Homework: May 31

Hello Everyone!

Today was our final day of Mockingjay.  Tomorrow we start Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

For homework tonight:

If you were out of class due to the Arts Fair or Catering please write two to three sentences highlighting the events of the day.

Those in class:

Please write a review of Mockingjay.

Level 1:  Please give a star rating out of 5 (1 star, 2 star and so on). Please state one thing you liked about the book and one thing you would change.

Level 2:  Please give a star rating.  Provide one example from  the text to support your thinking.  Also, please include a comparison to another book we have read.  How are the books similar? How are they different?

Level 3: Please give a star rating and provide evidence from the text to support your thinking.  Also, please include one way the book let you down and one way the book surprised you.

Folks at home sign: _________________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Homework: May 30

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Today we discussed Subject-Verb agreement.

When a subject (noun) is singular,  (I, Me, You, She, He, Alex, the dog, the building) we use singular verbs.  HINT: Singular verbs do not end in S (are, have, were)

When a subject (noun) is plural, (we, they, dancers, cats, buildings) we use plural verbs.  HINT: Plural verbs DO end in S (is, has, was).

For Homework:  Read the sentences below.  Determine which verb is the correct verb.

Level 1:
1. Each of the dogs (have, has) their own bowl. 
2. The cost of new tires (was, were) more that we thought.
3. Most of the paintings (are, is) finished now.
Level 2:
1. Food drive donations (go, goes) in that box.
2. Few of these jobs (sound, sounds) very challenging.
3. The firefighters (shop, shops)  there weekly.

Level 3: 
1. Marlon and she (is, are) dance champions.
2. Neither Alexander nor Elizabeth (owns, own) a car.
3. The director or the actors (has, have) to compromise.

Folks at home please sign: ___________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.  Thank you!
 

Homework: May 26

Hello All!

Happy Friday!  We reviewed today and practiced our new skills.  Let's continue with the review!

Using all of the sentence-combining skills you have learned, combine each of the following pairs of sentences.

      1.   The large bird gave a cry. Its cry was noisy.

      2.   We found out. People have painted for thousands of years.

      3.   Daryl led the national anthem. Daryl is a trained singer.

      4.   Drops of rain fell into the fire. The fire let out clouds of steam.

      5.   Three plumbers have tried to fix the sink. It keeps leaking.

Level 1: Please work with sentences 1 and 2
Level 2: Please work with sentences 2 and 3
Level 3: Please work with sentences 4 and 5

Folks at home please sign:  __________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL.

Homework: May 25

Hello Everyone!

Today we continued to combine sentences to increase the complexity of our writing.

For homework:  Combine the sentences below.

1. Squirrels climbed up and down the tree. The tree was old.
2. The docks are at the end of a road. The road curves. (Change curves to curving.)
3. Plastic can be recycled. Paper can be recycled.
4. Glaciers move slowly. Glaciers shape the land.

Level 1:  Please work with sentence 1 and 3.
Level 2: Please work with sentence 1,2,and 3.
Level 3: Please work with sentence 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Folks at home please sign:

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 

Homework: May 24

Hello All,

Today we worked on combining sentences with like subjects or like verbs.

For example:  
Bananas are a tropical fruit.  Coconuts are also a tropical fruit. ---> Bananas and coconuts are tropical fruit.


For Homework:

Combine the following short sentences by inserting the italicized word or phrase into the first sentence. Add commas where necessary. Hints in parentheses tell how to change word forms.

     1.  Plants are used to make products. These products are beauty products.

    2.  Malik ran toward the goal. His pace was quick. (Change quick to quickly.)

Combine the following short sentences by forming a compound subject or a compound verb. Be prepared to explain your answers.

     1.  Katniss is from District 12.  Gale is also from District 12.

    2.  Ben had planned to be here. Ben later changed his mind.

Level 1:  Please work on sentence 1 from both sections.

Level 2: Please work on sentence 2 from both sections.

Level 3: Please work on sentences 1 and 2 from both sections. 

Folks at home please sign: _____________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 

 

Homework: May 23

Hello All,

Today we continued to work on Run-on sentences.  Instead of separating the run-on into two different sentences, today we combined sentences using AND, SO, BUT, BECAUSE.

We use AND to combine two ideas that are connected but have no direct relationship.

For example:  Melody went home AND started her homework.

We use SO to combine two ideas that have a relationship, you need one for the other.

For example:  Melody was very hungry, so she ate lunch.

For homework:  Work with the sentences below. 

      1.   The math class is difficult I have to study every night.

      2.   We thanked the volunteers for cleaning the park the mayor sent all of them a handwritten thank-you note.

      3.   My metal patio chairs were too hot to touch, we spread a blanket out on the grass and had a picnic in the backyard.

Level 1:  Please edit sentences 1 and 2 to create compound sentences using AND or SO.

Level 2: Please edit the above sentences to create compound sentences using AND or SO.

Level 3:  Please edit the above sentences to create compound sentences using AND or SO. Pick ONE sentence to re-write as two separate sentences.

Folks at home please sign: ____________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 

Homework: May 22

Hello All,

Today we continued to edit our writing by focusing on Run-On sentences.

For Homework:  Edit the sentences below.  

What is a run-on sentence?

Identify the following items as correct sentences (C) or run-ons (R). Be prepared to explain your answers.

_____   1.   Movie theaters opened in the early 1900s. They played short films.

_____   2.   Many films take years to make they require the skills of hundreds of workers.

_____   3.   Thomas Edison worked with George Eastman, another inventor, to make roll film Eastman is now remembered for his contributions to filmmaking.

How to fix a run-on sentence: Separate sentences

Revise the following sentences by making two separate sentences. Be prepared to explain your answers.

      1.   My car’s tire was flat this morning the tire had a nail in it.

      2.   In July there will be free concerts at the park I plan to go to every show.

      3.   Like many college students, my brother lives on campus, he walks to all his classes and spends a lot of time at the student center.

Level 1:  Answer question 1 for each section.

Level 2: Answer questions 1 and 2 for each section.

Level 3: Answer questions 2 and 3 for each section.

Folks at home please sign: _______________________

Please complete IXL daily for 20 minutes.