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Literary Terms (Notes-blue sheets)Parts of Speech Notes (2 Notes & review

guide)VerbsCommonly Confused Words (NOTES)Sentence Patterns Notes (5 Common SP)Short Story (Writing Dialogue Notes)Active and Passive Voice

Monday, December 3Monday, December 3Parts of SpeechParts of Speecha. noun b. verb c. adjective d. pronoun e. adverb f. preposition g. conjunction

1)The child longs for a pretty doll from Santa Claus. 2)I wonder if he will bring me a new watch.3)I am counting the days until Christmas.4)I will happily attend the Christmas Eve service at my church.5)Singing Christmas carols makes me happy.6)I love the wonder of the holiday season.7)The lights and decorations at the Galleria are beautiful at night.

Tuesday, December 4Tuesday, December 4Literary Terms: Match the definition with the literary term.

Terms

1) The character that opposes the protagonist a. Setting

2) The time and place in a story b. Antagonist

3) A character who does not change c. Climax

4) A character whose personality evolves or changes

d. Point of View

5) The moral of the story, the lesson learned e. Dynamic Character

6) The turning point in the story f. Suspense

7) A state or condition of mental uncertainty or anxiety

g. Theme

8) The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced

h. Exposition

9) An action that interrupts the current action to show an event that happened at an earlier time

i. Flashback

10) Vantage point of a particular story. j. Static Character

Wednesday, December 5 Wednesday, December 5 Writing Short StoriesWriting Short Stories1) Which of the following is the best lead?a.Hello. I am going to tell you a story.b.“NO!” I screamed at my sister, but it was too late.c.Once upon a time.d.It was a day in September.

2) Which sentence uses dialogue correctly?a.“She screamed, please stop running!”b.“Why don’t you go outside”? My mom asked.c.I told my friend, “This is the best dance ever!”

Thursday, December 6Thursday, December 6VerbsVerbs1) Write the 19 Linking Verbs.

2) Write A if the underlined verb is an action verb and L if the underlined verb is a linking verb. a. The Explore test is in October.b. The test seems easy according to the study guides.c. Will you take the test on Monday?d. I did look at the dates for each section.e. My friend says it looks hard to her.f. I hope that I do well on the math section.

3) Decide whether each verb is action or linking. g. The boy jumped over the fence.h. I completed the extra credit project. i. The sun appeared in the sky.j. The sun appears orange.

Friday, December 7- Sentence PatternsFriday, December 7- Sentence Patternsa. S V d. S LV PAb. S AV DO e. S LV PNc. S AV IO DO

1) The Christmas tree shines through the window.2) I love “Silent Night”.3) Christmas is my favorite holiday.4) I gave my brother a new toy for Christmas.5) My apartment looks beautiful with the lights around the building. 6) Exams are difficult for eighth graders at Simmons. 7) Please share your notes with me in the library.8) I am a Christmas shopping fanatic! 9) Simmons Middle School is the best school in Hoover. 10) Please give your teachers homework on time.11) We are respectful to one another.12) Please enjoy the holidays.13) We are one big happy family on this team.14) Please walk down the hall in a civilized manner.

Monday, December 10- Commonly Confused Monday, December 10- Commonly Confused WordsWords

1) The teacher (chose, choose) the best project.

2)(You’re, your) responsible for bringing your Nook to class.

3)I bought (too, to, two) tickets to the game.4) Ryan ate the (hole, whole) pumpkin pie. 5) She didn’t like the (plain, plane)

hamburger. 6) The squirrel ran (through, threw) the log.

Tuesday, December 11 Tuesday, December 11 Active/Passive VoiceActive/Passive Voice1. He drew a picture of Ponyboy getting his air cut.2. The present was opened by the toddler.3. He screamed when they jumped out of the closet.4. I heard the scream from down the street.5. The player was tackled by the cornerback.6. The picture was taken by Ms. Morris.7. I shot the video of the balllet recital.8. The money was taken by the SAC members. 9. The winning team received ice cream.10. I brought five dollars for the special cause.

Wednesday, December 12Wednesday, December 12“Article of the Week” Analysis“Article of the Week” Analysis“According to the FDA and others, the research data does not show that mobile phone radio frequency emissions have adverse health effects, but there is not enough information at this point to conclude that these products are not without risk. While most epidemiological and laboratory studies related to the radio frequency emissions of mobile phones have found no adverse health effects, the results of some studies have raised questions that require further research.”-U.S General Accounting Office Report on Mobile Phone Health Issues

1)According to the passage from the AOW above, what can you infer that emissions would probably mean?a.to take something in c. to let something outb.to sketch something d. to walk around something

Thursday, December 13Thursday, December 13The OutsidersThe OutsidersMatch the character with the correct description.

1.Darry a. Drove a tuff stingray and acted as a spy for the Greasers

2.Sodapop b. Liked to fight due to his anger/hatred; Soda’s best friend

3. Ponyboy c. Worked hard to keep his family together; played football in school

4. Randy d. Knew he didn’t really want to be a hood; watched sunsets

5. Cherry e. Fun-loving guy who had his heart broken by a girl in the story

6. Steve f. Did not fight in the rumble, knew it was a waste of time

7. Dallas g. Was a tough, rough, bad mouthed Greaser from New York

8. Two-Bit h. Wisecracker of the gang; has a prized switchblade

Thursday, December 13Thursday, December 13The Outsiders (continued)The Outsiders (continued)

1. “I don’t care about Darry. But I was still lying and I knew it. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”

2. “You can’t win, even if you whip us…Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs.”

3. “It’s okay,” I said… We aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.”

4. “Oh, blast it, Johnny...you get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me...”

5. And don’t be so bugged over being a greaser. You still have a lot of time to make yourself what you want. There’s still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows.

6. “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”

7. “We have troubles you’ve never heard of. You want to know something? Things are rough all over.”

a. Ponyboy b. Johnny c. Two Bit d. Dallas e. Cherry f. Randy g. Soda Pop h. Steve

Friday, December 14Friday, December 14Expository Writing StructureExpository Writing Structure

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2. In the end, Although, Finally, As a result… words that allow the reader to flow from one idea to the next.

4. Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

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5. It shows your reader the direction that you are going in your paper. It introduces your point, and gives purpose and direction to your essay.