Browsing Archive: January, 2012
Posted by Lori Knapp on Friday, January 27, 2012,
Please be sure to memorize the list of linking verbs, practice identifying those in sentences with the worksheets of sentences from the past few weeks, and know the rules of checking linking verbs. The test is on Monday.
Have a nice weekend!
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Wednesday, January 25, 2012,
Use the packet from last night and do the following to the sentences:
Label helping verbs with HV
Label main verbs with MV
In the margins, indicate LV for a linking verb or AV for an action verb.
DON'T FORGET TO HAVE YOUR VOCAB READY TOMORROW!
Have a good night!
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Tuesday, January 24, 2012,
Your root word vocab. is due Thursday, and we will quiz on it Friday. Use google to search the root words in addition to prefixsuffix.com and learnthat.org
Today in class we anticipated and then read "Nikki Rosa" by Nikki Giovanni. We annotated Giovanni's diction, imagery, and use or lack of punctuation and capitalization for effect. Tomorrow we will listen to a song by Lauryn Hill that is similar to the poem. You begin writing a narrative poem about your upbringing that reveals your characte...
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Sunday, January 15, 2012,
Most of you did not finish reading and annotating the essay on poetry, answering the question on the last page, and writing a response to the prompt: What kinds of places, things, people, or experiences inspire you to think and write? Pick 1-2 ideas offered in the essay that you are willing to try to inspire you with poetry writing.
Finish reading, annotating, and writing a response to above as homework, which is due on Tuesday.
Have an excellent weekend!
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Thursday, January 12, 2012,
Please remember to have your root words vocab in class tomorrow. We will go over it and then continue working with your poem(s).
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Monday, January 9, 2012,
Through your work together, you decided the following terms need to be learned in order to succeed on the poetry assessment. Please remember to stay ORGANIZED by keeping all revisions of all poems under the writing section of your binder.
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Friday, January 6, 2012,
The work given to you by the sub today should be completed during class and over the weekend. You will need to study the irregular verb forms for the quiz on Monday. Pay close attention to the troublesome verbs sit/set, raise/rise, and lay/lie. Remember we are trying to break old habits of incorrectly using these verbs. Studying and practicing are the only ways to break these habits and move in to the world of using correct grammar.
Have an excellent weekend!
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Posted by Lori Knapp on Wednesday, January 4, 2012,
The following root words are due tomorrow:
apt/ept
aug/auc
cad/cid
carn
cav
clemen
clin
cog/gno
dext
The vocabulary quiz will be on Friday, and then on Monday you will take a quiz on the different verb forms that I dictated to you today. Study!
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