1. “Speak” (December 3 rd ) Each table summarize/write the main idea for your assigned sections on a sheet of paper! 2-3 sections per table you will summarize. 10 total points participation opportunity! Table 1: Name Name Name-Nightmare Table 2: Go___Fill in the blank- All Together Now Table 3: Job Day-Giving Thanks Table 4: WishBone-Peeled and cored Table 5: First Amendment-Wombats Rule Table 6: Winter Break-Hard Labor Table 7: Foul-Coloring outside the lines Table 8: Poster Child-Model Citizen

2. “Speak” (December 4 th ) Each table summarize/write the main idea for your assigned sections on a sheet of paper! 2-3 sections per table you will summarize. 10 total points participation opportunity! Table 1: Death by Algebra & Word Work Table 2: Naming the Monster & Rent Round 3 Table 3: Can It Table 4: Dark Art & Death of the Wombat Table 5: Cold Weather and Buses Table 6: Escape Table 7: Code Breaking Table 8: Stunted

3. WARM UP.. Part 1: Verb Phrases: Underline the phrase… 1. Abigail will wait for the taxi at the corner. 2. Our class is going to the museum this week. Part 2: Identifying main verbs and helping verbs. Underline the main verb ONCE and the helping verb TWICE. 3. Master craftsmen would teach young boys certain skills. 4. All should have learned daily living skills from their parents. Part 3: Prepositional Phrases: In each sentence please underline each prepositional phrase and circle its object. 5. What is the story behind a United States commemorative stamp? 6. I especially like postage stamps featuring paintings of famous people.

4. “Speak” (December 5 th ) Each table summarize/write the main idea for your assigned sections on a sheet of paper! 2-3 sections per table you will summarize. 10 total points participation opportunity Table 1: Lunch Doom Table 2: Conjugate This Table 3: Cutting Out Hearts Table 4: Our Lady of the Waiting Room Table 5: Clash of the Titans Table 6: Miss Table 7: Picasso Table 8: Riding Shotgun

5. “Speak” (December 6 th ) Each table summarize/write the main idea for your assigned sections on a sheet of paper! 2-3 sections per table you will summarize. 10 total points participation opportunity Table 1: Hall of Mirrors Table 2: Germination Table 3: Bologna Exile Table 4: Snow Day- School as Usual Table 5: Stupid Stupid Table 6: A night to Remember Table 7: Exterminators Table 8: The Wet Season

6. 12-7-12 Quiz: Please use handout to fill out answers 1. Melinda is the___________________________ or main character of the story. 2. The point of view from which the story is told is________________________________. 3. “She stood in front of the altar, shaking like a freshly caught trout,” is an example of a_________________________________. 4. While at the hospital, Melinda says, “There is nothing wrong with me. These are really sick people, sick that you can see.” What does she mean by that statement? How might Melinda be ‘sick’? 5. We finally read about Melinda’s rape at the end of the marking period. Why do you think the author waited so long to write about that night? 6. Why does the author capitalize certain words or phrases, like My Lab Partner?

7. Grammar Review Quiz Tomorrow on Adjective & Adverb Phrases Underline the adjective phrase in each sentence. Write the word it modifies. 1. Horseshoe crabs resemble hard hats with long tails. (HATS) 2. They are close relatives of spiders.(RELATIVES) 3. The mouth of the horseshoe crab is well hidden. (MOUTH) 4. It is an opening underneath the crab’s body.(OPENING) Underline the adverb phrase in each sentence. Write the word(s) it modifies. 5. Whales are the largest mammals that live on the Earth. (Live) 6. Whales behave with great intelligence.(Behave) 7. A whale must breathe air through its lungs. (Must breathe) 8. Whales can dive for long periods. (Can dive) Underline each prepositional phrase. Then write ADJ for adjective phrases or ADV for adverb phrases. 9. One rock sample from the moon is 4,720 million years old. Adjective 10. The rock was collected by the Apollo space mission. (Adverb) 11. The daytime temperature on the lunar equator is 243°F. (Adj) Directions: Underline the adverbial phrase. On the line, write the question it answers. (When, Where, How, To what extent and or degree. 12. We expect our grandparents to arrive in about an hour. (When) 13. My cousin watches television almost as much as you do. (To what extent or how much)

8. Grammar Review Quiz Tomorrow on Adjective & Adverb Phrases Underline the adjective phrase in each sentence. Write the word it modifies. 1. Horseshoe crabs resemble hard hats with long tails. 2. They are close relatives of spiders. 3. The mouth of the horseshoe crab is well hidden. 4. It is an opening underneath the crab’s body. Underline the adverb phrase in each sentence. Write the word(s) it modifies. 5. Whales are the largest mammals that live on the Earth. 6. Whales behave with great intelligence. 7. A whale must breathe air through its lungs. 8. Whales can dive for long periods. Underline each prepositional phrase. Then write ADJ for adjective phrases or ADV for adverb phrases. 9. One rock sample from the moon is 4,720 million years old. 10. The rock was collected by the Apollo space mission. 11. The daytime temperature on the lunar equator is 243°F. Directions: Underline the adverbial phrase. On the line, write the question it answers. (When, Where, How, To what extent and or degree. 12. We expect our grandparents to arrive in about an hour. 13. My cousin watches television almost as much as you do.

9. “Speak” (December 10 th ) Each table summarize/write the main idea for your assigned sections on a sheet of paper! 1-2 sections per table you will summarize. 10 total points participation opportunity Table 1: Spring Break & Genetics Table 2: My Life as a Spy & Thin Atmosphere Table 3: Growing Pains Table 4: Gag Order Table 5: No Justice, No Peace Table 6: Advice from a Smart Mouth Table 7: The Beast Prowls Table 8: Home Sick