english iii / semester 2 mr. stanberry. journal entry : january 6, 2015 happy new year, and welcome...

English III / Semester 2Mr. Stanberry

Journal Entry : January 6, 2015

•Happy New Year, and welcome back!

• In a brief reflection, no more than six sentences, tell me about your holiday break.

•Once you are finished, hang on to your journals, for we will have some work to do!!

Overview

• I take cell phones. If your phone is visible, or if it goes off, consider it mine. This is a school policy that many teachers choose to not uphold or follow; however, I do follow it and kind of enjoy doing it…

•You will need a composition notebook for journal entries / bell work.

• I have high expectations. • If you are late, sign the book. 7 tardies = 1 referral.•You are old enough now to know how to act in

classroom setting…

What is the difference between prose and poetry?

• Prose• Most everyday writing is in prose form.

• The language of prose is typically straight forward without much decoration.

• Ideas are contained in sentences that are arranged into paragraphs.

• There are no line breaks. Sentences run to the right margin.

• The first word of each sentence is capitalized.

• Prose looks like large blocks of words.

What is the difference between prose and poetry?

• Poetry• Poetry is typically reserved for expressing something special in an artistic way.

• The language of poetry tends to be more expressive or decorated, with comparisons, rhyme, and rhythm contributing to a different sound and feel.

• Ideas are contained in lines that may or may not be sentences. Lines are arranged in stanzas.

• Poetry uses line breaks for various reasons—to follow a formatted rhythm or to emphasize an idea.

• Lines can run extremely long or be as short as one word or letter.

• Traditionally, the first letter of every line is capitalized, but many modern poets choose not to follow this rule strictly.

• The shape of poetry can vary depending on line length and the intent of the poet.

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Discussion•Assigned seats•Overview for new students•Notes : Background information on author Robert Frost.•Read Mending Wall on page 706. •Answer questions 2-5 on page 710.•Homework : Reflection Assignment

Robert Frost• Born March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California.• Composed his first poem “My Butterfly : An Elegy” in 1894 which was

published in The Independent, a literary journal based out of New York City.

• In 1912, Frost moved his family to England with the hopes of becoming recognized as an up and coming poet.

• He accredits long walks along the English landscape for his inspiration behind his most notable work “ The Road Not Taken.”

• In 1961, Frost was asked to recite a poem, “The Gift Outright”, for the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.

• Frost was a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner.▫ www.biography.com/robertfrost

Homework : Due Wednesday

• Mending Wall by Robert Frost shows that people in general have a tendency to put up walls to keep others out.

• In reflective essay form, discuss relationships in your life that you feel could use mending. Over time, relationships with family members and friends tend to break down. As a result, we tend to push people away or keep people out (build walls), which only harms each party involved.

• As tradition to New Year’s superstition, your reflection essay will need to offer some sort of plan for resolution. Your resolution will be to tear down walls that hinder relationships. Stop repairing walls, and begin repairing relationships!!

• You can choose to write over one or multiple relationships.


•Fix the run on sentences.1- My father retired from the Air Force last year he is writing a book about his experiences. 2- Jeff mowed the grass this morning tonight he will water the flowers and bushes. 3- Kathy and Jerry worked very hard on their project therefore they felt they deserved a high grade. 4- We are moving to Cincinnati in July I'll go to school there.

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Discussion•Turn in homework assignment.•Read Mending Wall on page 706. •Answer questions 2-5 on page 710.•Read Birches (708), Stopping by Woods on a Snowy

Evening (711), and The Road not Taken (Handout).•Answer questions 6-9 on 710, and 1-4 on 712.•Homework Assignment : Reflection

Homework Assignment• In The Road Not Taken Robert Frost provides insight to a common

human experience; having to choose which path to take.• In reflective essay form, discuss a situation that you have experienced

thus far in life in which you had to choose the “right” path.• In the reflection, include the situation itself, the decision that was made,

and the outcome of the decision. Also, what would have happened if you decided to choose the opposite path? What were the potential outcomes of the opposite decision (positive or negative)? And finally, how did this situation provide insight to making decisions in the future?

• This assignment will be due Thursday, January 8.

