Senior WritingPlease pull out Instruction pages 10, 11
Pronoun Antecedent AgreementFinish and Submit essays
Pronoun – Antecedent Agreement
• The students will be decorating their lockers and class hallways tonight.
• “their” is the pronoun that needs to agree with• the Antecedent – students. • Students is more than one – so use their or they
or them when referring to the students.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
• Mike or Pat needs to bring his computer tonight for the robotics meeting.
• “his” refers back to Mike or Pat. It doesn’t mean both of them – just one – so we use “his.”
• The Antecedent is Mike or Pat – one of the guys – this is what his refers back to. Could also use he or him – depends on what you are saying.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
• Uses same rules as Subject-Verb Agreemento Single subject – gets him, he, his, her, occasionally it.o Plural subjects – get they, them, their
• Everyone is single – so later use he, him, her, his• Both is plural – so later use them, their, theyAssignment – Complete Exercise 5 – no rules, just corrections or C on the line.
Finalize and Submit essay
• Finish and submit.• Be sure to include Works Cited.• Do highlighting• Turn in submission page• PLEASE TURN IN ARTICLES TOO!!!!
o One add• Please do this on back of submission page• Reviewer 1 – name and score out of 5 with 5 being best• Reviewer 2 – name and score out of 5 with 5 being best
Friday• Opening – Copy down this quote
• “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” Bill Cosby
• Agendao Openingo Journal 8o Correct Reviewo Do Unit Reviewo Start Mastery Review
Journal 8• Part A. - This part contains lists. It is okay to repeat some
items from one list to another or even within a list.• 1. List 5 things you would like to do some day.• 2. List 5 people who are important to you.• 3. List 5 things you are good at.• 4. List five favorite places, cities, seasons, restaurants,
vacation spots….• 5. List up to 5 songs, phrase from song lyric, quotes,
sayings that you like. • 6. List 5 words your parents, teachers, coaches,
employers might use to describe you. • 7. List 5 words you would use to describe yourself – be
positive
Journal 8• Part B• 1. You need to find a picture of yourself – something
you can print and cut out or a printed one. • 2. A quote you like – that reflects you – may need to
think, look….• 3. Song that reflects you, your life…• 4. About you – 100-125 words.
o If this is all you could tell a college, future employer, future roommate – what would you tell them? Imagine the world is listening – so watch what you say.
• 5. Latest blog – What is going on in your life? How are things
going? What might others be interested in knowing?
Monday• Opening
o Please write a corrected version of the sentence below
o All of the students and many of the alumni stormed the field Friday to celebrate the win by his or her football team.
• Agendao Openingo Discuss Labels on Reviewo Finish and correct.o Do Mastery Review – Parts A-C – correct. Then finish.
• Use note sheets – but not each other. o Tomorrow – work time for typing up Journal 8 – if you did not finish
some items – please do so prior to tomorrow.
Mastery Review• Part A – C – Individual sections on skills
o Sentence Errors – Remember – you are putting in periods or semi-colons to fix run-ons or comma splices OR you are taking out a period to combine sentences.
o Punctuation – you may be taking in or out commas, apostrophes, or moving punctuation with quotation marks or perhaps changing a title marking.
o Case and Agreement – You are changing a pronoun or a verb – you are not taking out anything that you do not replace.
• Learning Targeto I can identify and edit for sentence errors, punctuation errors
(especially commas and apostrophes), pronoun case, and agreement errors.
Things to think about, prepare for
• Look for quotes by famous people – may be from songs, movies, books, important figures.o Look for at least 5 – have them word for word and know who said it or
what it is from.
• Pictures of you doing activities (choir, sports, clubs, volunteering, mentoring) or of creating something (CAD, Wood, Metal, CTC classes, Culinary Arts), or demonstrating a skill (writing music, art, programming) or of awards you have earned.
Tuesday• Correct Mastery Review• Discuss assignment• Go to LMC
Wednesday• Unit 2 Test
o Please get yourself situated for the test.o You need a pencil and “funny color” pen.o Please put all letters on the scantron – 1-50 and make corrections in
pen on 1-20 on the test itsefl.
• After the test – please assemble the pages I will put on the board for Units 1 and 2 to turn in.
• 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 23, 24, 28, 30, 32, 36• Think about what you could make a collage out of
– pictures of skills, activities, clubs, CTC, etc.
Thursday• Please come in and sit where you wish – BUT
CHOOSE WISELY. • Opening – Assemble and turn in homework• 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36• After you turn this in, please get your COW
• Discuss - Collage – what is it? What could you do? Need to get pictures.
• Think about what you could make a collage out of – pictures of skills, activities, clubs, CTC, etc.
Thursday• Do and Save Wordle
o Either save to drive and tell me to print – nicely – or print in color yourself. If using LMC, get note from me.
o To Save – click on PRINT. In drop down for printer, choose “CutePDFWriter” – then save to your number.
• Begin work on Collage• Gather 5 quotes
• Learning Target: I can use technology to present my ideas, my strengths, my skills in a positive manner for an career/college audience.
Friday• Introduce Unit 3 – Assign p. 37 due for Monday.• Go over Unit 2 Test.
