Wednesday, August 28, 2013

On the third day...

Ninth graders:

Completed a warm-up with homophones and wrote for several minutes on one of the following topics:  What I would do with a million dollars; Does love at first sight exist?; or what would I do on the last day on earth?

This warm-up is copied below for your perusal:


Name: __________________________                                                                      Period: _______

Warm-up for August 28, 2013 – Ninth Graders

Please write the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct word.

·        1.   “I saw your kittens,” Joe replied, “___________ in the bedroom under the bed.” (it’s or its)

l  2.    A fraction represents a ______________ of a whole number. (peace or piece)

l  3.  “I received a call from the __________ about tutorials starting tomorrow at 9:00,” said John. (principal or principle)

l  4.    I left my keys in _________car. (their, there, or they’re)

l  5.  “Do you live _______ or here, now?” asked Josephina.  (their, there, or they’re)

l  6.  __________ is so much better than war.  (peace or piece)

l  7.  Let’s go ___ the store. (to, too, or two)

l  8.  I want ____ _______ of pizza. (to, too, or two; peace or piece)

l  9.  I want to go ________, ___. (their, there, or they’re; to, too, or two)

l  10.  The class has _____ (it’s its) own set of binders.
 
Ninth graders also finish their review of the parts of speech and defined vocabulary words for "The Most Dangerous Game."
Homework?
Homework #1 (the signature page from the Policies and Procedures) was due today.
Homework #2, sentences with the homophones, is due on Friday, August 30th.
Homework #3, sentences with vocabulary from the "Most Dangerous Game," is due Wednesday, September 4th.
 
AP Seniors completed their "I am" poems.
They also confirmed the definition of a list of SAT words and reviewed the structure of a compound sentence. 
Homework #1 (the signature page from the Policies and Procedures) was due today.
Sentences with the SAT vocabulary words, eight of which must be compound, is due Friday, August 30th.
Have a great day!
 
 

 

 

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