English I

September 28 through October 2

Monday, September 28• Go over adjective worksheet• Adjective activity- school newspaper• Review for grammar test tomorrow • Begin reading “The Scarlet Ibis”

Tuesday, September 29• Grammar Test• New Vocabulary List- page 150 of the

Elements of Literature Textbook• Continue reading “The Scarlet Ibis”

Wednesday, September 30Journal EntryProofreading SentencesVerbsContinue reading “The Scarlet Ibis”

Journal 1• If you were an animal, what kind of

animal would you be? Why?

Proofreading Warm-up

Item 1Byron please tell us what you know about epic heros.

CorrectedByron,please tell us what you know about epic heroes.

Proofreading Warm-up

Item 2The battles Homer described might of actualy took place around

1200 BC

CorrectedThe battles Homer described might haveactuallytaken place

around 1200 B.C.

Thursday, October 1• Journal Entry• Proofreading Sentence• Verbs• “The Scarlet Ibis”

Journal 2• Do you have any siblings or are you an

only child? If you have brothers and sisters, how do you get along with them? Do you fight a lot? If you don’t have siblings, how do you feel about that? Do you wish you did?

Proofreading Warm-up

Item 3The greeks they had to cross the aegean sea to attack the city of

troy.

CorrectedTheGreeks had to cross the Aegean Sea to attack the city of Troy.

(they deleted)

Proofreading Warm-up

Item 4Was it really Odysseus whom come up with the wooden horse idea.

CorrectedWas it really Odysseus whocame up with the wooden-horse idea?

Friday, October 2• Journal• Proofreading Sentence• Test on “The Scarlet Ibis”

Journal 3

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Proofreading Warm-up

Item 5Whats the name of the Greek God of the Sea, asked Terrell.

Corrected“What’s the name of the Greek god of the sea?” asked Terrell.

Proofreading Warm-up

Item 6Calypso a beautiful goddess holded Odysseus as a prisoner on her

island for seven years

CorrectedCalypso,a beautiful goddess, held Odysseus as a prisoner on her

island for seven years.