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Monday, 9/16/13

Monday, 9/16/13. Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five Vocabulary DOL Grammar 9/11 Project Work Day (Due Wed.) Reminders 9/11 Project Due: Wednesday The Giver C. 18-23: Thursday The Giver RAFT Due: Friday The Giver Poster Project Due : Friday

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Monday, 9/16/13

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  1. Monday, 9/16/13 Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five Vocabulary DOL Grammar 9/11 Project Work Day (Due Wed.) Reminders 9/11 Project Due: Wednesday The Giver C. 18-23: Thursday The Giver RAFT Due: Friday The Giver Poster Project Due: Friday Target Check: Friday, 9/27

  2. First Five • Monday

  3. Vocabulary • Ephemeral • Ex. When times are difficult, memories of happiness seem ephemeral. • BONUS • Chose the word that completes the following analogy: • ephemeral : lasting :: ethereal : _____________ • A) fleeting • B) mistaken • C) happy • D) earthly • Now use ephemeral in a sentence of your own.

  4. DOL • The abandoned ranch that no one is living in is located in the southern part of boulder Colorado • I think the Rivers in the east is beautiful but mom thinks the ones in the west is most beautiful

  5. Grammar • Adjectives • An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Most adjectives come before the nouns or pronouns they modify. • The soft, cuddly puppy fell asleep in my lap. (before a noun) • Sometimes, adjectives come after the nouns or pronouns. • The puppy, soft and cuddly, fell asleep in my lap. (after a noun) • Some adjectives come after linking verbs. • The puppy is soft and cuddly. (after a linking verb) • Re-write the following sentences so the adjectives come after the noun or linking verb. • 1. The tall green grass needs to be mowed. • 2. The heavy rain washed away all of the pollen. • 3. The child was afraid of the big, scary grizzly bear.

  6. 9/11 Project • This is a work day. Be sure to use your time wisely! • Be prepared to present your project on Wednesday.

  7. Tuesday, 9/17/13 Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five Vocabulary DOL Grammar 9/11 Project Work Day (Due Wed.) Reminders 9/11 Project Due: Wednesday The Giver C. 18-23: Thursday The Giver RAFT Due: Friday Target Check: Friday, 9/27

  8. First Five • Tuesday

  9. Vocabulary • Diligent • Ex. The rescuers were diligent in their efforts to save the museum paintings from the rising floodwaters. • BONUS: Complete the idea web with synonyms and antonyms. DILIGENT Synonyms Antonyms

  10. DOL • The battle of bull run is a Historic even of interest to many Virginians • She dont go to mexico in the summer because its two hot instead she travels to canada

  11. Grammar • More Adjectives • Recall that adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. • Adjectives answer questions such as What kind? Which one(s)? How many? and How much? • Write an adjective on the line before each noun. • 1. _____________ textbooks • 2. _____________ kitten • 3. _____________ bedroom • 4. _____________ desk • 5. _____________ car • 6. _____________ students • 7. _____________ picture • 8. _____________ women • 9. _____________ essay • 10. _____________ lamp

  12. 9/11 Project • This is a work day. Be sure to use your time wisely! • Be prepared to present your project tomorrow.

  13. Wednesday, 9/18/13 Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five Vocabulary DOL Grammar 9/11 Project Presentations Reminders 9/11 Project Due: TODAY The Giver C. 18-23: Thursday The Giver RAFT Due: Friday Target Check: Friday, 9/27

  14. First Five • Wednesday

  15. Vocabulary • Abstain • Ex. During the training, the player had to abstain from eating his favorite foods because he didn’t want to gain any extra weight. • BONUS: Use each of the following forms of abstain in a sentence. • Abstain (vb) • Abstinence (n) • Abstemious (adj.)

  16. DOL • You have to many simple sentences in this paragraph latisha vary your sentences for a better essay • The poem the road not taken is a serious poem written by r frost in the twentieth century

  17. Grammar • Proper and Compound Adjectives • A proper adjective begins with a capital letter and comes from a proper noun. • Examples: French bread, Shakespearean sonnet • A compound adjective contains more than one word. The words may be combined into one word, or they may be joined by a hyphen. • Examples: brand-new car; ten-minute presentation • Circle the proper adjectives, and underline the compound adjectives. • 1. The well-dressed woman ducked into the French bistro. • 2. My father gave me a fifteen-minute lecture about buying American cars. • 3. The child was afraid of the three-headed monster in the movie. • 4. For dessert we’re having Boston cream pie. • 5. The fair-skinned woman wore a long dress and high-heeled shoes.

  18. 9/11 Project Presentations • Be prepared to present your project today. • You will also evaluate your own project, as well as those of others.

  19. Thursday, 9/19/13 Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five Vocabulary DOL Grammar Finish 9/11 Presentations The Giver C. 18-23 Reminders Target Check: Friday 9/27 The Giver RAFT Due TOMORROW

  20. First Five • Thursday

  21. Vocabulary • Remuneration • Ex. I refused to do the boring work asked of me without some form of remuneration. • BONUS: Unscramble the following letters to find synonyms for remuneration. • 1) M E T N A Y P _____________________________ • 2) O E C M P S N A N O I T _____________________________ • 3) E O R C M E P S E N _____________________________ • Now use remuneration in a sentence of your own.

  22. DOL • We divided the science project between the five of us but were not sure well finish in time prof Fontana • Will you lend me eighty five cents to take the bus to somerset park

  23. Grammar • Articles • A, an, and the make up a group of adjectives called articles. • Remember that a comes before words that begin with consonant sounds, and an comes before words that begin with vowel sounds. • Decide which article (a or an) should come before each of the following words. Write the correct article on the line. • 1. ____ flower • 2. ____ orange • 3. ____ hour • 4. ____ beverage • 5. ____ performance • 6. ____ igloo • 7. ____ watch • 8. ____ chain • 9. ____ honor • 10. ____ scientist • 11. ____ adjective • 12. ____ pineapple

  24. The Giver C. 18-23 • Get your final reading guide and join our discussion! • Wrap Up: Turn in your reading guide. • Be prepared to present your RAFT tomorrow. 

  25. Friday, 9/20/13 Good morning! Please remember to get your folder. Agenda First Five DOL, Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz The Giver RAFT Reminders Target Check: Friday 9/27

  26. First Five • Friday

  27. DOL, Vocabulary & Grammar Quiz • You can do it! • When you are finished… • Make sure that you are ready to present your RAFT project today.

  28. The Giver Poster Project • 1st Block • OGs- Symbolism • Narwhal- Theme • Pink Lightning- Setting & Rules • Vikings- Characterization • LOL- Symbolism • 2nd Block • Penguins- Symbolism • AcaAwesomes- Characterization • Zombies- Setting & Rules • Ballers- Theme • Minions- Conflict • Find 10 pieces of evidence to support your topic.

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