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Shurley Method English

Shurley Method English. Say whaaaat ? English isn’t fun. Oh wait…YES IT IS!.

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Shurley Method English

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  1. Shurley Method English Say whaaaat? English isn’t fun. Oh wait…YES IT IS!

  2. You will learn more than you have in your entire 8 years of English combined. I guarantee it. Ask any of the 8th graders from last year (yes, even the boys), and they will still be able classify any sentence you put in front of them. BOOM! Take that, learning! • Statistics prove that scholars between the ages of 7 and 15 learn best through music. (Hence why even if I haven’t heard that awesome Backstreet Boys or Spice Girl song in a decade, I still can belt out all the words if it comes on the radio. • No more textbook nonsense! English books are boring; I will be the first to admit it. Having you guys read out of the book and then do sentences, and then read from the book, and then do sentences, and then read from the book, and then do sentences… well, you get the idea. It’s monotonous (look it up) and most of you don’t learn from it anyway. This is our chance to break away from the norm and actually learn in English class. Plus, it is one less book you have to shove in your locker. Why would we do such a thing?

  3. For the first part of the series, I am going to introduce several concepts that should already be familiar to you. We will go step-by-step through an easy review method that will make these concepts super easy for you to remember. • I know this is too easy for you, but… • It will help you prepare for the HSPT • It is a nice review to get everyone on the same page • If for some reason you have been in a coma the last 8 years and haven’t learned the basics, here is your chance! Now let’s begin!

  4. Use the word a when the next word begins with a consonant sound. a round mirror • Use the word an when the next word begins with a vowel sound. an oval mirror The teacher gave ______ oral test. The teacher gave ______ written test. He is ______ very good artist. He is ______ artist of landscapes. Landon got ______ uniform shirt for his birthday. A/An Choice

  5. Jingle Time! (Our first one, woo hoo!)

  6. Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same meaning. (boat/ship, quick/fast, raise/lift, flat/level) Antonyms arewords that have the opposite meanings. (dry/wet, weary/fresh, wild/tame, cold/hot) Homonyms are words which sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings. (your/you’re, their/they’re/there, to/too/two) The Nyms earlier, prior ___________ numerous, few ___________ calamity, disaster ___________ gallant, cowardly ___________ integrity, honesty ___________ enmity, hostility ___________

  7. Jason was a member of the student (council, counsel). • Mrs. Green gave her math class extra (council, counsel). • We saw the (capitol, capital) building during our trip to Columbus, Ohio. • I (know, no) that there are (know, no) seats left in the stadium. • (You’re, Your) going to perform tomorrow night at halftime.

  8. Editing Guide: Homonyms-9, Synonyms-4, Antonyms-2, A/An-2, Misspelled Words-2, Missing Words-1 Our smart hiking guide lead us to an course area of grass. Their we saw too quail pertecting they’re nest of eggs. We left them alone and began to search for your large tent. Our short coarse took us threw a swampy area and across an stationary bridge. You’re tent was the forth one we found at the bottum of the shallowditch. Now putting it into use. (Like you will have to for state exams, in your own writing, and in life in general.

  9. Complete Sentences

  10. The Four Kinds of Sentences and the End Mark Flow A declarative sentence makes a statement. It is labeled with a D. Example: I walked my dog yesterday. (Period, statement, declarative sentence) An imperative sentence gives a command. It is labeled with an Imp. Example: Close the door. (Period, command, imperative sentence) An interrogative sentence asks a question. It is labeled with an Int. Example: Do you live here? (Question mark, question, interrogative sentence) An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. It is labeled with an E. Example: The field is on fire! (Exclamation point, strong feeling, exclamatory sentence)

  11. Mr. Butler is a very good computer programmer • Do you want ice cream with your chocolate cake • What an exciting movie that was • Place the magazines on this table before you leave • I went camping in the mountains this summer • The two race cars crashed in the final turn Your Turn

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