1. 4A - Find your seat please 
3 – Clair Feldmann
15 – Conor Brown
29 – Alexandra Cline
4 – Anthony Morris
16 – Chrystal Gines
30 – Brandon Gleason
5 – Malachi Nawahine
17 – Austin Butterworth
31 – Kristoffer Bea
6 – Emily Pugmire
18 – Brogan Doyle
32 – Roman DeVille
7 – Devin Caywood
19 – Jaycee Knowles
33 – Mason Scott
8 – Kyleena Galushkin
20 – Jacob Slocum
34 – Nehemiah Boone
9 – Julie Guerrero
23 – Gracie Egan
35 – Jordan Peery
10 – Mattison Kirkpatrick
24 – Braden Cureton
36 – Olivia Moorhouse
11 – Mannu Nezirevic
25 – Elias Everist
12 – Curtis Forrey
26 – Antonio Cruz
13 – Collin Cromwell
27 – Logan Valadez
14 – Aspyn Lee
28 – Marissa Berkheiser

2. 1B - Find your seat please 
3 – Brigham Jensen 4 – Ashleigh Cisario 5 – Matfey Solovey 6 – Bree DuBose 8 – Aaliyah Elliott 9 – Paige Hiatt 11 – Arianna Romano 12 – Daye Kingston 13 – Caden Mason 14 – Logan Jackson 15 – Dennis Khrystyuk 16 – Anny Nelson 17 – Adam Kiefner 18 – Jacob Orchard 20 – Michael Madrid 23 – Macey Martin 24 – Camden Shreeve 25 – Neal Burnett 26 – Jordan Mallory 27 – Dylan Davis 28 – Emily Wright 29 – Cameron Kincaid 30 – Kathryn Marshall 31 – Makayla Campbell 32 – Matthew Gates 33 – Emily Dildine 34 – Howard Hayes 35 – Kaleb Chambers 36 – Luke Hall

3. 3B - Find your seat please 
3 – Malachi Brimhall 4 – Kennedy Deere 5 – Abigail Ward 6 – Trace VanSickle 8 – Sean Scanlon 9 – Preslie Simis 10 – Zaid Nofal 11 – Brandon Lighter 12 – Auston Parke 13 – Kali Fusselman 14 – Mackinzie Gillette 15 – Jessica Shoen 16 – Makynlee Crooke 17 – Manuel Tercero 18 – Daniel Cordero 19 – Hayden Jones 20 – Brennan Pasley 23 – Jakaree Murphy 24 – Kole Walker 25 – Arianna DeLeon 26 – Bailey Workman 27 – Tachelle Stein 28 – Travis Ratto 29 – Taite Ogata 30 – Jacob Echevarria 31 – Brian Johnson 32 – Madison Zweifel 33 – Jon Franklin 34 – Samantha Zelley 35 – Olivia Andrus 36 – Wyatt Flowers

4. 4B - Find your seat please 
3 – Logan McNeil 4 – Dilynn Miner 5 – Jessica Simmons 6 – Paige DePedro 7 – Samuel Sorensen 8 – Delaney Salisbury 9 – Cristopher Hart 10 – Ajdin Peco 11 – Krista Frank 12 – Allen Bosnjak 13 – Ryan Franklin 14 – Coleton Clark 15 – Brocc Allen 16 – Khye Montoya 17 – Kaiya Reyes 18 – Macy Maxwell 19 – Blake Pierre 20 – Irma Peco 23 – Lukas Rountree 24 – Melody Allen 25 – Maxwell Hibler 26 – Makena Nawahine 27 – Nathan Cartwright 28 – Devon Long 29 – Tristan Shull 30 – Brooklyn Allen 31 – William Lundevall 32 – Liam Healy 33 – Steven Shearman 34 – Jaxon Summers 35 – Riley McAchran 36 – Rachelle Cecil

5. Bell Ringer: 8/26-8/29
Please hand in your Letter to Teacher & syllabus page!
Then, have a highlighter at your desk. Remember the VAULT!
In your “Notes” section of your binder, please copy the following 5 sentences down.
Once the sentences are written, correctly identify the prepositions by circling them.
They are waiting on the bus.
Don’t forget to bring some flowers with you.
Please sit by the table.
You should live by the sea.
He likes to travel in the summer.
Next, please read the “Life is Beautiful” text on your desk. Please annotate (take notes as you read) about what you notice and how you relate to the reading. This is called a close reading.