Journal Entry : January 8, 2015• Read this incomplete sentence.People who donate large sums of money to charities often find that such ____________ makes themfeel good about themselves.• Which of these is the correct spelling of the word that completes the sentence?• A philanthrapy• B philanthrepy• C philanthripy• D philanthropy• Justin watches in horror as the tennis ball ____________ off the house and smashes into the car• window.• Which of these is the correct spelling of the word that completes the sentence?• A ricochetes• B ricochets• C ricoshetes• D ricoshets

Blank Verse Poetry•The form of blank verse poetry uses a rhythmic

pattern of ten stressed and unstressed syllables (iambs).

•The most common form of blank verse poetry is known as iambic pentameter. William Shakespeare used iambic pentameter in sonnets/plays to emphasize a key point.

•Example from “Mending Wall” :

•“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall”

Daily Assignment

• Journal Entry / Review•Turn in homework.•Robert Frost Bio/Poetry Quiz•Notes : Introduction to Emily Dickinson•Read : Because I could not stop for Death… (434)•Answer : Questions 1-5 & 8 (435)•Objectives :

▫Students will review learned material for mastery.▫Students will identify literary elements in poetry.

Emily Dickinson• Born into a wealthy, distinguished family in Amherst,

Massachusetts (1830).• Her family was highly religious, and against the will of her

father, refused to be a believer. • She was influenced by the works of several notable authors

that were secular (Shakespeare, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Bronte, etc.).

• From her early thirties on, she spent the majority of her time in solitude where she composed poems.

• Upon her death, her sister Lavinia altered the poems and attempted to have them published. Scholar Thomas H. Johnson began publishing the original poems; from this, Dickinson’s work became widely known, and is considered to be a vital part of American poetry.


• It’s Free Write Friday!!!

•Take this time to reflect on the week, or vent about frustrations.

•Make sure to write 5 complete sentences for full credit.

Daily Assignment

• Journal Entry / Discussion•Complete assignments from yesterday.•Notes : Types of end rhyme poetry•Read : I heard a fly buzz when I died (431)•Classwork / Homework : Poetry writing assignment (Free

Verse)

Types of end rhyme poetry• Eye rhyme rhymes only when spelled, not when

pronounced. For example, “through” and “rough.”

• Identical rhyme employs the same word, identically in sound and in sense, twice in rhyming positions.

• Masculine rhyme describes those rhymes ending in a stressed syllable, such as “hells” and “bells.” It is the most common type of rhyme in English poetry.

• Feminine rhyme applies to the rhyming of one or more unstressed syllables, such as “dicing” and “enticing.”


•Copy the definition and answer the questions that follow.

•Free verse - an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.

•How is free verse poetry different from end rhyme poetry?

•How is free verse poetry different from blank verse poetry?

Daily Classwork

•Journal Entry / Notes (Free Verse Poetry)•Read : Harlem (Dream Deferred)•Questions : Harlem (Dream Deferred)•Handout : Free Verse Poetry Assignment


• Internal Rhyme - a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.

•There are three types of internal rhymes:•Two or more rhyming words occur within the same line•Two or more rhyming words will appear in the middle of two

separate lines or sometimes in more•A word at the end of a line rhymes with one or more in the

middle of the following line

Examples

•Rhyme in the Same Line • I went to town to buy a gown. / I took the car and it wasn’t

far. •Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and

weary - Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven).• I had a cat who wore a hat. / He looked cool but felt the

fool.• I lost my dog in the midst of fog. / He found his way home,

he doesn't like to roam.

Examples

•Rhyme in Separate Lines• I see a red boat that has a red flag. Just like my red coat and my little red pail.

• I wore a shiny new bow upon my head. I began to grow and it fit me no more.

• I'd like to jump into the ocean. But don't dump me in instead.

Examples

•Word at the End and Word in the Middle•The snowflakes are dancing, floating, and falling. / The

church bells are calling, but I will not go.

•The sky was a clear, rich shiny blue. / I knew it was true but I stayed inside.

• It is fallible men who make the law. / This may be a flaw, but there's no other way.

Example : Stanberry

•Tucked under the trees, hidden by the leaves,• I strive from photosynthesis.•The gardener will mow me, and you won’t even know me,•Unless you decide to mention this.

Example : Stanberry

• Ice Cream• Frozen quickly made with milk, peanut butter, chocolate silk,• Rocky road, dreamy dreamy,• In a cone not in a bowl, that is just the way I roll,• Pass it around, you can’t see me; delicious treat, rich and creamy.

