With the school assembly presentation last Monday and the early release last Wednesday, we are a little behind in our schedule.  English I:  The test scheduled for this Friday 10/4 will be moved to Wednesday 10/9.  Pre-AP English I:  Grammar TEST date to be determined.

Pre AP English I

9/30  MUGshot Monday – editing exercise; Grammar:  Phrases – Appositives  Students will take notes and work with sentences to identify appositives in Writing Coach book pg 363; Greek Mythology – Perseus  Students will read the myth, creating their notesheet and completing flashcards for the following characters:  Perseus, Danae, Acrisius, Medusa, Gray Sisters, Andromeda, Athena, Hermes

10/1  LTOTW – cliche; Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Infinitives; Greek Mythology – Perseus  Students will finish up this last myth along with their notesheet and flashcards

10/2  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Participles; Greek Mythology -Students will do QuickWrite #8: If you were a god or goddess, what changes would you want to make to mankind?Would you want to be immortal or would you prefer to live a normal lifespan of 80-to-100 years? Explain your answers.

10/3  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Review Infinitives and Participles; Greek Mythology – Organize binders and begin studying for TEST on Monday 10/7

10/4  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Gerunds; Greek Mythology – Study for TEST on Monday 10/7

English I

9/30  MUGshot Monday – editing exercise; Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Students will be introduced to the three types of verbal phrases, taking notes and working to identify infinitive phrases in sentences from Writing Coach book pgs 369 & 374; HOMEWORK:  Using various forms of print (novels, magazines, newspapers, etc.) students need to find 3 sentences which contain infinitives and write them down, citing their source (title and author name).

10/1  LTOTW – cliche; Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Students will review infinitives using homework sentences and then focus on participle phrases as they identify them in sentences and create their own sentences using them

10/2  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Students will review infinitive and participle phrases through stations in the classroom.

10/3  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Students will focus on gerund phrases as they identify them in sentences

10/4  Grammar:  Verbal Phrases – Students will review all three types of verbal phrases