File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
Monday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Finalize Vocab Journal #2 (Aug. 26-Sep. 6); begin Vocab Journal #3 (Sep. 9-20), due Oct. 1.
Tuesday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Hand in Vocab Journal #2.
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Thursday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Friday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Monday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Finalize Vocab Journal #2 (Aug. 26-Sep. 6); begin Vocab Journal #3 (Sep. 9-20), due Oct. 1.
- Comma rule #1: (a)Use commas to separate items in a series unless (b)ALL items are joined by and or or (polysyndeton). Give an example of each.
- Introduce Brushstrokes (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (1-17)).
- Participle(brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (18-35)).
- Alas, Babylon, Ch. 6.
Tuesday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
Hand in Vocab Journal #2.
- Comma rule #2: Use a comma after an introductory word, participial phrase, adverb clause or phrase, or series of prepositional phrases.
- Worksheet: participle-ws-2.pdf (page 1).
- U.S.-Russia arms control treaty dies; U.S. to test new weapon.pdf.
- Alas, Babylon, Ch. 7.
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
- Comma rule #3: Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases.
- Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx. Exercise 1.
- Alas, Babylon, Ch. 8.
Thursday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
- Midsummer Eve.pptx: Create base sentence for whole, then highlight three elements/nouns and describe with participial phrases. Join.
- Absolutes (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (36-49)).
- Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
- Alas, Babylon, Ch. 9.
Friday
Standards: RI1, RI4, RI6, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L6
Activities:
- Check research journal.
- Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx – Exercise 2.
- Appositives (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (49-61)). Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
- Alas, Babylon, Ch. 10.
- Jericho.