Daily Classwork

•Journal Entry / Discussion•Notes : Examples of Internal Rhyme

Poetry•Presentations : Read End Rhyme Poems

aloud•Objectives:

▫Students will be able to identify the form of poetry known as internal rhyme poetry.

▫Students will present their written work to the classroom audience.

Internal Rhyme

1.Your poem will be a minimum of twenty lines.2.The structure of the poem is up to you.3.The topic is up to you. 4.You must use a minimum of three examples of

figurative language.5.You must type the final draft of the poem.


• A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies / describes. Because of the separation, sentences with this error often sound awkward, ridiculous, or confusing.

• Correct the mistakes for misplaced modifiers. (Released E.O.I questions)

• The patient was referred to a psychologist with several emotional problems.

• Sam found a letter in the mailbox that doesn't belong to her.

• Please take time to look over the brochure that is enclosed with your family.

• For sale: An antique desk suitable for a lady with thick legs and large drawers.

Corrections / Bell work• The patient with several emotional problems was referred to a

psychologist.

• Sam found a letter that doesn't belong to her in the mailbox.

• Please take time to look over the enclosed brochure with your family.

Daily Classwork•Bellwork / Discussion•Read : Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey•Present : Free Verse Poems•Handout : Internal Rhyme Poetry•Rough Draft Due at the end of the hour.•Final, typed draft, due tomorrow.•Objectives:

▫Identify rhyme scheme▫Identify poem structure▫Compose poetry based on strategies learned

Blank Verse

•1- You are to write a fourteen line sonnet in the form of iambic pentameter.

•2- You are to write about the topic of love.•3- Your rhyme scheme will follow the

traditional Shakespearean sonnet.•4 – The rough draft of the poem is due at

the end of the hour.•5 – The typed final draft is due tomorrow.


•Prepositional phrase – a group of words that begins with a preposition and usually ends with a noun or a pronoun called the object of the preposition.

•A prepositional phrase usually functions as an adjective or an adverb.

•Example: Steve lives on a dairy farm.▫On a dairy farm is the adverb phrase modifying the verb lives.

•Example: Which of the horses is older.▫Of the horses is the adjective phrase that modifies the pronoun

which.

Identify the prepositional phrases.

•The island nation of the Philippines is located at the edge of Asia. (3)

•Visitors to Manila can sample Filipino food in small cafes. (2)

•A hospitable Filipino cook prepares an abundance of food to place before the guests. (2)

•After the movie the group of teenagers went to McDonalds for a burger. (3)

Daily ClassworkJournal Entry: DiscussionInternal Rhyme poems are dueHandout : Blank Verse poetryReview: Poetry termsObjectives:

Students will produce original poemsReview learned material over poetryReview prepositional phrases / EOI questions


- As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, how has America “changed” over that last 52 years?

- Based on the nature of his “I Have A Dream” speech, how would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rate how far his dream has come?

- Respond to each question with specific historical references.

Daily Classwork• Journal Entry / Discussion• “Richard Cory” poem discussion• “The American Dream” discussion• Handout : Article “The American Dream”• Compose the final draft of “The American Dream”

statement. (As a whole)• Read : Strive Toward Freedom by Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. (1149)• Objectives:

▫Discuss the concept/ideology of The American Dream in relation to American Literature

▫Discuss student responses to The American Dream

2nd Hour• “People come to this country just for that chance of freedom. People in Syria

are fighting for their lives due to the war that is taking place, and I guarantee that all of those people would give anything just to be where we are and

have their families protected.” – Drake Morris

• “The American Dream used to be about everyone having opportunity and succeeding no matter what. My ideal American Dream is for everyone who

wants success to have it.” – Jordyn Owens

• “To me, The American Dream” is to first love who you are, love what you do, love what you have, and to just be happy.”

– Connelly Parsons

3rd Hour

•“ America is the land of hope. America is where ambition and free thinking were

born. America makes all ideas possibilities.”

•– Taylor Morgan

4th Hour “ Teenagers nowadays think growing up and becoming rich, and having nice cars and a hot wife/husband is The American Dream, but it’s not. Immigrants come here to have a shot at getting a job, just to be able to feed and clothe their family. To me it’s the same way. I don’t care if I grow up to be an ordinary person, as long as I’m making enough of a salary to provide shelter, food, and clothes for my family, I think I’ll be doing just fine.”

