Warm Up Monday, October 12, 2015 Noun: a word that can be classified as a person, place, thing, or idea Pronoun: I, me, my, we, our, he, she, they, them, us, etc. Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence Directions: Copy each sentence. Underline the nouns, cross out any pronouns and circle any verbs. 1. In both plays she had been cast in the role of an attorney. 2. I am going to paper the wall in the bedroom myself. 3. The time for action has arrived. 4. He plays chess like an expert. 5. The deserted house on the hill will soon be demolished.

Warm Up Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns Remember that a common noun names a person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing and is CAPITALIZED Make each of the common nouns below into proper nouns. The first one has been done for you. 1. road Lake Shore Drive________ 2. lake ______________________ 3. store ______________________ 4. teacher ____________________ 5. aunt ______________________ 6. park ______________________ 7. month ____________________ 8. school _____________________ 9. car _______________________ 10. holiday ____________________

Warm Up Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Strong Verbs Too often we rely on telling sentences which use the “be” verb (am, is, are, was, were, have, had, has, and be). Good writing includes showing sentences which utilize STRONG verbs. Example: These sentences are stupid. – telling sentence These stupid sentences bore me to the point of lost consciousness. Directions: Rewrite each sentence so that it includes a strong verb. My teacher is slightly crazy The calico cat was a nice cat. My friend is mean to her sister. The concert was fun.

Warm Up Thursday, October 15, 2015 Strong Verbs Too often we rely on telling sentences which use the “be” verb (am, is, are, was, were, have, had, has, and be). Good writing includes showing sentences which utilize STRONG verbs. Example: These sentences are stupid. – telling sentence These stupid sentences bore me to the point of lost consciousness. Directions: Rewrite each sentence so that it includes a strong verb. He has a long nose that is blue and ugly. There are always nasty brown roaches in my backpack. The girl has long, stringy hair that is past her shoulders. The music was wonderful and had a great melody. In these sentences, DON’T USE AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, HAVE, HAS, HAD or BE.

Warm Up Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Adjectives and Adverbs Remember that an adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun, and an adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs tell how, when, where, how much, and why. Many adverbs end with the letters -ly. Write each of the following sentences. Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs. 1. We awoke gradually to a blanket of fluffy white snow on the ground. 2. We patiently waited to see if we had a snow day. 3. When we got the good news, I quickly breathed a sigh of relief. I had stayed up much too late last night.

Warm Up Thursday, October 22, 2015 Adjectives – describe nouns Adverbs – describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs, adverbs tell how, when, where, how much, and why. Many adverbs end with the letters -ly. Good = Adjective Well = Adverb Correctly fill in the blank with either good or well. 1. I play tennis but I'm not very _____________ . 2. Your exam results were very _____________. 3. You performed very  _______________on your exams. 4. The weather was very  __________while we were on holiday. 5. I didn't sleep very  _______________last night. 6. George speaks German very ____________. 7. George's German is very ________________ .  8. Our new business is going very  ___________at the moment. 9. I like your jacket. It looks  ____________on you. 10. I've played with him a few times. He plays very __________ .

Warm Up Friday, October 23, 2015 Writing with Adverbs Remember that an adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs tell how, when, where, how much, and why. Many adverbs end with the letters -ly. Use the following adverbs in sentences of your own. Underline any additional adverbs in your sentences. 1. brightly, so 2. too, well 3. extremely, still 4. hard, today 5. sometimes, never

Warm Up Monday, October 26, 2015 Writing with Adverbs Remember that an adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs tell how, when, where, how much, and why. Many adverbs end with the letters -ly. Write 4 sentences. Each sentence should include the listed adverbs. 1. already, quickly. 2. quietly, outside. 3. Sometimes, usually 4. Yesterday, today

Warm Up Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Copy the following notes: 1) In print, titles of longer works are italicized, or printed in italics. This sentence is printed in italics. In handwritten papers, underlining is used to set off the words in some kinds of titles. 2) Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of shorter works. Books Plays Epic Poems Newspapers Magazines Movies Television Series Album Titles Ballets Operas Musicals Short Stories Essays Poems Songs Articles Chapters of Books Television Episodes

Warm Up Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Directions: Add underlining or quotation marks wherever needed in the following sentences. 1. The book American Folk Toys includes directions for making many simple toys. 2. Some students in ballet class will have roles in the Nutcracker Suite. 3. Our group is studying Walter de la Mare’s poem The Listeners. 4. One of my favorite episodes of Star Trek was called The Trouble with Tribbles. 5. The short story A Time of Beginnings was about the life of an artist.

Warm Up Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Directions: Add underlining or quotation marks wherever needed in the following sentences. 1. The book American Folk Toys includes directions for making many simple toys. 2. Some students in ballet class will have roles in the Nutcracker Suite. 3. Our group is studying Walter de la Mare’s poem The Listeners. 4. One of my favorite episodes of Star Trek was called The Trouble with Tribbles. 5. The short story A Time of Beginnings was about the life of an artist.

Warm Up Thursday, October 29, 2015 Directions: Correctly punctuate the following titles. If you do not know what the title is you may ask a neighbor or look it up. 1. Slapsgiving 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Hold on We’re Going Home 4. Bridesmaids 5. To Kill a Mockingbird 6. The Most Dangerous Game 7. Modern Family 8. Chicago the Musical

Warm Up Thursday, October 29, 2015 Directions: Correctly punctuate the following titles. If you do not know what the title is you may ask a neighbor or look it up. 1. Slapsgiving 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Hold on We’re Going Home 4. Bridesmaids 5. To Kill a Mockingbird 6. The Most Dangerous Game 7. Modern Family 8. Chicago the Musical

Warm Up Friday, October 30, 2015 Directions: write a sentence with properly punctuated titles about the following categories. 1. Your favorite song 2. Your favorite television series 3. Your favorite novel 4. Your favorite short story we read this trimester 5. Your favorite movie