6. Prepositions A preposition is a direction word. Think: Prep’s position
Around, under, through, beneath…
Think: Prep’s position
The two NFL teams with the best records played a championship game.

7. Common Prepositions aboard below for past until about beneath from perup
above
beside in
plus
upon
across
besides
inside
regarding
versus
after
between
into
round
via
against
beyond
like
save
with
along
but
minus
since
within
amid by
near
than
without
among
despite of
through
anti
down
off to
around
during on
toward as
except
onto
towards at
excepting
opposite
under
before
excluding
outside
underneath
behind
following
over
unlike

8. Down the dark alley the cat chased a rat with long whiskers.
Around the world music brings together people of all nationalities.
Mud squished beneath her feet as Ann walked through the woods during a rainstorm.
By noon Jimmy decided a nap on the hammock would be nice.
Geese live in flocks while cattle live among herds.
He likes movies about war; she likes movies with a romantic theme.

9. As you come in… Please help put the desks back in order. 
TAKE CARE OF YOUR DESK – place it, because you know where it goes.

10. When you’re done, write a paragraph answering this prompt:
Bell Ringer: 8/30-8/31
In the following sentences, correctly identify the prepositions by writing the sentence in your notebooks and circling the preposition.
My mom walked into the kitchen.
I rode to the school on my bicycle.
Across the highway, I stood on my head.
Life is the prettiest under a harvest moon.
When I was six, I broke my finger.
When you’re done, write a paragraph answering this prompt:
What do you VALUE the most in life? What do you consider most important? (You must limit yourself to the top 3 things – that’s it!)
Consider: objects, ideas, personality traits, morals, activity, etc.

11. Prepositional Phrases
A prepositional phrase STARTS with a preposition and ENDS with a noun.
On the bookshelf
Between the houses
For the goal
With my friends

12. Find the prepositional phrases
Lisa told the children a story about an elephant. Janet took her lunch with her to the seminar. For breakfast she likes bananas with strawberries. The police searched throughout the apartment complex for the escaped criminal. During the summer Gordie fishes under the large oak tree beside Silver Creek. Inside the auditorium a group of dancers were practicing. He likes movies about war.

13. Down the dark alley the cat chased a rat with long whiskers.
Around the world music brings together people of all nationalities.
Mud squished beneath her feet as Ann walked through the woods during a rainstorm.
By noon Jimmy decided a nap on the hammock would be nice.
Geese live in flocks while cattle live among herds.
He likes movies about war; she likes movies with a romantic theme.

14. Bell Ringer: 9/1-9/2
From the previous day’s sentences, underline the verbs. (The sentences are listed below in case you were absent.)
My mom walked into the kitchen.
I rode to the school on my bicycle.
Across the highway, I stood on my head.
Life is the prettiest under a harvest moon.
When I was six, I broke my finger.
When you’re done, complete both sides of the Values Survey at your desk
Read directions carefully so you catch what to do!

15. Verbs: Action and Linking
Action Verb: A word that shows an action (the subject is doing something)
Examples:
Lucy walked to the store.
Jody felt the cold breeze.
Can Spike please grab the tomato sauce?
Linking Verb: Connects the subject to additional information using is, am, are as base words.
Keila is a shopaholic.
I am my mother’s child.
During the afternoon, my cats are content.
Football’s most important contest is the annual Super Bowl game.

16. So…. Which is it? Despite the medicine, the patient remained ill.
The actor ran to the studio after breakfast.
Sandpaper feels rough to the touch.
Your lasagna tastes spicy.
I want to run a few errands before work.
I think you’re too talkative.
Grandpa grows tired easily.

17. How can you tell if it’s an ACTION verb or LINKING verb?
Put in “is, am, are”… if it works for the sentence and it makes sense, it’s a linking verb.
I smell the delicious aroma of a mushroom pizza.
A ten-item quiz seems impossibly long after a night of no studying.
Irene always feels sleepy after pigging out on pizza from Antonio’s.
My dog Oreo felt the wet grass beneath her paws.

18. Action or Linking? The boy seemed sad. The audience grew quiet.
The bus driver went to the store.
The pizza tastes good.
Bring me the pencil, please.
The popcorn smells good.