– Aaron Sutton“ People want to fit in to society so bad that they are blinded from the style of life that they should be living. Phones, friends, parties, have all taken over to where to some

education is their last priority.” – La Naya Solis

“ I don’t agree with The American Dream, but I do think that we take it for granted. We don’t realize what we have. We’re selfish people that don’t think about the world.

– Ryan Finlason

The American Dream

• “The dreams of my father who crossed an ocean because America offered that light to the world.”

• “The dreams of my mother – a single mom who understood that a life rich in family and experience was more important than a life of riches.”

• “America is the sum of our dreams. And what binds us together, what makes us one American family, is that we stand up and fight for each other’s dreams, that we reaffirm that fundamental belief – I am my brother’s keeper.”

President Barack Obama

The American Dream

• “The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised - that in the U.S., a free market system, allows us all to succeed economically, achieve stability and security for your family and leave your children better off than yourselves.”

•Marco Rubio• (R) Florida

The American Dream

• “What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”

• Jesse Jackson•Minister / Civil Rights Activist


•Identify three examples of an allusion that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used in “Stride towards Freedom.”

•Use direct quotes and MLA formatted parenthetical citations.

•(You will need a book to complete the bell work.)

Daily Classwork• Journal Entry / Discussion• The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide• Complete assignment / Discuss topics• PPT : F. Scott Fitzgerald Background information / historical

relevance• Objectives:

▫Build background information on multiple Themes of Literature.▫Written response / Independent thinking▫ Interact with classroom discussion in a positive way▫Building respect for individual beliefs and independent thinking


•Pronoun Antecedent Agreement1. General Motors will probably recall most of _________

four-wheel-drive vehicles. Its/their2. Our college should change _______ policy about

withdrawals. Its/their3. A small percentage of the grain _______ ruined by the

prolonged rain. Was/were

Daily Classwork

•Journal Entry / Answers•Notes / PPT : F. Scott Fitzgerald•Handout : Anticipation Guide ( Due )•Handout : 1920’s slang•Objectives :

▫Connect literature to historical relevance▫Learn terms from the time period▫Discuss main ideas / themes of the novel in

the form of an anticipation guide


• It’s Friday again!!• Free Write• No grammar• No rules (well, school appropriate of course)• Bullet Points• Natalie Portman• Green Grass• Just Writing• Your words• Your thoughts• Some freedom• All day• Every day • Five sentences


•Person The person (first person, second person, third person) of a pronoun must be the same as the person of the antecedent. Avoid switching from one person to another in the same sentence or paragraph.

•First Person: We learned about our ancestors.•Second Person: You can learn about your ancestors too.•Third Person: Luis knows that his ancestors came from

Spain.

Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

• In each sentence underline the personal pronoun once and its antecedent twice.

•Many immigrants left their homelands for religious freedom. •When Frank’s great-grandfather came to Ellis Island,

officials there misspelled his name.

Answers

• In each sentence underline the personal pronoun once and its antecedent twice.

•Many immigrants left their homelands for religious freedom. •When Frank’s great-grandfather came to Ellis Island,

officials there misspelled his name.

Daily Classwork• Journal Entry / Discussion• F. Scott Fitzgerald PPT• Writing Assignment 1 – “The American Dream”• 1920’s Slang Words• Writing Assignment 2 – Using words in context.

• Objectives:• Connect students to the author through background information.• Understand / Evaluate F. Scott Fitzgerald• Grammar review / instruction• Using words in context


•Provide a summary or bullet point list of relevant information that you learned about author F. Scott Fitzgerald. (6-10 items)

•Reviewing this information will help you with the upcoming chapter 1 review…trust me…

•Objective : recalling knowledge / information about author F. Scott Fitzgerald

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Bellwork•Chapter 1 Review•Dialectical Journal Entry Due•View The Great Gatsby (2013) (00:13:25 or Chapter 1)•Objectives:•Read / Evaluate Literature•Summary / Paraphrase•Connecting the author to a work of fiction


•The Great Gatsby has multiple themes.

•Discuss the theme of love. In the first three chapters, how could you or would you define the theme of love?

•Respond in 3-5 sentences.

Chapter 2 Vocabulary Pt. 1

•Contiguous – touching ; in contact ; in close proximity without actually touching ; near ; adjacent in time

•Sumptuous – expensive or extravagant ; magnificent ; splendid

•Pastoral – of, characterized by, or depicting rural life, scenery, etc.

