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ENGLISH In English class we will focus on the art of communication. We will refine writing skills with the study of sentences, fragments, subjects, predicates, nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. English week of 8/10 Discuss classroom rules and supplies. Begin prepositions. week of 8/17 Prepositions and Prepositional phrases Preposition House will be created. Write prepositions and complete exercises 11 and 12 from Ch. 12. Week of 8-24 Use prepostional phrases as adjective and adverb phrases. CH 12 Week of 8-31 Continue indentifying prepositional phrases as adjectives and adverbs. CH 12 Review prepositions worksheets 59, 60, 35, and 36. On-going assessments will be given this week. Week of 9-7 School is out for Labor Day on Monday. TLW identify sentences and sentence fragments. TLW capitalize at the beginnings of sentences. The TLW add correct punctuation to ends of sentences. Ch 10 PROGRESS REPORTS WILL GO OUT ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 11th. 9-14 TLW identify sentences and sentence fragments. TLW capitalize at the beginnings of sentences. The TLW add correct punctuation to ends of sentences. Ch 10 9-21 TLW identify complete subjects, complete predicates, simple subjects, and simple predicates. TLW identify compound subjects and verbs. TLW diagram subjects and verbs. CH 10. 9-28 TLW identify compound subjects and verbs. TLW diagram subjects and verbs. CH 10. TLW classify the four kinds of sentences. week of 9-31 TLW classify nouns as concrete, abstract or common or proper. TLW spell the plural and singular forms of nouns. Ch. 11 TLW identify and form possessive nouns. Ch 11 October 12 TLW identify and use pronouns correctly. TLW rewrite sentences by replacing nouns with pronouns. TLW identify antecedents of pronouns. TLW recall information learned to complete quiz. Ch 11 Oct. 19 TLW classify verbs according to physical or mental action. TLW identify action verbs in sentences. TLW identify linking verbs in sentences. TLW identify verb phrases and helping verbs in sentences. 10-26 TLW identify direct objects. TLW identify verbs in sentences as transitive or intransitive. TLW identify linking verbs in sentences. TLW identify verb phrases and helping verbs in sentences. 11/02 TLW identify direct objects. TLW identify indirect objects. workbook pages 72-74 for 8th grade workbook pages 70-72 for 7th grade quiz on Friday 11/9 progress reports go home this week. 12-16 TLW identify demonstrative and proper adjectives and the words they modify in sentences. Handouts. TLW use a thesaurus to replace overly used words in sentences. 12-30 TLW identify and use the correct verb form in a sentence. TLW list base form, present participle, past, and past participle. Chapter 18 with workbook pages. 1-7 Review writing 5 paragraph essay. Sentence fragments. Run-On Sentences 1-14 Review writing 5 paragraph essay. Sentence fragments. Run-On Sentences Strong Verbs Show don't tell 1-21 Review writing 5 paragraph essay. Sentence fragments. Run-On Sentences Identify sentences that don't belong in paragraph. Strong Verbs Show don't tell 1-28 Review writing 5 paragraph essay. Similies and Metaphors Strong Verbs Show don't tell 2-8 Review 5 paragraph essay. TLW identify adjective clauses. TLW identify adverb clauses 2-15 / 4-2 TCAP Review 4-6 Identifiy sentence structure. Simple, Compound, Complex Identfiy subject and verb. 4-12/4-18 Spring Break 4-19 Sentence Fragments, run-ons or complete. Chapter 26 4-26 TLW proofread sentences for correct capitalization. TLW write proper nouns, using correct capitalization. 8th Ch. 22 7th Ch. 22 6th Cp. 20 As a rule there will be no homework assigned unless the student does not finish in class. The agenda will list any homework. If a student is absent he will have a day to complete makeup work for every day that he is out. Thank you. |