AUGUST 17-21

1. IN YOUR GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK, PLEASE WRITE A 3-5 SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND. TELL ME ABOUT THE PLACES YOU WENT, THE PEOPLE YOU SPENT TIME WITH, AND THE THINGS YOU SAW. 2. AFTER WRITING YOUR SENTENCES, GO THROUGH AND HIGHLIGHT THE WORDS YOU CAPITALIZED. IF YOU SEE A WORD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAPITALIZED, THEN PLEASE CHANGE AND HIGHLIGHT IT AS WELL. MONDAY 8/17/15 YOU NEED BOTH NOTEBOOKS

1. IN YOUR GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK, PLEASE WRITE A REBUTTAL TO THIS STATEMENT: SAMSUNG TABLETS ARE BETTER THAN IPADS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALLER IN SIZE. 2. AFTER WRITING YOUR SENTENCES, GO THROUGH AND CIRCLE ALL OF THE PROPER NOUNS YOU HAVE. -IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK YESTERDAY, COME SHOW IT TO ME TODAY! -ASK ABOUT CAT CASH -BYLD TOMORROW Tuesday 8/18/15 YOU NEED BOTH PERIODS 1/5NOTEBOOKS

1. IN YOUR GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK, WRITE 3 SENTENCES DESCRIBING A CHARACTER IN YOUR FAVORITE T.V. SHOW. 2. AFTER WRITING YOUR SENTENCES, GO THROUGH AND CIRCLE ALL OF THE PROPER NOUNS YOU HAVE. -IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK YESTERDAY, COME SHOW IT TO ME TODAY! -WARM-UP QUIZ FRIDAY: I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS! TUESDAY 8/18/15 YOU NEED BOTH NOTEBOOKS PERIODS 2/4

 IN YOUR GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK, WRITE DOWN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND TELL ME IF THE VERB IS AN ACTION VERB OR A HELPING VERB. 1. LAYLA BROKE THE HANDLE OFF MS. ALDRIDGE’S DOOR LAST WEEK. 2. I SHOULD HAVE GREAT HANDWRITING EVERYDAY. 3. TODAY I BROUGHT IN MY LEARNING DEVICE LIKE MS. ALDRIDGE ASKED. -IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK YESTERDAY, COME SHOW IT TO ME TODAY! -WARM-UP QUIZ FRIDAY: I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS! Wednesday 8/19/15 YOU NEED BOTH PERIODS 1/5NOTEBOOKS

 IN YOUR GRAMMAR NOTEBOOK, WRITE DOWN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND TELL ME IF THE VERB IS AN ACTION VERB OR A HELPING VERB. 1. LAYLA BROKE THE HANDLE OFF MS. ALDRIDGE’S DOOR LAST WEEK. 2. I SHOULD HAVE GREAT HANDWRITING EVERYDAY. 3. TODAY I BROUGHT IN MY LEARNING DEVICE LIKE MS. ALDRIDGE ASKED. -IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK YESTERDAY, COME SHOW IT TO ME TODAY! - -WARM-UP QUIZ FRIDAY: I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS! WEDNESDAY 8/19/15 YOU NEED BOTH NOTEBOOKS PERIODS 2/4

H ERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A THESIS STATEMENT BASED OFF OF THE 3 REASONS I LIKE CHOCOLATE ( IT ’ S SWEET, IT ’ S CHEAP, AND IT GIVES ME ENERGY )  C HOCOLATE IS MY FAVORITE SWEET BECAUSE IT IS SWEET, IT IS CHEAP, AND IT GIVES ME ENERGY. Y OUR TURN ! T HINK OF THREE REASONS WHY YOU ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY AND PUT THOSE 3 REASONS INTO A THESIS STATEMENT. -WARM-UP QUIZ FRIDAY: I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS! Thursday 8/20/15 YOU NEED WRITING PERIODS 1/5NOTEBOOK

H ERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A THESIS STATEMENT BASED OFF OF THE 3 REASONS I LIKE CHOCOLATE ( IT ’ S SWEET, IT ’ S CHEAP, AND IT GIVES ME ENERGY )  C HOCOLATE IS MY FAVORITE SWEET BECAUSE IT IS SWEET, IT IS CHEAP, AND IT GIVES ME ENERGY. Y OUR TURN ! T HINK OF THREE REASONS WHY YOU ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY AND PUT THOSE 3 REASONS INTO A THESIS STATEMENT. -WARM-UP QUIZ FRIDAY: I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS! Thursday 8/20/15 YOU NEED WRITING PERIODS 2/4NOTEBOOK

FRIDAY 8/21/15 YOU NEED WRITING PERIODS 1/5NOTEBOOK In your WRITING NOTEBOOK, write 3 true sentences that start with “”I will never forget…”. YES, THEY HAVE TO BE TRUE. DON’T ASK ME IF YOU CAN MAKE THEM UP!

IN YOUR WRITING NOTEBOOK, WRITE 3 TRUE SENTENCES THAT START WITH “”I WILL NEVER FORGET…”. YES, THEY HAVE TO BE TRUE. DON’T ASK ME IF YOU CAN MAKE THEM UP! FRIDAY 8/21/15 YOU NEED WRITING PERIODS 2/4NOTEBOOK