•Countenance – the face, especially when considered as expressing a person’s character or mood

• Incessant – not ceasing ; continual

Chapter 2 Vocabulary Pt. 2

•Languid – without energy or spirit ; without interest or enthusiasm ; sluggish ; inactive

•Hauteur – haughty manner or spirit ; arrogance•Strident – having or making a loud or harsh sound ;

urgent ; clamorous•Deft – dexterous; nimble ; skillful ; clever• Ambiguously - able to be understood in more than one

way; having more than one possible meaning ; not expressed or understood clearly


•Provide a summary of Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby. Be sure to include information about characters and their roles.

•6 sentences for full credit

•Objectives: Synthesis Level Summarization / Recalling information


•It’s Free Write Friday

•You choose the topic. Feel free to vent about your frustrations from the week, or make a prediction about the Super Bowl.

•Again, your choice.

•5 sentences for full credit.

Journal Entry : February 2, 2015

•In Chapter 4, there is a statement made about the characteristics of people in

general.

•Explain the following quote, and connect four characters from the novel according

to their characteristics.

•“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.”

Chapter 3 Vocab Pt. 1

•Permeate – to penetrate or pervade•Erroneous – containing error ; mistaken ; incorrect ; wrong•Vehement – marked by intensity of feeling or conviction ;

emphatic • Innuendo – an indirect or subtle reference , esp. one made

maliciously or indicating criticism or disapproval ; insinuation

• Impetuous – liable to act without consideration ; rash ; impulsive

Chapter 3 Vocab Pt.2

•Vacuous – containing nothing ; empty ; mindless•Provincial – having attitudes and opinions supposedly

common to people living in the provinces; rustic or unsophisticated ; limited

•Convivial – sociable ; jovial or festive•Dissention – strong disagreement ; a contention or quarrel

; discord•Divergence – the act of moving, lying, or extending in

different directions from a common point ; branch off

Themes

•Old Wealth vs. New Wealth•Appearance vs. Reality•Society and Class•West Egg vs. East Egg•The Valley of Ashes (Decay)•Gender Roles and Knowledge•The American Dream•Morals (Or lack there of…)•Author Characterization


•Free Write Friday!!


• When you quote, paraphrase, or otherwise use a passage from a book, an article, or another work, you must cite it in parentheses at the end of your sentence. If you have already clearly indicated the author's name in your text, give only the page number in parentheses: (126). However, if you have not yet clearly indicated the author's name in your text, your citation in parentheses should give the author's last name followed by the page number: (Smith 126). Leave a space between the author's last name and the page number, but do not insert punctuation or any other extraneous information.

• Based on the information in the style guide, which of these citations is formatted correctly for a writer's first mention of Elizabeth Hallin's research?

A .Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically (5).B. Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically (Hallin 5).C. Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically (Hallin p. 5).D. Between 1968 and 1988, television coverage of presidential elections changed dramatically (Elizabeth Hallin 5)

Chapter 4 Vocabulary

•Fluctuate – to change or cause to change position constantly ; be or make unstable ; waver or vary

•Punctilious – paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette ; attentive to detail

•Somnambulate – to walk while asleep•Juxtaposition – an act or instance of placing close together

or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast•Benediction – an invocation of divine blessing ; a prayer at

the end of a religious ceremony

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Bell work •Chapter 4 Vocabulary•Homework / Written Response #1 Due•Review Chapters 1-3 (Discussion)•Classwork : Written Response #2 ( Due at the end of hour)•Homework : Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby•Objectives:• Identify character roles / Learn & apply vocabulary /

Summarize / Paraphrase through discussion / Actively participate in classroom discussion


• In a five sentence response, discuss the character growth of Gatsby from chapter 1 to chapter 4. Be sure to include specific characteristics and personality traits that have changed thus far.

•Be ready to read your response if called upon.

•Objectives: Recalling information / Character Development

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Discussion•Chapter 5 vocabulary•Classwork: Chapter 4 review questions•Homework: Read Chapter 5 / Study for Chapter 4&5

vocab review•Objectives: Analyze character growth / Make inferences /

Review key elements of the novel


•Façade – the face of a building, especially, the main front.

•Defunct – no longer living or operative ; dead or extinct.

