08/04/2012 Tuesday, Day # 1

I have lunch duty all of this week. Extra help will be in the AM or after school. I can help you at noon if it is quiet downstairs - if it is a warm week, everyone will go outside.

 Period #1 Grammar 8

Home Work -  

Period #3 History 7 + 8   We wrote the Quiz on Chapter 7.

HW:

Period #4 Literature 7Literature

We wrote down the characteristics of a ballad. Looked at "Barbara Allen" for diction. "Twa Corbies" 'The Ballad of the Edmund Fitzgerald. A Ballad - characteristics.
HW: Study the characteristics of the ballad.

Period #5 Grammar 7  Grammar Quiz on predicate nominative and direct object is scheduled for Wed., May 09.

We diagrammed sentences.
Home Work - Diagram exercise "A" on page 112.  Study for your quiz on Pred. Nom. and Dir. Obj.

 

Period #6 -  .Physical Education.

Period #7 - Literature 8  Literature 
From the poem," Summer" by the Afters, pick out three different figures of speech and literary devices. Make two comments on the diction of the poem.
HW: Look for figures of speech and literary devices in Restless by Switchfoot. If you have the spare time, try to analyze the rest of the poem from where we left off. It is awesome.