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Tues day , March 4 , 2014. In My Homework, please write: Finish Choosing the Right Word Ex. 36, p. 421. Tomorrow. Mrs. Herman will only need to see a few students. Regular class for those whose resumes are finished.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 • In My Homework, please write: • Finish Choosing the Right Word • Ex. 36, p. 421
Tomorrow • Mrs. Herman will only need to see a few students. • Regular class for those whose resumes are finished. • Those who go with her will need to look at the PowerPoint and be ready for class on Thursday.
Daily Language Practice • 1. Unquestionable, Paul Revere’s ride was a turning point in American history. (1) • 2. What I mean to say is that no Revolutionary figure deserves lasting fame more than him. (2)
Vocabulary Unit Ten • Practice definitions • Check Synonyms & Antonyms • Begin Choosing the Right Words
Please do now… • 5 words • 5 sentences
Ex. 35, p. 420 • 1. In 1912, twenty companies offered customers electric cars. • 2. The internal-combustion engine gave the electric cars new competition. • 3. Engineers had given automobile makers plans for internal-combustion automobiles. • 4. Owners showed neighbors and friends their automobiles. • 5. However, the automobile often taught the driver and passenger humility.
Ex. 35 continued • 6. Automobile engines often gave owners and drivers problems. • 7. Ever-dependable horses would then give the car and stranded passengers a tow. • 8. The ability of a horse to pull gave the automobile and its engine a new name for its power: “horsepower”! • 9. However, cars driven by steam gave Americans a dependable method of travel. • 10. Stanley Steamers gave drivers the thrill of quick, noisy travel.
Read p. 421 • For ex. 36 • Write the sentences • Underline anyindirect object(s) • Circle any object of preposition
TAS Questions • What can you tell me about Valley Forge? • How can you construct meaning from informational texts?
Sentences. • How can I effectively use them?