11/17/09 - 11/18/09
Warm-up
Write 5 sentences. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. Then identify what type of sentence each one is. You may use your text, GUM and notes.
Today's Activities
- Review of subjects and predicates and types of sentences.
- Quiz on above skills.
- GUM, p. 21 b, p. 28
Homework
GUM p. 29 (handout)
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11/19/09 - 11/20/09
Warm - up
Write at least five meaningful sentences about a current song that expresses strong feelings about love.
Today's Activities
- Introduce poems, "Mulberry on the Lowland" and "We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns" from the The Book of Odes. LOL pp. 447 & 449.
- Read/listen to poems.
- Complete poem
Homework
Write a summary paragraph about the two poems, "Mulberry on the Lowlands" and We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns."
Word of the day
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