•Obstinate – adhering fixedly to a particular opinion, attitude, course of action, etc. ; self-willed or headstrong.

•Vestige – a small trace, mart, or amount; hint•Nebulous – lacking definite form, shape, or content.


•Write a five sentence summary of Chapter 5. Be sure to include relevant information in the areas of plot growth, character growth, and narration.

•You have five minutes to write. Once the 5 minutes is up, I will give your class the opportunity to ask me 5 questions about the reading. Once your class has used the 5 questions, I will give the handout.


•Insidious – stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous

•Ineffable – too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable

•Turgid – overblown, inflated, or pompous•Debauchee- a man who leads a life of reckless

drinking, promiscuity and self-indulgence•Dilatory – tending or inclined to delay or waste time


•Hello! Welcome back, old sport.• In reference to your calendar, you should be through

Chapter 7. However, I have revised the schedule in a manner that I feel will be fitting for all.

•Entry:• In the form of a three sentence review, briefly discuss the

information that changes everything in the beginning of chapter 6. How does this revelation change your outlook on the novel?

Calendar Editing : 2-10 – 2-14

Monday 2-10 :Classwork : Ch. 6 Review Homework: Read Ch. 7 & Written Response #3 : ConflictTuesday 2-11: Classwork : Ch. 7 Review w/ 6&7 Vocab Homework: Read Ch. 8Wednesday 2-12 : Classwork : Chapter 8 Review Homework: Read Ch. 9Thursday 2-13 :Classwork : Chapter 9 Review & Word Search Homework: N/AFriday 2-14 :Classwork : Begin The Great Gatsby


•Contingency – a possible but not very likely future event or condition; eventually

•Portentous – of momentous or ominous significance• Intermittent – occurring occasionally or at regular or

irregular intervals; periodic•Rancor – malicious restfulness or hostility; spite•Tumult – a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion


•Describe the overall mood that Fitzgerald creates during Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby.

•Explain the internal conflict that Daisy experiences. •Provide two examples of external conflict from the chapter.

•Your class will have the opportunity to ask 5 questions about the chapter, old sport.

•Objectives : Recalling key elements from the novel / Identify conflict / Paraphrase

Daily Classwork

• Journal Entry / Discussion•Homework Due (Written Response #3)•Chapter 7 Review•Chapter 8 Vocabulary

•Homework : Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby


•Humidor – a humid place or container for storing cigars, tobacco, etc.

•Redolent – having a pleasant smell; fragrant•Divot – a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface,

especially by a golf club or by horse’s hooves•Garrulous – given to constant and frivolous chatter;

loquacious; talkative; wordy or diffuse•Fortuitous – happening by chance, especially by a lucky

chance; unplanned; accidental


•Pasquinade – an abusive lampoon or satire, specially one posted in a public place.

•Surmise – to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence.

•Superfluous – exceeding what is sufficient or required; not necessary or relevant

•Vestibule – a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby•Commensurate – having the same measure, corresponding

in amount, magnitude or degree


•Happy Valentine’s Day!!!•Today is Free Write Friday. Feel free to express yourselves

in writing to release any frustrations or excitement.• If you need a topic, I think it is only fitting that you send a

little something special to the one you love… Create a love note for your Valentine.

Journal Entry: February 17, 2014

Place commas where they are needed.

Obviously I will never do that again!

Christmas which is my favorite holiday will be spent in Florida this year.

Yes our product is the very best on the market.

We are sending you the price list that you requested.


•Use a semicolon in the appropriate place.

- I got an A on my English assignment I really studied hard.

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

- I had to use my brother’s golf clubs I forgot my clubs at home.

- Neither of us can speak French we had to get a translator.


•Commas…and semicolons!

• I am going home moreover I intend to stay there.

• It rained heavily during the afternoon however we managed to have our picnic anyway.

•They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark therefore they decided to camp for the night.

Daily Classwork

•Bellwork / Discussion / Review•Acuity Benchmark Review Questions (Timed)•Grade / Review Acuity Benchmark Questions

Objectives: Review “Level 2” and “Level 3” questions in preparation for the Acuity Benchmark Exam.Word Meaning in Context / Research / Syntax / Sentence Structures


•Free Write Thursday

•Be sure to write 5 sentences to receive full credit.

•Prepare yourselves for the written portion of the Acuity Benchmark.

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