Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 8 December 2014

English 2 Agenda Monday, December 8  

 

Bell-Ringer.

1. Good Morning! How are you doing today?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are you thinking/feeling about the end of the semester? (example: I am feeling confident because… I am feeling nervous because…) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Nouns and Pronouns. Underline each noun and write a “P” over each pronoun in the following sentences.

a. I am all about that bass. b. Yeah my momma she told me don’t worry about your size.

4. Adjectives. Circle the adjective(s) in the following sentence and draw and arrow to each word they modify.

a. What’s going on in that beautiful mind? b. I’m on your magical mystery ride.

5. Verbs. Draw a box around the verb(s) in the following sentences.

a. I’m bringing grammar back.

6. Adverbs. Draw a squiggly circle around the adverb(s) in the following sentences.

a. Hey! I just met you. b. Call me, maybe?

II. Review Bell-Ringer III. Pass Back Hunger Games Tests || Progress Reports || End of Semester Plan IV. Journal #17 V. Class Meeting VI. Prepositions: Identify and Practice {Wheel of Fortune} VII. Persuasive Letter Assigned VIII. Mid-Term Exam Study Guide Distributed

Learning Objectives *We will… ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*We will… ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*Prepositions*   Definition: A preposition is a word that usually comes before a noun or pronoun to express a relationship to another word or group of words. A preposition is a word such as in, on, of, for, or by that usually comes before a noun or pronoun and its modifiers to form a prepositional phrase. Some examples of prepositional phrases are in the water, off the deep end, and toward them. The noun or pronoun in such phrases (water, end, them) is called the object of the preposition.

Examples: We walked up the stairs. I ran around the park. I put my pen on the table. Note: You can find a listing of the most common prepositions on page 4 of your yellow walrus parts of speech handbook.

Practice! Draw a parenthesis around each prepositional phrase and write “prep” over the preposition.

Example: I hate it when we have to run up the hill.

1. Nancy walked to the store.

2. Edison kicked the ball between the goalposts.

3. Davor shot the ball in the goal.

4. Selena played the piece on the piano.

5. Ruben shot the ball through the net.

6. Omri looked across the room.

7. Joaquin skated toward the trees.

8. Joshua leaded against the wall.

9. Shaman jumped over the bushes.

10. Tristen drove past the other car.

" Early finisher: draw a star next to the ob ject of the prepos it i on in each of these sentences.

Put it all together! Identify the nouns (underline), pronoun (P), verb (draw a box), adjective (circle &

arrow), adverb (squiggly box and arrow), prepositional phrase (parathenses) and preposition (prep). My students are awesome scholars. They are diligently completing their scrumptious Study Guides for their exam.

If  you  can  fit  it  into  this  phrase  to  make  sense,  then  it  is  probably  a  preposition:  Try  it  out!      The squirrel ran ________the tree.

   

 

 

End of Semester Plan

Hi! My name is _________________________ and I currently have earned a

___________ in English 2. My goal is to earn a __________ this semester.

Therefore, I need to turn in the following late work: - _________________________________ - _________________________________

- _________________________________ - _________________________________

and I need to retake the following quizzes / tests: - _________________________________ - _________________________________

- _________________________________ - _________________________________

I will work on this work (circle one) at home at school both I will meet with Ms. Fittz (circle all that apply) Monday After School Tuesday Advisory Wednesday Advisory After School Thursday Advisory

ALL Late work/Retakes need to be completed by _____________, December _____ at 2pm.

I will not be able to put any grades into the gradebook after that time.

Your mid-term exams are next week! The exams are ready. Are you?