Monday, May 21, 2012
5.21
Review the PN/PA video below. Go through older posts and find posts on the things you find difficult. We'll do reviews again tomorrow and Wednesday.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Student presentations
Prepositions
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Correcting run on sentences
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Student Presentations
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects
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Correcting Run Ons
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Student Presentations
Subjects and Verbs
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Subject Verb
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Prepositional Phrases
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Student Presentations
Intro Phrases
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Run On Sentences
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Project work
I'm proud of the way you are all working together on your grammar and writing presentations! I can't wait to see what you've created. Good job!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bellwork 5.3
I forgot to put a question for your name, so please write your name before you write the subject on the first question! Don't forget this, or I will not be able to give you a grade. IMPORTANT!!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Grammar Work
We are going to begin our big grammar review for the end of the year. Use this document to get started. Find the prepositional phrases, subjects, verbs, PAs, PNs, DOs, IOs, adjectives, adverbs, and decide how the prepositional phrases are functioning. Use your flip as you look through this as review. Be prepared to discuss the first 5 in class tomorrow. Whether you print this off and actually mark it or just visually go through it is up to you. Just do it in a way that works and helps you review. Click on EXPAND for a larger view, and if at some point you get a box that has weird tools on it, click the x in the top right corner to make it go away.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Twain Town Blog
I've started on the Twain Town Blog; you can go there to see some pictures and the artwork that I was able to post. When we finish the Hannibal papers, they will also be posted.
http://twaintown2012.blogspot.com/
http://twaintown2012.blogspot.com/
Monday, April 9, 2012
Shakespeare Letters
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Grammar Review Part 1
I know I said watch the videos tonight, but I forgot about the band concert. I will post it tomorrow night, instead. See you tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
PAPERS
NORTH KOREA PAPERS ARE IN YOUR HANDS. YOU SHOULD HAVE USED THEM TO HELP YOU CORRECT BAD HABITS AND POOR MECHANICS IN YOUR 3 CUPS PAPERS. I WANT YOU TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS YOU KNOW TO MAKE AND RESUBMIT FOR POINTS. THESE ARE DUE BACK TO ME BY MONDAY.
I'M PROUD OF THE WORK AND TIME YOU'VE COMMITTED TO YOUR 3 CUPS PAPERS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GRADING THEM. I KNOW WILL FIND YOUR MECHANICS APPLICATION MUCH IMPROVED, AND MRS. KENNEDY WILL BE THRILLED WITH YOUR CONTENT.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pronoun Notes
Notes:
Personal Pronouns
1st Person- the speaker or writer: I, Me, We, Us
2nd Person- person or persons spoken to: You
3rd Person- person or persons or things being spoken or written about: she, her, him, he, it, they, them
Notes:
Which pronoun you use depends whether it is being used as a subject or an object:
Subject(doing the action): I, You, He, She, It
Object(receiving the action): Me, You, Her, Him, It
Examples:
(I, Me) am going to the store.
(He, Him) is a great baseball player.
(She, Her) gave (he, him) a new bat.
Don't forget the trick! Take the other person/people away to see what works alone. That is how you choose.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Message from Mrs. Smith 2.28
Remember the trick when choosing a pronoun that is paired with another person/item: Take the other person or item away and decide which pronoun works. It has to work alone in order to be the correct answer. Lat night, many of you missed the last question...My grandfather gave my brother and ME a fishing pole. You wouldn't say, "My grandfather gave I a fishing pole," so you wouldn't say, "my brother and I." IT HAS TO WORK ALONE CORRECTLY IN ORDER TO WORK WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR ITEM. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TRICK. USE IT EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU CHOOSE.
Do the form below and review pronouns carefully tonight.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Message from Mrs. Smith
I'm proud of the work you've put into the pronoun and possessive noun work we are doing. Those of you still struggling, see me for a tutorial Tuesday at 3. We will have a test on Friday that will cover all the material on my blog since MLK. Use your flip, the blog, and any class material we've used to help you prepare. You will have Go Grammar HW each night this week. We will take a break from WW this week so you will have time to review and study.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
You may improve your Pronoun Quiz grade!
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will have an opportunity to improve the pronoun quiz grade you earned in class tomorrow! Study the questions and answers I gave you and use the info on the blog to help you prepare. You can do this. It is up to you if you want to put in the time and effort. Go for it!!
Mrs. Smith
Reflexive pronouns
Lesson: Reflexive Pronouns
Notes:
Reflexive pronouns repeat the subject or refer back to the subject.
Singular reflexive pronouns end in -self
Plural reflexive pronouns end in -selves.
Examples:
Singular- myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself
Plural- ourselves, yourselves, themselves
THEIRSELVES IS NOT NOT NOT A WORD!!
ONLY USE MYSELF IF YOU HAVE FIRST USED I..REMEMBER ITS REFLEXIVE…IT MUST REFLECT…NOT STAND ALONE!!
Class work:
Worksheet
Friday, February 17, 2012
Further/Farther
Further/Farther
Farther=Distance
Further=In Depth
One would ask, "How much farther?" on a trip in the car. If you are wondering who traveled the longest distance, ask, "Who came the farthest."
One would ask, "Can we discuss this further?" if they were interested in a more in depth conversation.
ER and EST never go together. Furtherest and Fartherest are not words! (Spellcheck is going to love this one!)
