January 31, 2008
My face is RED! I’m so embarrassed!
On our pronouns and antecedents quiz, on number 8, the antecedent of “yours” was “Martha”! I’d said it was bicycle. I was so wrong!
“The bicycle is yours, Martha” means “The bicycle is Martha’s, Martha.”
Self-Starter: Antecedents of Pronouns
Number a piece of scratch paper form 1-9. Answer the questions below:
1. He is our principal.
Who is he? _________________________
2. He is a vice principal and is also a police officer.
Who is he? _________________________
3. He is the other vice principal, and he makes very funny jokes.
Who is he? __________________________
4. She is trying to teach us about pronouns.
Who is she? ________________________
5. She is a teacher, and a firefighter.
Who is she? ________________________
6. If you have an unexcused absence, he will find you and talk with you about it.
Who is he? _________________________
7. It is where I go to school.
What is it? ___________________________
8. This is the mascot for our school.
What is it? __________________________________
9. They are young people who come to this school every day.
Who are they? __________________________________
_______________________
1. Take the quiz on antecedents. ( If you were absent, see me about taking the quiz.)
Use any extra time for quiet reading, having books recorded on your Reading Bingo, or retaking the noun/pronoun quiz if needed.
Students have had time during several class times to read their portfolio books. They should be well into these books.
2. Civil Rights and the Jim Crow Laws: Read questions about the video. Watch the video quietly.
1. Who was Jim Crow?
2. What were Jim Crow laws?
3. When did Jim Crow laws get started?
4. What were three effects of Jim Crow laws?
5. What are two reasons that ex-slaves remained in debt?
6. How did segregation affect the civil rights of African-Americans?
3. Reading Words By Heart, starting on page 14
Think about these questions as we read:
1. Should parents protect their children by not telling them about unpleasant or dangerous things that might affect them?
2. What is it that Lena doesn't understand in this book?
3. What would you tell her about the society she lives in if you could talk to her?
Talk Show Dramatization: A1 did this. The other classes prepared.