19. Bell Ringer: 9/6-9/7
From the previous day’s sentences, double underline the subject of each sentence. (The sentences are listed below in case you were absent.)
My mom walked into the kitchen.
I rode to the school on my bicycle.
Across the highway, I stood on my head.
Life is the prettiest under a harvest moon.
When I was six, I broke my finger.
When you’re done, answer the following question in the “Writing” section of your NB in at least 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences):
Why did Laura (from “The Fan Club”) make the decision to tape the card to her sweater and clap with the rest of the class? Does this accurately reflect today’s generation? Why or why not?

20. Nouns What is a noun? Examples Person, place, thing, idea Food?
Concrete nouns
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, idea
Examples
Food?
School?
Happiness?
Jogging?
Over?
Rocky Mountain High School?
Abstract noun

21. Find the nouns… Kittens and cats make fun pets.
Terry has a beautiful garden.
I read some very interesting articles in that magazine.
Shawn plays football every Saturday.
Sadness makes the day go by longer.
Later, the National Football League was formed.

22. Pronoun A pronoun replaces a noun (Pros replace amateurs.)
Bertha thought Bertha’s cat was the best cat Bertha ever had.
Bertha thought her cat was the best cat she ever had.
(Pros replace amateurs.)
In the late 1950s the American Football League was formed, and it also held a championship every year.

23. Finding Subjects
First, remove prepositional phrases to clear any confusion
The letters from Cale have been found in the drawer.
The best of all the entries was your entry.
Consider WHO (or WHAT) is doing the action in the sentence.
Two colors of the flag have been changed.
One of the robins has an injured wing.
My interest in crafts keeps me busy.

24. Examples Everyone except Mary left by noon.
After the television program about snakes, we rode on our bikes to the zoo.
All students except Willie rode to school on a bus.
The price of soda is over a dollar.
Outside our home a pine tree grows.
The report concerning smoking is in my desk.

25. Find your seat (same number you have been sitting in)
Please…
Find your seat (same number you have been sitting in)

26. Bell Ringer: 9/8-9/9
Cross out prep. phrases, circle subjects, underline verbs.
Several dogs at the veterinarian’s office were lying by their owner’s feet.
Kerry stood in the rain and waited along with the other bus riders.
His nearest neighbor lives across the field and past some water tanks.
Everyone by the tall man in the blue wool suit remained for the banquet.
After the meeting, Mom and her friend will help with refreshments until 9:00.
Some horses were running around in the field between the barn and the house.
A model stood among the ladies and instructed them about proper nutrition.
He delivered ten puppies by C-Section as the mother lay under anesthesia.
Many people in the mountain towns were killed as the monsoon passed over the island.
None of the groom’s cake was eaten at the reception.

27. As you come in…
Draw a paper, and go to the desk group that matches the
COLOR AND NUM83R
Then, please gather all of your Bell Ringers and Notes, in order of dates earliest to latest.
Staple together with the earliest on top.
Turn in to the basket.
YOU WILL ONLY HAVE 10 MINUTES TO DO THIS TASK.

28. 9/12-9/13 Which one do you think is correct?
Three bankers (works, work) long hours.
The new school (continue, continues) excellence.
The best friends (play, plays) in the backyard.
Each chooses (her, their) own course of study.
Either of the clowns has (his, their) own popcorn stand.
Both are taking (his, their) time on the test.
Neither of the teams won (its, their) championship.
Someone shared (his, their) lunch with me.
Several have spent (her, their) money on the car.
Did everyone remember (her, their) T-shirt?

29. For the indefinite pronouns (everyone, both, several, etc.)…
How do you do it?
Singular subjects (only one subject) have a singular verb.
He plays guitar
The gym class challenges me
Plural subjects (more than one subject) have a plural verb.
They play guitar
Julie and Karen want to go to the movie
For the indefinite pronouns (everyone, both, several, etc.)…
Remove prepositional phrases.
If the words “One” or “Body” are in the subject, OR you can add them after the subject and it makes sense, it is a SINGULAR subject.
Someone (like, likes) to swim.
Neither (enjoy, enjoys) the weather.
If you CAN’T put “one” or “body” in the subject, it’s PLURAL.
Few people (wants, want) to be in the news.
Both (likes, like) to swim in the sea.