Farther=Distance
Further=In Depth
One would ask, "How much farther?" on a trip in the car. If you are wondering who traveled the longest distance, ask, "Who came the farthest."
One would ask, "Can we discuss this further?" if they were interested in a more in depth conversation.
ER and EST never go together. Furtherest and Fartherest are not words! (Spellcheck is going to love this one!)
I or Me?
I or Me
First thing first: A subject is the thing in the sentence that is doing something. I went to the store. I is the subject in that sentence. The dogs barked at the car. Dogs is the subject in that sentence.
An object has something done to it or with it. I gave the bone to the dog. Dog and bone are objects in that sentence. Will you go to the store with me? Me is an object in that sentence.
Although not entirely correct, a good way to remember is this: Subjects are usually at the beginning; objects are usually at the end. (No letters from experts here, please.)
I is a subject; me is an object.
The trouble people have with choosing I or me comes when combining it with another person.
Nobody says, "Me went to the store." Nobody says, "She gave I a present."
Only a toddler would do this, right? Well it's exactly what one does when he/she says, "John went to the game with Sally and I." The two objects must work individually to work alone. You wouldn't say, "John went with I." So why would you say, ..."with Sally and I."
The correct way is, "John went to the game with Sally and me."
Review: I is a subject....it does things.
Me is an object....it has things done to it, for it, or with it.
First thing first: A subject is the thing in the sentence that is doing something. I went to the store. I is the subject in that sentence. The dogs barked at the car. Dogs is the subject in that sentence.
An object has something done to it or with it. I gave the bone to the dog. Dog and bone are objects in that sentence. Will you go to the store with me? Me is an object in that sentence.
Although not entirely correct, a good way to remember is this: Subjects are usually at the beginning; objects are usually at the end. (No letters from experts here, please.)
I is a subject; me is an object.
The trouble people have with choosing I or me comes when combining it with another person.
Nobody says, "Me went to the store." Nobody says, "She gave I a present."
Only a toddler would do this, right? Well it's exactly what one does when he/she says, "John went to the game with Sally and I." The two objects must work individually to work alone. You wouldn't say, "John went with I." So why would you say, ..."with Sally and I."
The correct way is, "John went to the game with Sally and me."
Review: I is a subject....it does things.
Me is an object....it has things done to it, for it, or with it.
Myself
MYSELF
Myself is abused by those intending to sound formal and smart. Unfortunately, they are unaware that they accomplish the exact opposite.
Myself is a reflexive pronoun. It is only to be used if one has first used the pronoun I.
Examples: I know you like vanilla ice cream, but I myself like chocolate. OR I gave myself a present.
Do NOT use Myself as a subject! Example: John and Myself went to the game.
When you use two subjects together (compound subject), each must work alone before they can work together.
John went to the game...that works. Myself went to the game....that doesn't work. That's how you test it. I went to the game...that works. So the correct way to say it: John and I went to the game.
Same goes for Myself as an object (usually at the end of the sentence).
Incorrect: She went to the game with John and myself.
Again, if it doesn't work alone, it can't be paired with another person. She went to the game with John...that works. She went to the game with myself...that doesn't work. She went to the game with I....nope...still wrong. She went to the game with me....that works.
Correct: She went to the game with John and me.
Myself is abused by those intending to sound formal and smart. Unfortunately, they are unaware that they accomplish the exact opposite.
Myself is a reflexive pronoun. It is only to be used if one has first used the pronoun I.
Examples: I know you like vanilla ice cream, but I myself like chocolate. OR I gave myself a present.
Do NOT use Myself as a subject! Example: John and Myself went to the game.
When you use two subjects together (compound subject), each must work alone before they can work together.
John went to the game...that works. Myself went to the game....that doesn't work. That's how you test it. I went to the game...that works. So the correct way to say it: John and I went to the game.
Same goes for Myself as an object (usually at the end of the sentence).
Incorrect: She went to the game with John and myself.
Again, if it doesn't work alone, it can't be paired with another person. She went to the game with John...that works. She went to the game with myself...that doesn't work. She went to the game with I....nope...still wrong. She went to the game with me....that works.
Correct: She went to the game with John and me.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
POSSESSIVESThere is a formula for making possessives. It's not a guessing game.
If a noun is singular (one thing), you add an 's to make it possessive....EVEN IF IT ENDS WITH AN S.
Examples: The dog has a bone.....The dog's bone.
The girl has a bow....The girl's bow. Chris has a shirt....Chris's shirt.
If it's plural (more than one) and already ends with an s, just add an apostrophe.
Examples: All the girls have a locker room....The girls' locker room. The boys have a soccer game.......The boys' soccer game.
If it's plural and doesn't end with an s (children, men, women), add 's.
Examples: The children have a playground....The children's playground. The men have a club...The men's club. The women have a party....The women's party.
A girl's night out is not going to be very social. A girls' night out, however, sounds like fun.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
MLK writing project
As you write your paper stemming from Gandhi's quote, "You must be the change you want to see in the world," remember to follow the 5 paragraph format carefully.
*Introduce your topic and write a thesis statement.
*Remember that your thesis must mention the topics of your 3 body paragraphs and in the same order.
*Remember to stay on topic in these paragraphs.
*In your conclusion, restate your thesis and do not introduce any new material.
You are well practiced in the 5 paragraph essay format, and by following it closely, your paper will be organized and easy to follow for your reader.
I can't wait to read your ideas and dreams for our world.
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