Analogies
Click below for a Limerick Link...
Below are 2 links to help you with rhyming. All you have to do is put in the word you'd like to find rhymes for and it will do the hard work for you!!!
Have FUN!
Have FUN!
Adjectives
Symbolism is everywhere...even in St. Patricks Day |
PronounsWord we found in the video:
he him his she her it they them there their was your yours our ours |
What’s in a PRONOUNS?
· Most of the time, a pronoun ___________________ of a _______. · They are usually ________ words. · There are ________ different types of pronouns. Watch the schoolhouse rock video and find all of the pronouns… Some examples are: (write down the pronouns) |
Possessive Nouns
Irregular nouns are nouns made plural without following the rules we just learned. To the left is a list of common nouns made plural by changing the spelling of he word completely. Irregular Plural Nouns |
Rules for making Nouns Plural
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Simple: Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday.
Compound: Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday, and they had fun.
Complex: While Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday to have fun, they
were bored.
Compound: Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday, and they had fun.
Complex: While Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday to have fun, they
were bored.
Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
Subjects and Predicates
Subject-Who or what in a sentences
Predicate-tells something about the subject ...or... -tells what the subjects is doing(action) |
Final Exam---
This year my goal for you has been to remember what each part of speech is...This is semester, we learned about Action Verbs,Helping Verbs, Linking Verbs, Adjectives Adverbs. You will take a brief quiz over each of these. We will also take a final over spelling. This will encompass all of the words you have learned this school year.
This year my goal for you has been to remember what each part of speech is...This is semester, we learned about Action Verbs,Helping Verbs, Linking Verbs, Adjectives Adverbs. You will take a brief quiz over each of these. We will also take a final over spelling. This will encompass all of the words you have learned this school year.
Adverbs
Adjectives "modify" verbs.
They tell
HINT: many adverbs end in -ly
They tell
- how,
- how often,
- when,
- where,
- in what manner,
- to what extent.
HINT: many adverbs end in -ly
Adjectives
- Adjectives describe nouns(or modify them--if you want to use big words)
- They tell:
- which one( that, this, these, those)
- what kind(big, tiny, helpful, scary, clean, enormous, bored, clingy)
- how many(twelve, 10, many, most, google, bunches)
Remember to find the nouns first then find out which word DESCRIBES that nouns!
Persuasive Writing
This week will be working on a Persuasive Essay. What is a persuasive essay you ask...? Well, let's talk about it...
The word "persuasive" is derived of the word Persuade. What does it mean to persuade someone? Have you ever tried to persuade your parents to let you do something, go somewhere, or buy you something you really, really wanted? You have to convince them to take you side. That is what you will be doing when you write a persuasive essay.
Let's explore some example essays:(click this link)
The word "persuasive" is derived of the word Persuade. What does it mean to persuade someone? Have you ever tried to persuade your parents to let you do something, go somewhere, or buy you something you really, really wanted? You have to convince them to take you side. That is what you will be doing when you write a persuasive essay.
Let's explore some example essays:(click this link)
Save the following document to your computer in your ENGLISH folder...where Dakota? your English folder ;)
You need to save this on your computer 3 times. Call it support 1 support 2 and support 3
Perfect Tense Verbs:
This week we will work with perfect tense verbs: After we take notes and learn all about verb tenses, you get to play my FAVORITE game as a kid. BATTLESHIP!!! YES, that's right you get to play Verb Tense Battleship. Click the link below to play the game.
-You can play at your desk or...
-we can play at the
smart board
Progressive Tense Verbs Activites:
This is a game to be played on the smartboard(which is how we will play it), but it can be played on your computer as a way to study. Enjoy!
4-1-14
Today you will learn about helping verbs. Open this powerpoint and start on slide 8! This is a very simple description with practice. Take notes in your English notebook saved on word. Dakota--you better behave!
Today you will learn about helping verbs. Open this powerpoint and start on slide 8! This is a very simple description with practice. Take notes in your English notebook saved on word. Dakota--you better behave!
Today you will take a Quiz. After your quiz is finished you will need to show me your score before you exit out of it. When you have shown me your grade, you will login to IXL--we are going to practice a lesson together about Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tenses. Your assignment will be to do H.1 in grade 4
Today you will take 2 quizzes-
1.Types of Sentences Quiz
2.Simple or compound sentences Quiz
Before you move on to quiz 2--I need to see your score. If you forget, you will have to redo it.