30. Sample problems Someone (need / needs) to calm down.
Either of the books (is, are) a good choice.
Both (like, likes) the same styles.
Sometimes, everybody (fish, fishes) for compliments.
Each (like, likes) the new pony.
Nobody (write, writes) to me.
Several (feel, feels) sorry for leaving early.
Everybody (jog, jogs) a mile.
One left (its, their) nest.
Each of the triplets (wants, want) her own room.
“ONE” or “BODY”

31. When you’ve found your seat, please take out brainstorm sheet
4B Seating
Katie Waldram
Krista Frank
Ryan Franklin
Kaiya Reyes
Coleton Clark
Nathan Cartwright
Tristan Shull
Allen Bosnjak
Macy Maxwell
Tiloi Nawahine
Sam Sorensen
Cris Hart
Devon Long
Brocc Allen
Jaxon Summers
Ajdin Peco
Logan McNeil
Melody Allen
Rachelle Cecil
Max Hibler
(Empty)
Blake Pierce
Davis Lundevall
Delaney Salisbury
Steven Shearman
Irma Peco
Riley McAchran
Paige DePedro
Jessica Simmons
Brooklyn Allen
Liam Healy
Khye Montoya
Lukas Rountree
When you’ve found your seat, please take out brainstorm sheet

32. Bell Ringer: 9/14-9/15
Please sit in your original seat (from this arrangement) As you come in, please take out your brainstorming list (completed last class) for the Personal Narrative. Have it clearly set on your desk so I can see it. I will come check off four brainstormed stories. While I’m walking around, please complete the side of the worksheet facing UP on your desk. Do not move to the back side yet

33. As you come in…
Please take out “The Most Dangerous Game” worksheet & textbook (page 27).
Then, consider the following prompt before we discuss it in partners:

34. Bell Ringer: 9/16-9/17
Please go get “A” and “B” cards from the whiteboard. Each person needs both an “A” and “B” card. Then, fill out the survey at your desk and hand in to the basket.

35. SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT QUICK REVIEW
For the following examples, hold up “A” or “B” when I display your choices on the overhead. Wait to hold up until I say. 

36. A or B?
Many of my friends (is, are) going to the bonfire tonight.

37. A or B?
The banks of the river (floods, flood) during the heavy rains.

38. A or B?
Each (has, have) his or her own way of doing things.

39. A or B?
Few (appreciates, appreciate) his strange sense of fashion.

40. A or B?
All of the jewels have lost (its, their) glow.

41. A or B?
As a person grows up, (he or she, they) must assume more responsibility.

42. A or B?
Each of the clerks does a good deal of work around (his or her, their) office.

43. A or B?
Both do a good job in (his or her, their) office

44. A or B?
Neither wants (her, their) statements published.

45. A or B?
Had either of the dogs had (its, their) tail clipped?

46. A or B?
Everybody must take (his, their) books.

47. A or B?
In the fall, a few trees shed (its, their) leaves.

48. A or B?
Several of the shoppers gave (his, their) opinions about the new product.

49. A or B?
How many have given you (her, their) dues?

50. A or B?
Be sure that each does (her, their) required number of sit- ups.

51. Please take out “The Most Dangerous Game” worksheet & textbook (page 27). Then, consider the following prompt before we discuss it in partners:
Some stories are so fantastic or contrived that we have to suspend our disbelief - we don't believe that some stories are possible, so we disregard them. Consider for a moment – what could each story below be saying about the human condition (or how we live our lives – human nature)? In other words, what are they saying so far about humans? The Sniper The Interlopers The Fan Club The Most Dangerous Game

52. Then, come find your notebook packets from the front of the room.
Hey guys!
Please get out your
notes and rough drafts
Then, come find your notebook packets from the front of the room.

53. Phrase vs. Clause A PHRASE does not contain both a subject AND verb
Example: down the street living in Atlanta
A CLAUSE contains BOTH a subject AND verb
When Todd was little
The air deodorizer is gone

54. So? Now we had two bowls of ingredients Without happiness
The teacher left the class
No one emptied the trash
The woman in that shirt
After he prepared the dough
The next step
Then came the fun part
Let’s try it out.

55. The Structure of Sentences
Clause: a group of words containing a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb).
Independent Clause: a clause that can STAND ALONE. (Miss Independent!) Andy went to the store.
Dependent Clause: a clause that canNOT stand alone. (You are dependents of your parents - you need more support) When spring arrives.

56. Dependent or Independent?
When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz.
My professor is intelligent.
Sometimes, I dream.
Because I forgot the exam was today.
The doctor told Charlie to lose weight.
Please give me your shoes.
I ran.

57. Phrase vs. Clause Mad Gab
Directions:
The first person who gets the Mad Gab first receives a point.
One more point is awarded to that person if they can correctly guess if it is a PHRASE or CLAUSE.

