English II March 11 th – 15th

Daily Grammar Practice – Thursday Notes Write out the sentence and add appropriate punctuation and capitalization. both breck and jolie drove their cars for a long time and then found themselves in arkansas

Daily Grammar Practice – Monday Notes Write out the sentence and identify parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus

Red Hot Root Words – Unit 5 Take one of the vocabulary worksheets from the front and review the words with roots cir-, circum-, and peri with your partner. When you have finished please do the exercises on the back.

Big Question: When are little things a big deal? You couldn’t find your homework, you missed the bus, you stubbed your toe as you ran out the door…. Every day, we face problems. Sometimes our problems are huge, but usually they’re small annoyances. Like this →

Quick write What are some things that annoy you when they break down, don’t work, or get lost? Write them in a list, then choose the one that annoys you the MOST and write a few sentences about why…..

“The Plot Against People” Power point presentation: Humorous Essay by Russell Baker

Daily Grammar Practice – Tuesday Notes Write out the sentence and identify it’s parts (subject, verb – transitive or intransitive, direct object, prepositional phrase, object of the preposition) the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus

Vocabulary Practice - Foldables Create your foldables according to the directions that Ms. Elliott gives you!

INDEPENDENT READING Please get the book that you selected for independent reading and read SILENTLY for the next 20 minutes. When I tell you that time is up, please fill out your worksheet (a summary or your thoughts on what you read – at least 5 sentences NOT copied from the book) and put it in your IR folder.

Daily Grammar Practice – Wednesday notes Write out the sentence and identify the clauses and sentence type. the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus

How to Annotate a Text 1.At the top of the page, mark the important plot events. Every page will not necessarily be marked. 2.Look up any unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Write the definitions in the text. 3.Highlight and mark for yourself any conflicts that happen. Write your ideas about these conflicts in the text. (Who/What is involved, attempts to fix or resolve the conflicts, etc.)

How to Annotate a Text, cont. 4.Highlight and mark for yourself words and phrases that help describe the personality of characters. Note your ideas about the characters right in the text (personality, motivation, fears/dreams, etc.) 5.Highlight and mark for yourself any symbolism and note your ideas in the text. 6.Don’t mark too much. If you mark everything, nothing will stand out!

The Plot Against People Guide to Annotation – CLOSE Reading of The Plot Against People By Russell Baker – Day #1 – Read over the article and make annotations (dialogue with the text)

Daily Grammar Practice – Thursday Notes Write out the sentence and add appropriate punctuation and capitalization. the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus

Vocabulary Quiz time! Please take the next 10 minutes to review your vocabulary words for the quiz. Use this time wisely or it will be taken away!

Achieve 3000 Get yourself a laptop from the cart and work on You need to finish two articles before you leave today! Don’t forget about the contest – let’s win!