Tuesday, May 31st

Today I gave you a couple of things to help you review.
Active/passive voice

http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Active%20passive%20voice.htm

Indirect/Direct Objects

http://www.cardinalhayes.org/ourpages/auto/2006/8/22/1156300618492/Direct%20and%20Indirect%20Objects%20Worksheets.pdf

 

I will not be in tomorrow because I have to attend my aunt's funeral.  Mr. Padesky will be there to do the following:

1. Collect your 3x5 card.  THIS MUST BE HANDED IN.  Failure to hand it in means you will not be able to use one on the test.  Remember: IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING and NO VOCABULARY WORDS from the VOCAB BOOK!
2. Correct/Collect these worksheets from you.
3. Monitor a study hall for the remainder of the class period.  Bring study guides/books/whatever you need to study for English or any class you choose.  Mr. P. will be carefully noting students who do not take this academic time seriously.  Your grade will take a hit if you are not studious.  

Thank you in advance for being well-behaved and excellent students while I am gone.  I appreciate knowing that I can be with my family during this time knowing you are all getting ready to stomp those finals!

See you Thursday!

Contact me via email if you have any questions!

Wednesday, MAY 25th

Today we corrected the last assignment of the verb packet and I collected all of your work.

Next I told you that on the final exam your vocabulary questions would be pulled from Units 4, 5, & 6.
With that I assigned some vocabulary review to help get you started on your quest to review for the exam!

However, I am at home typing this entry and realized I did not bring my book home.  If you have a question about the page numbers I assigned, call and ask a friend!  The vocabulary is due tomorrow!

I have correctly re-posted an UPDATED version of the final exam review.  You can make a 3x5 card with information on it BUT YOU MAY NOT write anything related to the Vocabulary words from the Vocabulary Book.

May 24th----TUESDAY!

Today we corrected page 44 Vocabulary and Active/Passive Verbs from Monday.

Next you read/took notes on Subject/Verb agreements.

Homework:
S/V Agreement Part I: (exe. 1 & 2 answers only, exe. 3 rewrite the new sentence---only use correct once)
S/V Agreement Part 2: (exe. 1 answers only, exe. 2 rewrite the new sentence---only use correct once)
Vocabulary Page 173 rewrite new sentence ( only use correct once)

P.S.  I posted the Final Exam Review on EDLINE!! :)

Monday, May 23rd

Today we corrected the Intransitive/transitive verb work.  I also collected your chart from last Tuesday.

Next you read about active and passive verbs and took some notes.  We discussed the notes and did a few examples together.

Homework (DUE TOMORROW):
4.3 Active and Passive Verbs (Exe. 1 answers only, exe. 2 rewrite the new sentence)
Vocabulary Page 44---run-ons and fragments

Wednesday, May 18th

Today we corrected the vocabulary and the worksheet from Monday.
Next you took notes on transitive and intransitive verbs.  We did a few together.


Homework:

• Page 366 Exercise 1 & 2 (not #3 or 14 in exercise 2).  DUE MONDAY
• Graph from Tuesday is DUE MONDAY
• Vocabulary Unit 8 TEST THURSDAY (TOMORROW!)

Tuesday, May 17th

Today we began by taking a tour of the chart website listed under "Helpful and Important Links" to the right.  This is a great FREE resource that you can use now and in the future.  The assignment was to look up a topic of your choice.  Find information about the topic that you could graph.  Finally, compose a visually pleasing graph with the information.  Remember the advice I gave to you concerning layout!  You will be marked down if you do not use this advice.


Homework:

• Finish Vocab Unit 8 Workbook (we are correcting it tomorrow and taking a test on Thursday)
• The final Chart is due MONDAY!

Monday, May 16th

Today we began by correcting vocabulary.  Next we read a couple of articles out of Upfront (New York Times Magazine for students).  The articles dealt with the power of images and "the digital divide."  The Digital Divide article had work along with it, including a powerful bar graph showing internet speeds around the world.

We will go over the answers to the worksheet tomorrow.  Afterward we will be going to the LRC so you can find information on a subject that interests you and create your own chart!

Homework:

• Think of what information you may want to research to graph
• Vocabulary Parts 4-6 DUE WEDNESDAY!  Test is on THURSDAY!