1. Academic Writing
Week 9 Class 2

2. Think and Write
Please spend 5-10 minutes responding to the following questions. This will be collected. What is your biggest fear? Why do you think you are so afraid of this thing? Have you ever had to face your fear? If yes, how did you react? If no, how do you think you would react? What could you do to get over this fear?

3. Homework collection and review
Please take out your ‘Practice With Conjugation’ homework
Check your answers on the following slide
Make corrections if necessary

4. Verb Conjugation Practice
Correctly conjugate the following verbs. Pay attention to words in the sentence that indicate correct tense. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper; this will be collected.
She comes/came over to my house every day after school to study.
I went to the museum yesterday.
We have no time for the park today.
He was the winner of the spelling bee last year.
I am always told what to do by my older sister.
She does not like to be late.

5. Capitalization: Proper Nouns
Common noun-person, place, or thing
Proper noun-a specific person, place, or thing; begins with a capital letter no matter where it is in the sentence
Examples
Common noun= writer, Proper noun= J.K. Rowling
Common noun= city, Proper noun= Santiago
Common noun= restaurant, Proper noun= McDonald’s
Common noun= college, Proper noun= PUCMM

6. List of Proper Nouns Every part of a person’s name: Tom Marvolo Riddle
The following are always considered proper nouns in English, and therefore need to be capitalized in all writing:
Every part of a person’s name: Tom Marvolo Riddle
Names of companies, organizations, or trademarks: Microsoft, Rolls Royce, MLB
Pet names: Fluffy, Buckbeak, Hedwig
Names of countries and cities, and words derived from those proper nouns: Spain, Spanish, England, English
Geographical and celestial names: Atlantic Ocean, Mars, Amazon River
Monuments, buildings, and meeting rooms: Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, Room 222
Historical events, documents, laws, and periods: Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Industrial Revolution, Dark Ages
Months, days of the week, and holidays: July, Monday, Halloween
Religions, deities, and scriptures: God, Christ, Bible, Torah
Awards, vehicles, vehicle models, vehicle names, and brand names: Nobel Peace Prize, Ford Focus, Kleenex, Hoover

7. Practice With Proper Nouns
Capitalize all proper nouns in the following sentences:
1. Mr. sherlock holmes is a famous fictional detective.
2. This character was created by the author, sir arthur conan doyle.
3. Holmes appeared in 56 stories and several novels written by doyle, including the book the sign of four.
4. Sherlock was often assisted by his friend dr. john watson.
5. They worked together on mysteries throughout the city of london.

8. Practice With Proper Nouns: Answers
Capitalize all proper nouns in the following sentences:
1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective.
2. This character was created by the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
3. Holmes appeared in 56 stories and several novels written by Doyle, including the book The Sign of Four.
4. Sherlock was often assisted by his friend Dr. John Watson.
5. They worked together on mysterious throughout the city of London.

9. Let’s Take A 5 Minute Break

10. Cause and Effect Essay Conferences
I am going to meet one-on-one with each of you to check your progress with the cause and effect essay
Please bring your essay outline, and your finished Introduction
The rest of the class will be watching the Halloween movie Hocus Pocus

11. Homework
Write three meaningful sentences, using TWO Vocabulary Set 2 words in EACH sentence.
array, assets, blatantly, compile, contentious, dabble, endure, enhance, inquisitive, jumbled, plausible, strive 1. 2. 3.
Study-Test 2 is Wednesday 11/11
Review Vocabulary Set 2; memorize words and definitions, practice writing meaningful sentences
Review pronouns; memorize which pronouns replace which nouns, practice replacing nouns with pronouns
Review verb conjugations for common verbs, practice conjugating verbs in different tenses
Review punctuation and proper noun capitalization, memorize what proper nouns are capitalized and where to put commas, colons, and semicolons