1. Quick Write Please underline the simple subject(s) and circle the simple predicate(s). 1. Lighter than air gas lifts airships, or dirigibles, into the air. 2. In the 1890's Peary met and hired Henson, and African American, as his personal assistant. 3. Several tragedies ended airship passenger service. 4. Eventually, experts and fellow explorers acknowledged Peary's discovery of the North Pole. 5. Both fame and controversy surrounded Peary on his return.

2. Agenda ➲ Collect homework: ● Progress Reports ● Grammar Worksheet ➲ Notes on Compound Subjects and Predicates, and Appositives ➲ Grammar Practice

3. Homework ➲ Sentence Fragments Worksheet