1. This is just a hot mess.

2. English III March 7, 2014 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Frightening Friday, and because it’s Friday, you know what that means…!”

3. “It’s great to be alive!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4&feature=kp

4. This is just a hot mess.

5. AGENDA Possessives ACT Practice Set “Let Teen-agers Try Adulthood”

6. English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” QuestionCorrect Answer Type / Rule 61 A RTFQ 62 G Go Short 63 C Meaning of Words 64 G RTFQ 65 A Look Left

7. English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” QuestionCorrect Answer Type / Rule 66 H Stop-Go 67 D Stop-Go / Sentence Structure 68 H Adverbs 69 B RTFQ 70 F Idioms

8. English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” QuestionCorrect Answer Type / Rule 71 A Transitions 72 J Look Left / Misplaced Modifiers 73 B Stop-Go 74 G Verb tense / it’s vs. its 75 C RTFQ

9. Choose some nouns. SingularPluralSingular Possessive Plural Possessive 1bookbooksbook’s cover books’ prices 2deer deer’s tail deer’s antlers 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10. 1. Identify Leon Botstein’s main idea: 2. Analyze Leon Botstein’s tone. How would you describe Botstein’s attitude toward teachers? Use descriptive adjectives to discuss his tone. Explain your answer, using references from the text when possible. 3. Based on the information presented in the passage, identify one reason teenagers should enter the real world and explain whether you agree or disagree with Botstein’s reasoning.

11. 4. Analyze and explain the meaning of Botstein’s statement that “…the rules of high school turn out not to be the rules of life” (para. 3). 5. Explain why Botstein makes a reference to the Columbine High School tragedy (“Littleton shootings” para. 1). 6. Raise one counterargument to Botstein’s argument and discuss it in depth.

12. HOMEWORK Review Possessives http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ possessives.htm Do all of these this weekend! Quiz 96: Plurals and Possessives http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ quiz_list.htm Quiz 98: Possessives and Irregular Plurals http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ quiz_list.htm Choosing the Correct Form of the Irregular Verb / Self- tests I-V http://www.cengage.com/devenglish/discipline_content/grammarquizz es.html http://www.cengage.com/devenglish/discipline_content/grammarquizz es.html