March 17, 2014 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Memorable Monday!” English III

I don’t think I’d shop here.

I wonder if this guy won the election.

AGENDA Possessives, Plurals, and Apostrophes bellringer. More Idioms! “Let Teen-agers Try Adulthood” – Tracking his argument through annotation and summary statements.

singular noun singular possessiveplural nounplural possessive bus bus’ exhaust bus’s exhaust buses buses’ exhaust woman the woman’s coat women the women’s coats shelf the shelf’s hinges shelves the shelves’ hinges stimulus the stimulus’s response stimuli the stimuli’s responses mouse the mouse’s tailmice the mice’s tails

singular noun singular possessiveplural nounplural possessive bus bus’ exhaust bus’s exhaust busesbuses’ exhaust buffalo the buffalo’s horns Buffaloes the buffaloes’ horns Calf the calf’s soft hair calves the calves’ soft hair thief the thief’s gloves thieves the thieves’ gloves person the person’s vote people the people’s votes tooth the tooth’s enamelteeth the teeth’s enamel

IDIOMS Idioms are phrases that, taken literally, would either make no sense at all or have an entirely different meaning from the idiomatic definition. On the other hand,” for example, could literally mean that there is something sitting on your hand, but as an idiom, it refers to an alternative. The ACT tests idioms by their use of prepositions.

1. His diet consisted of pretzels, potato chips, and strawberry Quik. 2. Because she wears it all the time, Janine seems to be partial to the color blue. 3. I do not object to your going with us to the mall Your professor has not been impressed by your efforts of late.

6. Try to put the emphasis on the correct syllable when you pronounce the word influence. 7. Please feel free to confide in me when you have a problem. 8. I’m sure your mother disapproves of your use of profanity. 9. Jerrica’s comments very rarely pertain to the discussion at hand. 10. An oath of allegiance is required of all the members of the Round Table.

1. Identify Leon Botstein’s main idea: 2. Analyze Leon Botstein’s tone. How would you describe Botstein’s attitude toward teachers? Use descriptive adjectives to discuss his tone. Explain your answer, using references from the text when possible. 3. Based on the information presented in the passage, identify one reason teenagers should enter the real world and explain whether you agree or disagree with Botstein’s reasoning.

4. Analyze and explain the meaning of Botstein’s statement that “…the rules of high school turn out not to be the rules of life” (para. 3). 5. Explain why Botstein makes a reference to the Columbine High School tragedy (“Littleton shootings” para. 1). 6. Raise one counterargument to Botstein’s argument and discuss it in depth.

HOMEWORK Review Possessives possessives.htm Do all of these this week! Quiz 96: Plurals and Possessives quiz_list.htm Quiz 98: Possessives and Irregular Plurals quiz_list.htm Choosing the Correct Form of the Irregular Verb / Self- tests I-V es.html es.html