1. Welcome! February 1st, 2018 Thursday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Thursday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find the errors in the post.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Correct the punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors in this social media post.
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3. 5:00 p.m.: This is the proper way to write the time.
Bernese: Bernese is capitalized as a proper noun (from the the city of Bern).
Cleveland Avenue in Riverview: Names of streets and towns are capitalized.
5:00 p.m.: This is the proper way to write the time.
collar on, and he: Collar was misspelled. A comma is added to separate two complete sentences with a conjunction (and). A subject (he) is added for clarity.
If you, or anyone you know, are: Commas are added because extra information is provided in the middle of a sentence. Know was misspelled, and are is used because there is a plural subject (you, or anyone you know).
him, please: Commas separate introductory elements from the rest of the sentence.
SPCA: This is an acronym, so it should be capitalized.
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4. “The Scarlet Ibis”
Today, we’re going to read our last short story of the unit! Oh no! But don’t worry, it’s a good one. It’s called “The Scarlet Ibis” (an ibis is a type of bird).
We’re going to listen to the audio version. As we do, we’ll stop often, checking for understanding.
This story also has tons of symbolism in it…See if you can spot any examples as we read.

5. “The Scarlet Ibis” After we read, you have two jobs:
Respond to the study questions on your handout. Make sure you provide textual evidence for all questions except for #1 and #3. Then, using a marker, colored pencil, or highlighter, highlight or underline your pieces of textual evidence. Make sure your evidence is convincing and directly related to your response.
Continue your IXLs for the week: F.1 and F.2 in the 10th Grade Language Arts section