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English: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

English: Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Handouts: * Grammar #59 (Word Usage, Part 2, beside to chose )

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English: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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  1. English: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Handouts: * Grammar #59 (Word Usage, Part 2, besideto chose) Homework: * Grammar #59 (Word Usage, Part 2, beside to chose) * Select your “best” writing piece: Make corrections, do a print out and illustration, then save that writing piece to the “S” drive (Donohue, Best Piece folder, Eng 6-__)Save as: LastName_FirstName_Best_PieceDue next Monday, April 15 Assignments due: * Grammar #58 (Word Usage, Part 1, accept to a lot)

  2. Lesson Goal: Learn about correct word usage. Outcomes: Be able to . . . Identify threepairs of word that are commonly misused for each other. Apply the correct word usage in any given sentence. Determine which words are in error and which are used correctly in any given sentence.

  3. Starter #1: Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page. In the upper right hand corner, write the following: Wed., April 10, 2013 QW #50: Another Interview If you had a chance to interview someone in Louisville about her/his job, who would you want to interview? Begin by writing down the type of job or occupation. Then write down the name of the person you would like to interview and the questions you would most like to ask. Remember to write in complete sentences, avoiding fragments and run-ons. If you are not sure how to spell a certain word, just sound it out and circle it.

  4. Starter #2: Yesterday we began a new unit in grammar, one that targets the most common mistakes made in word usage when choosing between two words that sound alike or are similar. Today we are going to continue with three new pairs. . . . beside means “next to” The ducklings waddled beside their mother. besides means “in addition to” Besides the goldfish, we have only one pet.

  5. Starter #3: The second two words are . . . between Use between for two people, things, or groups The pizza place is between the laundromat and the drug store. among Use among for three or more people, things, or groups A little boy was among those hurt in the accident.

  6. Starter #4: The third two words are . . . choose means “to select” Harriet didn’t know which drink to choose. chose means “already selected” (past tense of choose) Yesterday the kitten chose the ball of string to play with.

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