Reminder: Book of the Month Project due this Friday, February 18.
Bell-Ringer: Problems with Subject-verb Agreement
Download the handout: Subject-Verb Agreement Problem 2.doc
Help learning about verbs: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/tag/to-be-verbs/
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Short Story: "Song of the Trees" by Mildred Taylor -- Theme and comparing with Words By Heart.
We did this in class last time:
Make two charts in your composition book.
One will be titled "Song of the Trees"
Fill it in for
Setting: time and place
Characters:
Themes:
On another page, divide the page into three parts:
Title this page Comparing and Contrasting
Label them "Just Words By Heart," "Both," and "Just Song of the Trees."
As you read, fill in the charts.
A1 page 35, 2nd column, paragraph 3 (You should have at least 7 characters.) to end of story
A2 page 35, 2nd column, paragraph 3 (You should have at least 7 characters.) to end of story
A3 page 32, top of 2nd column (You should have at least 6 characters so far.) to end of story
A4 page 31, 2nd column, to "Big Ma's voice drifted. . . . . " to end of story
Fill in the charts as you listen to and read (in class) "Song of the Trees" or, if you were absent, as you read the story. You could do this during Cave Time.
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You will have about a half-hour to finish up your Book-of-the-Month projects.
See also the paragraph assignment on the wiki which is due by March 3. Use any time you have left over today to work on that.
Reminder: I'm concerned for many of you who don't seem to have started on your January/February book project which is due this Friday!
See the tab above for Book-of-the-Month.
See an example of a student who is working on his project at http://a2cavemen2011.pbworks.com/w/page/35264438/Adam-P-Historical-Fiction
Another example:
http://a3cavemen2011.pbworks.com/w/page/35267564/Eric-F-Historical-Fiction
Bell-Ringer: Problems with Subject-verb Agreement
Download the handout: Subject-Verb Agreement Problem 2.doc
Problem 2:
The verb comes before the subject.
Watch words like there, here, where.
They throw the subject to the position following the verb.
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You can check for which verb to use by putting the subject in front of the verb.
Help learning about verbs: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/tag/to-be-verbs/
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We did this in class last time:
Make two charts in your composition book.
One will be titled "Song of the Trees"
Fill it in for
Setting: time and place
Characters:
Themes:
On another page, divide the page into three parts:
Title this page Comparing and Contrasting
Label them "Just Words By Heart," "Both," and "Just Song of the Trees."
As you read, fill in the charts.
A1 page 35, 2nd column, paragraph 3 (You should have at least 7 characters.) to end of story
A2 page 35, 2nd column, paragraph 3 (You should have at least 7 characters.) to end of story
A3 page 32, top of 2nd column (You should have at least 6 characters so far.) to end of story
A4 page 31, 2nd column, to "Big Ma's voice drifted. . . . . " to end of story
Fill in the charts as you listen to and read (in class) "Song of the Trees" or, if you were absent, as you read the story. You could do this during Cave Time.
_________________________________
You will have about a half-hour to finish up your Book-of-the-Month projects.
See also the paragraph assignment on the wiki which is due by March 3. Use any time you have left over today to work on that.
Don't forget to finish and submit your comparing and contrasting paragraphs about Words By Heart and "Song of the Trees" by March 3. This is our final assessment on Words By Heart. It is also a final assessment on writing paragraphs. You may revise and resubmit, if you resubmit with the papers/paragraphs that were already graded. This must be done by March 18.
See the tab above for Book-of-the-Month.
See an example of a student who is working on his project at http://a2cavemen2011.pbworks.com/w/page/35264438/Adam-P-Historical-Fiction
Another example:
http://a3cavemen2011.pbworks.com/w/page/35267564/Eric-F-Historical-Fiction
This student has finished her project! She has earned extra credit.
