F E B R U A RY 1 9 - 2 2

ENGLISH I

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE #9

Proofreading Sentences: a.) I was suppose to have took the biggest of the

too boxes of equipment but I forget and left them laying on the floor

b.) has the speaker phone rang that loud before or did your sister turn up the volume to here it in her bedroom

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE #9

Correct Sentences:a.) I was supposed to have taken the bigger of the

two boxes of equipment, but I forgot and left it lying on the floor.

b.) Has the speaker phone rung that loudly before, or did your sister turn up the volume to hear it in her bedroom?

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS AND AFFIXES

Unit 12Act = to do, to makeFrac, frag, rupt = to breakKlept (o) = to stealSimil = to resembleStruc (t) = to buildTens = to stretch

frac

fracture

The windshield was fractured when my ex-girlfriend hit it with a baseball bat.

To break

CLOSE READING, P. 32 - 35

• Make sure to have a dialogue with the text.

INDEPENDENT READING

• Please get the book that you selected for independent reading and read SILENTLY for the next 20 minutes.• When I tell you that time is up, please fill out your

worksheet (a summary or your thoughts on what you read – at least 5 sentences NOT copied from the book) and put it in your IR folder.

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE #10

Proofreading Sentences:a.) I like the jeans that leanne bought at walmart

with the embroidered cuffs

b.) will you be reading the autobiographical poem in your english Class this semester

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE #10

Correct Sentences:a.) I like the jeans with the embroidered cuffs that

Leanne bought at Walmart.

b.) Will you be reading the autobiographical poem in your English class this semester?

QUICKWRITE IS FEAR OUR WORST ENEMY?

• Think about a time when you have had to face your fear(s) in order to achieve a goal. Write about the event using descriptive details and how you responded during that situation.

WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, CHARMING BILLY?

• Power point presentation

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

• Review the meanings of the vocabulary words. How might each word relate to a story about a soldier’s experience in combat? Write a short paragraph that describes what a soldier might do, see, think, or feel. Be sure to use all of the vocabulary words in your paragraph.

CLOSE READING, P. 322 - 326

1. Read all of the story.2. Read again and answer the following questions

in short phrases or sentences:1. Where does Paul Berlin pretend to be?2. How long has Paul been in the war?3. What does the soldier named Toby give to

Paul?4. What does Doc Peret say is the reason that

Billy Boy Watkins died?5. Why does Paul laugh when he remembers

the details of how Billy Boy died?

PG. 345 - HOLT INTERACTIVE READERAFTER READING ACTIVITY

Elements of O’Brien’s Style Example

Dialogue that sounds natural, like actual speech

Vivid, realistic description of what Paul sees

A mix of long and short sentences to communicate Paul’s thoughts and feelings