The test will be administered Tuesday, June 11, and Wednesday, June 12.

 

There will be a test on "Medusa's Head" Monday, May 20th.

 

 

Test on "Eleven."

 

Review pages 124-140 of your Holt Handbook.

 

Bring your first and second draft along with any notes you took.  They will be turned in with your final draft.

 

We will be doing peer editing the day the essays are due, so you must bring your finished essay to class if you want to participate and get credit for peer editing.

 

Test on all the Words Often Confused on Monday.

 

This must be turned in on time for full credit.

 

Bring in the cover for your story.  (See the directions on your Plot Map.)

 

Bring in the packet that contains your first and second draft but do not staple them to your final draft.

 

Finish your emblem design and essay if you didn't turn it in Tues. or Wed.

 

Your rough draft should be typed in the size and type font of your choice, but it should be no larger than 14 point font.  If you want to participate in the peer editing, you must have your first draft completed on the day it is due.

 

An example and outline for this assignment was handed out in class.  Use it to help you write your essay.

 

The Choice are Italian, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Hindi, and Native American.

 

Your list should have a minimum of ten words.

 

This draft must be typed.

 

Like the first draft, it should not include your cover.

 

Bring your worksheet with this draft and the first draft along with anything attached to it.

 

I will be reading and grading this draft.  Treat it as your final draft.  It will be worth 100 points and should represent your best work.

 

If you need another copy of the handout you can download it from here.

 

 

 

 

Finish the Analyzing Theme worksheet we started in class last week.  Due Tuesday/Wednesday.

 

We will have a test on commas on Thursday and Friday this week.

 

Exercise 2, #6-10, page 269

Exercise 3, #6-10, page 270

Exercise 4, #6-10, pages 271-272

Exercise 5, #6-10, page 273

Exercise 8, #1-10, page 277

 

Write the sentences.

 

Study your outline on commas over the holiday break.  You will be tested on commas on the Thursday and Friday of the first week that you return from your Thanksgiving Day break.

 

Directions:

1.  Choose two similar subjects to compare and contrast.

2.  Write a topic sentence.

3.  List four or more points that support your topic sentence.

4.  List each point and write several details that support each point.  (This will be your outline.)

5.  Add transition words to your outline and write your final paragraph.

 

1.  Choose a topic

2.  Write a topic sentence

3.  Support your topic sentence with three or more points or reasons.

4.  Support each point or reason with details and evidence (create an outline)

5.  Add transition words

6.  Use your outline to write your paragraph

7.  Give your paragraph a title.

 

Study this week's vocabulary words for the spelling/vocabulary test on Thursday and Friday.

Were there parts of her story that seemed to be fabricated?

 

Write one paragraph in which you answer the questions above. 

 

Your paragraph should have a topic sentence that answers the first question and evidence that supports the position you take in your topic sentence.

 

Your paragraph should be at least a half page long.

 

complexity (n.)

culture (n.)

impact (n.)

resourceful (adj.)

tradition (n.)

 

Example:

 

The qualities of Mary's character that affect the resolution of the conflict in "Ta-Na-E-Ka" are her _______________, _____________, and _______________.

 

Turn in the directions and your rough draft along with your final draft.  Please, do not staple your work.

 

context

variable

element

indicate

benefit

 

The test will include other words given from previous weeks.

 

context (n.)

variable (n.)

element (n.)

indicate (v.)

benefit (v.)

 

audience, audition, auditor, auditory, inaudible

 

Finish reading Chapter 11 of Maroo of the Winter Caves by Monday.

 

There will be a forms of fiction test on Thursday and Friday.

audience (n.),  audition (n.), auditor (n.), auditory (adj.), inaudible (adj.)

 

Know the difference between an independent clause and a subordinate clause and be able to identify these clauses in a sentence.  Understand that you can turn an independent clause into a subordinate clause by adding a subordinating conjuction to the front of it.  Know that a simple sentence has one independent clause and a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.  Know that any sentence that has a subordinate clause is a complex sentence or a compound-complex sentence depending on the number of independent clauses.

 

For more help, study your class notes or refer to pages 89-90 and 96-99 of your Holt Handbook.

 

Your book poster for your summer reading should be done on a separate sheet of paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches.  Use the two pages I gave you in class to help you.  You can download copies of them below. 

 

Be sure to turn in the rubric with a parent signature along with your poster.

(Period 4 will do the worksheet in class on Monday.)

 

You should be done reading Chapter 5 of Maroo of the Winter Caves by Monday.

 

create

identify

define

explain

influence

 

You can download a Word Analysis Chart if you were absent or lost the one I gave you.

 

There will be a vocabulary test on the five words Thursday and Friday of this week.  You will also be given a spelling test on the five words.

 

Analysis

Infer

Interpret

Structure

Factor

 

Continue reading Maroo of the Winter Caves during SSR.

 

Review your Word Analysis Chart.

 

Continue reading Maroo of the Winter Caves during SSR.

 

These handouts will be passed out in class, but you are welcome to download them if you like.

 

 

 

Periods 1, 3 and 5 - due Thursday, 9/6.

Periods 4 and 6 - due Friday, 9/7.