Today we are doing all of the parts of the writing assignment on page 522--Students should choose an object or animal that they would like to be.  Students should write a list of adjectives that would describe themselves if they were that animal or object, then incorporate them into a paragraph.  Then they will go back and underline the adjectives.  They will then revise the paragraph by closely looking at the adjectives they have chosen, and they should evaluate if there is a more descriptive or better adjective that they could have used in its place.  They should then revise the paragraph using the new adjectives.

Today we went over adjectives.  We talked how adjectives are used to modify nouns and pronouns.  We did exercise 4 on page 519.  We discussed definite and indefinite articles and when they should be used (a, an, the).  We talked about how words can sometimes be adjectives and sometimes pronouns.  Remember:  If a word modifies a noun, it is an adjective.  If it replaces a noun, it is a pronoun.  We then completed Exercise 5 on page 520.

Completed Review A on page 516 of Elements of Writing book.  We then went over pronouns and completed exercise 3 on page 518.  We then started to go on to Adjectives.

If you haven't already turned in your vocabulary, then it is homework and due today.

Yesterday in class we completed exercises 1, 2 on page 514-15 in the Elements of Writing book.  

Checking Vocabulary today

We did the words on Friday.  You were to create Frayer models for each word that contained: the word, the definition, synonym or antonym (label), a picture that helps you remember the word, and an original sentence that uses the VOCABULARY word correctly.

The words for the week are:

Accolade

Censure

Eccentric

Genial

Mundane

Paltry

Revere

Stealth

Tyranny

Warranted

I will be grading your original sentences--please create your own sentence.  If you copy someone else's sentence, neither of you will get credit.  

5 Types of Nouns

No new homework.  If you haven't brought your parent contact information in already, please bring it tomorrow.  Today we worked on five types of nouns:  common, proper, concrete, abstract, and collective.

No new homework, just bring in the parent contact sheet if you haven't already done so.  Thanks!!

Thanks for making it a great first day of school!  You were all fabulous and I look forward to our upcoming year together.  Please do not forget to bring back your parent contact information which was your homework.  Also--please do not forget to bring back the school forms for your first period teacher.  Thanks for the wonderful day--we are going to have an awesome year!!!

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