58. Annex Tin Chunk Hoard
An extension cord

59. Canoe Key Pass Egret
Can you keep a secret?

60. Dew Wino Hue
Do I know you?

61. Thigh Sing Gone Thick Ache
The icing on the cake

62. Ease Owner Whole
He’s on a role.

63. Egg Aim Much Egg Curse
A game of checkers.

64. Eye Mull of Mush Sheen
I’m a love machine.

65. Ice Mail Ask Hunk
I smell a skunk

66. Thick awe loved hoot he
The call of duty

67. Up He Such Ease
A piece of cheese

68. We Shy Worth Hare
Wish I was there

69. Wheel Yum Air Ream He
Will you marry me?

70. Yore Luke Ink Hood
You’re looking good

71. Dawned Hutch Debt Aisle
Don’t touch that dial

72. Please have your narrative on your desk for check-off.
Bell Ringer: 9/29/16
Please have your narrative on your desk for check-off.
Please rewrite the following sentences, and then indicate the subjects and verbs. How many clauses are in each sentence?
My sister and I were at my grandma’s house when the phone rang.
We were watching TV on the couch, the old brown one, and eating sandwiches.
I’m not really a fan of Carrie Underwood, but I like to go to the mall, so I went.
Everyone wore Carrie Underwood shirts except me because I hate Carrie Underwood.
I challenged one of them to a dance battle but he was scared.
Since we went to the mall, I’ve been working on my moves, but I’m still bad.

73. Sentence Structures
Simple Sentence: an independent clause with one subject and one predicate.
Billy ran down the hall.
Compound Sentence: two independent clauses separated by a conjunction (FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
Billy ran down the hall, and he fell down the stairs.

74. Which is it? I live for the movies. Ice cream is amazing.
The goat ran down the hall so he quickly got away.
I have but one friend.
I wanted to go to sleep but my head is hurting.
A faithful friend is the medicine of life.
I brought the world with me yet now I see nothing.
No aspect of life goes untouched by social class.
Moving up the class ladder also brings unexpected costs.

75. Using Sensory Detail
1. Working together, you will write a paragraph about your subject using concrete, sensory detail.
2. Your paragraph must contain 3 or more of the 5 senses.
3. When the paragraph is finished, choose one person in your group to read the paragraph.

76. 1. Circle abstract details in your own narrative.
2. Rewrite on a separate piece of paper using concrete, sensory details.

77. When you come in…
Please sit in your assigned seat so we can do attendance before the assembly

78. Bell Ringer – 9/30-10/3 PART ONE
For the following sentences, write down if they are (S) Simple or (CD) Compound.
I surveyed members of my family, several neighbors, students in different school clubs, and teachers in all the departments at school.
The weather report predicted stormy conditions and the flight attendants insisted we leave our seat belts fastened.
I asked them to name wonders of the modern world.
My respondents were of different ages and interests and their responses were as varied as they were.
I walked down the street and saw a bird.
PART TWO
The sheet on your desk has a boring sentence. Your NEXT job is to make ONE new, more CONCRETE and DETAILED sentence directly below it.
ONLY ONE SENTENCE.

79. You need…
…Your phones.
Please have a seat with them and wait for instructions. DON’T USE THIS AS TEXTING TIME 

80. The COMPLEX sentence
2 clauses, one independent and the other dependent.
When I walked to the store, I saw a ghost.
Because the inversion is here, the weather is bad.
I would talk about it if I had a reason to.
The word that makes one clause dependent is called a subordinating conjunction.
After, although, as, because, before, if, provided, since, unless, until, when, whenever, wherever, while, where, when…

81. 1. The mailman wouldn’t deliver our mail after my dog bit him in the leg. 2. Because we were all so tired, we decided to go home early. 3. Unless we do all of our homework, we won’t be able to play. 4. My dog waited at the door for us until we got home. 5. Although none of us wanted to leave, we had to be home before midnight. 6. If Charlie doesn’t stop teasing that dog, the dog is going to bite him. 7. We took pictures while the monkeys swung from the trees. 8. Whenever my sister gets in trouble, my dad makes her weed the garden.

82. Which type of sentence?
The lion went into the shop and roared out loud.
I would love to sit on the sofa because it is super soft.
My brain hurts from school, so I am looking forward to the break.
While I would really enjoy cookies for breakfast, I shouldn’t eat them.