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ALP-LA and LA - Today in class we discussed personal narrative topics. Assignment for Monday: Prewrite: *choose topic from list *Be specific about what you are writing about * List way/s from the 10 Ways to begin a narrative that you might use to begin your narrative * List characters *using your word lists, list 5 verbs you would use * list 5 adjectives
ALP-LA and LA- Quiz tomorrow SAT Vol.2 Vocabulary and 5 words from Vol.1 ............. Workbook pages 85 and 88 for those students who made below an 80 on the Sentence Structure Test...............Memorize 10 Ways To Begin an Essay.
ALP-LA - Study Guide for Sentence Structure Test due tomorrow. REMEMBER: Test tomorrow
LA - Study Guide for Sentence Structure Test due tomorrow. REMEMBER: Test next Tuesday
PROGRESS REPORTS WILL GO HOME TOMORROW
ALP-LA Quiz tomorrow on Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence ( use DGP and Beatles review to study). Remember TEST on Thursday
LA - Finish worksheet on parts of speech Write 9 sentences about Picture Day 1 Simple 3 Compound 3 Complex 2 Compd/Complx Review notes and use all sentence patterns
ALP-LA - Test on Thursday...Parts of Speech, Parts of the Sentence, Writing Different Sentence Structures
HOMEWORK: worksheet - Identifying Parts of Speech
Using SAT Vol 2 Words - Write 9 sentences..1 simple, 3 compound, 3 complex, 2 compd/complx Underline all 20 SAT words
LA - Test on Thursday - ( POS and Sentence Structures) Study DGP notes
HOMEWORK: Write 9 sentences about a hobby... 1 simple, 3 compound, 3 complex, 2 compd/complx
ALP-LA and LA - Today we were introduced to SAT Vol 2 vocabulary words. Flash cards due Monday 9/17. FRONT SIDE: word and visual BACK SIDE: definition and part of speech.
ALP-LA and LA - Partner ABC Story. Today in class, students began writing an ABC story going through the alphabet a - z. REMEMBER style builders, clear beginning/middle/end, no fragments or run-ons, coherent sentences. If you were absent today, you will be writing this story without a partner. We will work on this tomorrow. DUE DATE: Wednesday 9/12
ALP-LA and LA - Both classes need to be prepared for a notebook check. Notebooks should have 3 labeled dividers( DGP,Writing Notes,Vocabulary)and appropriate papers behind each divider.
Both classes will take a quiz on Friday - Vol 1 SAT words
HOMEWORK: Today in class, we reviewed sentence structures (handout). Using all 20 SAT words, original sentences should be written to show sentence patterns discussed in class. 1 simple, 3 compound (put together 3 different ways), 3 complex( showing 3 different patterns). SEE HANDOUT - Due tomorrow.