Practice---
Simple sentences: The dog ate my homework. The homework was graded.
Compound sentence... The dog ate my homework, but the homework was graded.
1.Types of Sentences Quiz
2.Simple or compound sentences Quiz
Before you move on to quiz 2--I need to see your score. If you forget, you will have to redo it.
Practice---
Simple sentences: The dog ate my homework. The homework was graded.
Compound sentence... The dog ate my homework, but the homework was graded.
In this 2nd quiz, you will only do #1-8!!!!
Personal Narrative-
The following link will take you to a well writing personal narrative example that we will go over in class. You will use this example as you make a personal edit, peer edit, and teacher edit. We will talk more about what this means in class.
http://www.timeforkids.com/files/homework_helper/aplus_papers/PersonalNarrativeSampler.pdf
The following link will take you to a well writing personal narrative example that we will go over in class. You will use this example as you make a personal edit, peer edit, and teacher edit. We will talk more about what this means in class.
http://www.timeforkids.com/files/homework_helper/aplus_papers/PersonalNarrativeSampler.pdf
Click the link below to watch a video on Possessive Nouns
Fishing for nouns
Spelling Invasion
T V S 5 9 9-code week 1 8th grade list
Spelling
Test EVERY Friday
Lesson 1- Pretest Monday(7th grade) Tuesday (8th grade)
Assign-
-Pg.4 Mon.
-Pg. 5 Tues.
-P.6-7 Story Wed.
Lesson 1- Pretest Monday(7th grade) Tuesday (8th grade)
Assign-
-Pg.4 Mon.
-Pg. 5 Tues.
-P.6-7 Story Wed.
English
Tuesday 4-16
Today you will be working with Quotation Marks
Writing Simple, compound, and complex sentences
Sentence Structure:
· Simple · Compound · Complex · Compound-complex Example:Mary / plays tennis. Simple Sentence-has 1 subject and 1 predicate. · Example: We/went to San Juan yesterday. Compound Sentence: o Def o Example: We went to San Juan, and we danced all night. We went to San Juan. ---sentence #1 Structure of the sentences--- (subject) (predicate) ,conjuction (subject)(predicate) We danced all night.---sentence #2 Joined with---(a ‘connector’) and yet for but or so however, therefore, moreover, otherwise, Complex Sentences Def: has at least 2 parts; one sentences that can stand alone and one that cannot Example: Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun, we went to San Juan yesterday. Often the sentences begins with Since—if---While---so—unless—although---because—when Dependent Clause-- NOT a complete sentence Can’t stand alone “must have help to make sense” Independent Clause- a Complete sentence it doesn’t need the other part to exist and make sense CAN stand alone Example: If we have a snow day tomorrow, we will get to stay home. Dependent Independent Simple: Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday. Compound: Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday, and they had fun. Complex: While Mary and Tom went to San Juan yesterday to have fun, they were bored. . |
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Comma rules #1 and #2
Comma Rules #3 and #4
Rule 2: use commas to separate items in a series
The baseball game, football game, and soccer game have been cancelled due to rain.
Rule 3: use a comma to set off words like well, so, yes and no at the beginning of a sentence. Also use them to set off names of people being addressed.
Well, I am just not sure if I want to come today.
Morgan, go to your room!
No, you may not leave my classroom again, Abby.
Rule 4: use commas when using words like 'however' and phrases like "rudy's father" when placed in the middle of a sentence.
I like rain, however, thunderstorms scare me.
My son, Carter, thinks Texas Roadhouse is a great place.
Rule 5:FATBOYS rule...use commas before fatboy words when joining compound sentences
We bought a new car, but we still have our van.
Jocey has a new bike, so she gave her old one to her sister.
Rule#6: use a comma between coordinate adjectives
This means you use commas when there are more than one adjective used to describe the same noun.
· Slippery, treacherous roads are common after a big snowfall.
· She was wearing a blue, short-sleeved, low-neck sweater.
- Following an intensive, destructive storm in 2003, a grape-fruit sized hailstone was discovered in Nebraska. At that time, it was the largest documented hailstone ever found in the United States.
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Today you will work together to take a comma quiz on the smart