Fri day , May 9, 2014

1. Friday, May 9, 2014 • In My Homework, please write: • Spelling Quiz Unit 14 • Ex. 37, p. 457

2. Daily Language Practice • 1. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on december 10 1830 and lived in the same house until her death in 1886. (2) • 2. She wrote 1,775 poems, but during her lifetime, she only published 7. (2)

3. Vocabulary Unit Fourteen • Practice Spelling • Today is May 9, 2014. • If I can’t read it, it is wrong. • Predict your score.

4. Ex. 36, p. 456 • 1. Because the city was on a hill surrounded by canyons and caverns, its location was very safe. • 2. However, David discovered, when he came to conquer the city with his army, that the Jebusites got their drinking water from a spring outside the city walls. • 3. The water entered the city from tunnels that were built under the city. • 4. David’s nephew, Joab, was able to unlock the city gates at night when he swam through the tunnel. • 5. Because David’s army entered the city unexpectedly, the Jebusites were conquered.

5. Read p. 457 • For ex. 37 • Write the sentences. • Draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb. • Then put parentheses around each subordinate clause.

6. TAS Questions • What can you tell me about canines? • How can you edit sentences?

7. What are the uses of phrases and clauses?