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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Agenda for 5/14-5/18

Monday, 14 May 2012
*** PLEASE HAVE YOUR NOTES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE.  I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #56
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the adjectives.
Please circle all of the adverbs.
     A. The happy Corgi ran quickly to her mama.
     B. School can be very difficult sometimes.
     C. Work hard and you will succeed.
     D. Miss Hawkins really hates to fly anywhere.
     E. Pasta always tastes delicious.


2. Travel Agent Assignment Outline - be sure to make a note of one source per paragraph (3 different sources are required).


3. Finish AMND Act V


HW: Finish your outline and bring your Literature books from home!


Tuesday, 15 May 2012
***PLEASE HAVE YOUR OUTLINES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE.  I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #57
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects parts of a sentence.
When in doubt remember your FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
     EXAMPLE: I went to the store but they were out of bread.


Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the conjunctions.
     A. Hunny is super cute, but real dumb.
     B. What you say and do are two different things.
     C. Margaret was late for work again so she was fired.
     D. I do not like tomatoes or broccoli.
     E. Yet, we should eat vegetables frequently.


2. Adverb/Adjective review (Test Friday)


3. Write Travel Agent Assignment Introductions.


4. Take text books back to library.


HW: Finish Travel Agent Assignment Introductions


Wednesday, 16 May 2012


Finish AMND


HW: None


Thursday, 17 May 2012
1. QW #58
Prepositions tell you where something is compared to something else.
EXAMPLE: The pen sits on the table.
      Q: Where is the pen? A: ON the table.     On is the preposition.


Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the prepositions.
      A. Hunny likes to sit on people.
      B. He walked over the bridge quickly.
      C. She was sitting among the crowd.
      D. I only needed to run around the corner.
      E. The train traveled past the car.


2. How to write in text citations


3. Write essays using in text citations.


HW: Study for adjective/ adverb test.


Friday, 18 may 2012
1. Please pass QW's 54-58 forward.


2. Take adjective/ adverb test


3. How to write a works cited page.


HW: Work on essays?


ESSAYS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY: TYPED OR HAND WRITTEN
       Your essays should include:
       - An introduction
       - Four body paragraphs with a minimum of four in-text citations (1 in each body paragraph)
       - A conclusion
       - Works Cited Page