Bellringers TangerineWEEK TWO

Monday, March 31 A

1. agriculture (n)- Farming. The science of cultivating land. 2. commission (n)- A group of people with authority to carry out a task 3. controversial (adj.)- Causing a disagreement or debate 4. ineligible (adj.) - Not able to do something; doesn't qualify 5. menacing (adj)- threatening , appearing to be a source of danger or harm.

Semicolons with Compound Sentences

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A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. These clauses can be joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction OR by a semicolon. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or, and yet.

Monday, March 31 A

Monday, March 31st Pre-AP1. agriculture (n)- Farming. The science of cultivating land. 2. commission (n)- A group of people with authority to carry out a task 3. controversial (adj.)- Causing a disagreement or debate 4. ineligible (adj.) - Not able to do something; doesn't qualify 5. menacing (adj)- threatening , appearing to be a source of danger or harm. 6. oxymoron- A pair of opposite terms placed together in a single expression. Ex: bittersweet; jumbo shrimp7. paradox- A contradiction of ideas in the same statement that reveals a hidden truth and may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd.

Monday, March 31 B6. minority (n)- a group that is less than half  7. resemblance (n)- Similarity in appearance or external or superficial details. 8. revive (v)- Bring back to life or consciousness. 9. surplus (n)- A quantity much larger than is needed. 10. vault (v)- Jump across or leap over (an obstacle).

 

 

Semicolons with Compound Sentences

We went to Colorado, and everyone enjoyed the trip.

We went to Colorado; everyone enjoyed the trip.

My mom loved Pike’s Peak, but my favorite place was Mesa Verde.

My mom loved Pike’s Peak; my favorite place was Mesa Verde.

Monday, March 31 B

Monday, March 31Pre-AP8. minority (n)- a group that is less than half  9. resemblance (n)- Similarity in appearance or external or superficial details. 10. revive (v)- Bring back to life or consciousness. 11. surplus (n)- A quantity much larger than is needed. 12. vault (v)- Jump across or leap over (an obstacle). 13. personification- metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics14.plot- events or actions in a literary work.15.point of view- The perspective from which a narrative is told.

Tuesday, April 1st AMatch the synonyms (words that mean

the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. farming, crop growing, gardening ______

2. disqualified, barred, prohibited _______3. ruling body, council, committee_______

Tuesday, April 1 ASemicolons with Compound Sentences

I am going fishing on the lake, yet I’d prefer to go whitewater rafting on the Colorado River.

I am going fishing on the lake; I’d prefer to go whitewater rafting on the Colorado River.

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. farming, crop growing, gardening ______

2. disqualified, barred, prohibited _______3. ruling body, council, committee_______4. Events, actions, design, _____________

Tuesday, April 1st Pre-AP

Tuesday, April 1st BMatch the synonyms to the vocabulary words.

1.Similarity, likeness, comparison,

______

2.Excess, leftovers, spare, __________

3.margin, fewest, small in number,

______

Semicolons with Compound Sentences

Rewrite these sentences, punctuating them correctly.

1. The house looked strange, it was completely empty.

2. Mom was worried that the people who bought our house would think we were messy, we left a mess behind.

3. I can see everything, I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t.

4. Don’t go in the water, it is contaminated.

Tuesday, April 1 B

Tuesday, April 1st Pre-APMatch the synonyms to the vocabulary words.

1.Similarity, likeness, comparison, ______

2.Excess, leftovers, spare, __________

3.margin, fewest, small in number, ______

4. Same difference, pretty ugly, deafening

silence, __________________

Wednesday, April 2 AWrite out the entire sentence with the correct

vocabulary word. 1.We watched the athlete _________ over the race

hurdles.2. The dog behind the fence looked _________as

he leapt and growled at us. 3. Members of the school board knew that the

dress code change was _________ and may upset some.

4. Luckily, the paramedics were able to _________ the drowning victim.

Wednesday, April 2 Pre-APWrite out the entire sentence with the correct

vocabulary word. 1.We watched the athlete _________ over the race

hurdles.2. The dog behind the fence looked _________as

he leapt and growled at us. 3. Members of the school board knew that the

dress code change was _________ and may upset some.

4."The following sentence is true." "The previous sentence is false.” is an example of a ________

Wednesday, April 2 A

Occasionally a semicolon will be used in place of a comma to eliminate confusion in a sentence.

Ex: Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador are three nations in northern South America; all three lie along the equator.

Your turn. Add the semicolon where it belongs.All three countries have rain forests, lush, tropical areas crowded with tall, fast-growing trees but Ecuador also has a cold, mountainous area.

Wednesday, April 2 BLook closely at your vocabulary words. Categorize them into groups. You can decide what determines the group in which you place them. Give each group a title and be able to justify your categories.

Wednesday, April 2 BUsing Semicolons in a series

Semicolons take the place of the commas between the items to avoid confusion.Ex: The capitals of these nations are Quito, Ecuador; Bogota, Colombia; and Brasilia, Brazil.

1. The Blue Ridge Mountains part of the Appalachian Mountain Range begin in Georgia and run through North Carolina Tennessee Virginia and Maryland and end in Pennsylvania.2. Her classmates were attending college for a variety of fields, including Sarah, who wanted to study biology, Samuel, who wanted to study psychology, and Seth, who wanted to study mathematics.3. Laurie has received packages from Regina, Saskatchewan; Vancouver, British Columbia; and St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Thursday, April 3 AA prefix is a word part that can be added to the

beginning of a root word.A suffix is a word part that can be added to the

end of a root word. For each of the following words, write the root

word.

ControversialIneligibleMenacingResemblance

Thursday, April 3 A Add semicolons where they belong in the following sentences. I am hot I am wearing a sweater and a

jacket. The president was very popular he easily

won the election. I cannot buy a new car I do not have much

money. The answers to the test are: 1, A 2, D 3, F

and 4, B. On the trip, we drove through Tampa,

Florida Wichita, Kansas and Fresno, California.

Thursday, April 3 BA prefix is a word part that can be added to the

beginning of a root word.A suffix is a word part that can be added to the

end of a root word. For each of the following words, write the root

word.

ControversialIneligibleMenacingResemblance

Thursday, April 3 BAdd semicolons where they belong in the following sentences. Exercising helps to keep you healthy

and fit proper nutrition is also important. I believe there are 3 things to achieving

good grades: paying attention in class doing your homework and listening to the teacher.

I have cable TV cable TV always has good movies!

Friday, April 4 AUse your own words to write the meaning of

the words below.

Commission Revive Vault surplus controversial

Friday, April 4 A

Use a semicolon before introductory words such as namely, however, but therefore, for example, or for instance. Use a comma after the introductory word.

Ex: I like going fishing; however, I don’t like putting worms on hooks!

Red is my favorite color I like wearing blue sometimes.

Memorize your speech you won’t need your cheat notes.

Friday, April 4 B

Spend some time studying your vocabulary words. Make sure all of your bellwork is finished and ready to be turned in.

Good luck!

Friday, April 4 BAdd semicolons and introductory words where they belong in the following sentences.

Learn to use the semicolon properly your punctuation grades will improve.

I don’t sleep well at night I’m always tired during the day.

I hate doing math homework I love doing art homework.

I don’t like going to the gym in fact, I cancelled my membership.