ex. 8 & 9. Write transitive-verb
sentences using 10 subjects dictated in class.
Hmwk: complete transitive-verb sentences using subjects dictated
in class. |
| Fri |
Due:
transitive-verb sentences using subjects dictated in class yesterday.
Journal #24 (customize a song). Spelling
quiz (complaint to congressional). Go over sentences
from yesterday. No hwmk. |
| Week
of November 13 to 17 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (connection to controversial).
Journal #25 (weather). Review of transitive and intransitive verbs.
In-class activity: list of verbs on board. With a partner, decide
whether each is v.t., v.i., or can be both. Write sample sentences
to support your decision.
Hmwk: complete in-class activity. |
| Tues |
Journal
#26 (holiday plans). Discuss sentences from yesterday's activity.
Intro linking verbs. Notes on board. Ex. 10 aloud in class.
Hmwk: Ex. 11 & 12, pp. 357-8. |
| Thurs |
Due:
Ex. 11 & 12, pp. 357-8. Journal #27 (holiday journal drawing).
Share sentences in class. Intro verb phrases. Notes on board. "Action,
Linking, Helping: What's the Difference???" handout.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. Complete "Action, Linking,
Helping: What's the Difference???" handout. Due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due:
"Action, Linking, Helping:
What's the Difference???" handout. Spelling
quiz (connection to controversial). Go over handout.
No hmwk. |
| November
20 to 24 (Thanksgiving Vacation) |
| Week
of November 27 to December 1 |
| Mon |
Words
You Should Already Know How to Spell. Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (conversation to crystal).
Review of adverbs. Do ex. 14 aloud. Work on ex. 15.
Hmwk: ex. 16. Due Tues. |
| Tues |
Due:
ex. 16. Journal #28 (Continue: "All I want for Christmas is
. . . "). Go over homework, ex. 16. Do ex. 17 aloud. In pairs
(each student writing his/her own answers) do ex. 18 & 19.
Hmwk: finish ex. 18 & 19. Do rev. ex. b, p. 366. (All
three exercises can go on the same sheet of paper.) |
| Thurs |
Due:
ex. 18, 19, & rev. ex. b. Journal #29 (Drawing journal or begin
a story.) Go over hwmk. Review
nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (conversation to crystal). Continue parts
of speech review started yesterday. Due at end of class. |
| Week
of December 4 to 8 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (cue to demonstration).
Intro prepositions. Prep notes on board. Do ex. 20. Preposition
worksheet.
Hmwk: Complete Preposition
worksheet. [Preposition
Desert: an online drill] |
| Tues |
Go
over Preposition worksheet.
Review conjunctions. Do ex. 21 aloud. Review interjections. Do ex.
22 and Posttest 2.
Hmwk: complete ex. 22 and Posttest 2. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs |
[Short
class period for music rehearsals] Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Due:
ex. 22 and Posttest 2. Spelling
quiz (cue to demonstration). Go over Posttest
2 sentences. Continue with Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test.
No hmwk (unless you would like to continue your test preparation
over the weekend.) |
| Week
of December 11 to 15 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (deposit to discount).
Continue with Review Questions
for Parts of Speech Test.
Hmwk: complete Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test. (The review must be COMPLETE
at the beginning of class tomorrow.) |
| Tues |
Due: review must be
COMPLETE at the beginning of class. Journal #30 (Christmas wishes
for your family, friends, self). Go over Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test in class.
Hmwk: Prepare for Parts of Speech Test (Thurs).
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| Thurs |
Test:
Chpt. 12, Parts of Speech.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (deposit to discount). Read aloud: The
Tailor of Gloucester. No hmwk. Have a great Christmas! |
| December
18 to January 3 (Christmas Break) |
| Week
of January 4 to 5 |
| Thurs |
Journal #31 (Happy New
Year!). Visual review of parts of speech. Create a visual to help
you and someone else better understand how one part of speech works
in a sentence. How does your part of speech function? Due:
beginning of class Friday.
Hmwk: complete part-of-speech visual. Due tomorrow at the
beginning of class. |
| Fri |
Due:
part-of-speech visual. Journal #32 (Over vacation, did you read
a good book, see an interesting movie, do something amazing for
someone else?) On the back of your visual (or on a separate piece
of paper) write five sentences suggested by your visual. Underline
your part of speech in each sentence. Share with someone who worked
on a different part of speech. Drill with a partner on the Words
You Should Already Know How to Spell. No
hmwk. |
| Week
of January 8 to 12 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words for quiz on Friday (distribution to embassy).
Journal #33 (Mid-winter break). Begin Chpt. 13, "Parts of the
Sentence." Do ex. 1, 2, & 3 aloud in class. (Reserve diagnostic
tests for review.) Do ex. 4 on paper. Due by end of class. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Journal
#34. Do ex. 6 and Rev. A, pp. 383-4. Due by end of class. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Review
subjects and predicates. Do ex. 3
& 5 worksheet. Do ex. 7 (on back of worksheet). Due by end
of class.
Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (distribution to embassy). Journal #35 (IF
it had snowed . . .). Make components for subject/predicate activity
for Tues. (Draw vertical line on notebook paper. Head first column
Subjects. Head second column Predicates. Write ten
complete subjects of four words or longer in the left column. Write
ten complete predicates of five words or longer in the right column.
Cut out subjects and predicates separately. Store in envelope with
your name on the outside.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 15 to 19 (End of Second Quarter and First Semester) |
| Mon |
M.
L. King Day: No School |
| Tues |
Subject/predicate
activity: Match your subjects and predicates up with other people's
subjects and predicates to make complete (and funny?) sentences.
Write down ten new sentences. Review for Parts of the Sentence quiz/test. |
| Thurs |
English
9 Exam: 10:45 to 12:15 (This will be a longish quiz over what we've
covered so far in the Parts of the Sentence chapter.) |