Tuesday, October 24 Today’s Objective: 2B Use context to determine or clarify word meaning.

1. Monday, October 23Today I will read Malevolent Ink for pleasure. I will show what my favorite stories are by voting for them. • Using either an iPad or your phone go to http://gtenglish.weebly.com/malevolent-ink.html and read stories. • Please don’t vote until you have read all the stories in a particular category. • You may vote for stories at all grade levels. • Reminder: Bring your JOV book tomorrow.

2. Tuesday, October 24Today’s Objective: 2B Use context to determine or clarify word meaning. • YOU MAY PICK A NEW SEAT! Reminders of new roles. • WU: Fill in a bingo page with words from JOV unit 3, page 18. Extra words: BIBLIOPHILE, CLAUSTROPHOBIA, ACROPHOBIA, MONOMANIA • Intro JOV Unit 3 and play Bingo. • Begin work on assignment, parts CDE. Work alone first and then with a partner. • Closure: multi, uni, poly, mono • HW: JOV Unit 3 due Wednesday.

3. Wednesday, October 25Today’s Objective: Today I will learn to recognize different types of pronouns in order to be able to use them correctly. I will do this by sorting cards by type and by playing a game. • WU: Sort pronoun cards into categories. • Journal – Use one of each type of pronoun; underline them. • Closure: Share two sentences with pronouns in them with a partner. • HW: JOV 3 CDE due tomorrow

4. Personal – These pronouns replace name of specific people and things. • I, me, we, us • You • he, she, him, her • They, them • it

5. Possessive – These pronouns show ownership. • My, mine, our • Your, yours • his, hers • Their, theirs • its • Note: These pronouns do not use apostrophes!

6. Reflexive – These pronouns “flex” your muscles! • myself • yourself • himself, herself • Themselves (theirselves is incorrect) • itself

7. Indefinite– These pronouns do not refer to specific people. • All, some, any, none • Both, many, few, several • Everybody, everything, everyone • No one, nobody, nothing • Somebody, something • Anybody, anything, anyone • each • Either, neither

8. Interrogative– These pronouns are used to ask questions. • Who, whose, whom

10. Thursday, October 26Today’s Objective: Today I will learn about subject and object pronouns so that I may speak and write correctly. I will show this by completing a practice page. • WU: Check JOV • Pronoun Game • Subject & Object Pronouns: video and practice • HW: JOV Unit 3 Quiz Friday

11. Pronoun Case & Sentence Patterns • Nominative Case a.k.a. Subject Case • Used for subjects • Used for predicate nouns S-LV-PN A subject pronoun makes sense at the start of a simple sentence: ____ ran. • Objective Case • Used after action verbs and prepositions S-AV-IO-DO Object pronouns CAN NOT be used at the start of a simple sentence.

12. Friday, October 27Today’s Objective: Today I will learn about the differences between narrative and expository writing so that I may write an expository essay. I will show this by completing a chart. • JOV Quiz 3 • Any questions about subject & object pronouns? • Comparison of two essays: narrative vs. expository • Prompt selection, text structures, & kernel essays. • HW: None

13. Write an essay explaining why it is important to forgive & Write an essay explaining the role music plays in your life. Write an essay explaining how you changed when you entered middle school. Write an essay explaining why people enjoy being scared.