1. British Literature “It’s a ‘Tief-man’ Tuesday!” March 4, 2008 Mr. Houghteling

2. Agenda It’s / Its / Its’ and There / They’re / Their “Civil Peace” Rounds 1 and 2 Prioritizing the questions = or 

3. Indefinite pronouns and apostrophes With a partner (one paper, two names) create 1 sentence each for each of the following words: 1. it’s 2. its 3. there 4. their 5. they’re

4. What does each word mean? it’s = it is its = a possessive form of a thing owning something its’ = this word does not exist! ITS’

5. What does each word mean? there = not here! they’re = they are their = a plural possessive, a group owning something

6. “Civil Peace” How did we do? Review our answers and strategy “Civil Peace Homework 1 = “Review Conflict” on page 1279, due tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5.

7. “Civil Peace” Homework 2 Due Thursday For Thursday, discover and explain 10 contradictions 10 contradictions that are readily apparent in today’s society. Example: How is it that the business of a career academy is to create careers yet many students do not participate in school-to-work programs? How is it that we are a career academy yet the school is specifically evaluated on how we perform on college preparatory exams and not on work programs?

8. ACT Preparation: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in the Social Room from 3:30-5:00pm. Ms. Cares will be there today, so come with your questions and desire to work! www.number2.com –Question of the day www.cnn.com or www.nytimes.comwww.cnn.comwww.nytimes.com –Reading for fluency and preparation for the essays. –Select at least one article a day and read it quickly. Attempt to summarize the article when finished.