Weeks Five, Six, and Seven

Mon 2/11 S--Poetry In-class Essay #2

• • Please review poetic devices in your reader

    • • Refer to my tips for writing an in-class essay on poetry here:poetry tips

        • • Some other poetic devices to review:

            • enjambment

            • allusion

            • irony

            • form (sonnet)

            • iambic pentameter

• Pick other poems from the reader or elsewhere to read and write on for practice

• Read the sample essay on "The Colonel" on Google Classroom under "Sample Essays"

  • Block B--Sample essay on "The Colonel"

  • Block G: Sample Essay on "The Colonel"

Tues 2/12 S:

• • Please review your two in-class essays on poetry and decide which one you'd like me to comment on and grade. Be ready to tell me during class.

  • Look on this site and find a poem you like. Type the poem out on a word doc (note: please don't just cut and paste the poem onto the doc; by typing it yourself, you'll get to know the poem better): https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poems

    • Ideally, look for a short poem (14 lines or fewer)

Weds 2/13: Common classroom on comma usage!

Weds 2/13 (Block B) or Thurs 2/14 (Block G) L:

• Gerunds; read about gerunds in Workbook, pp. 53 & 54 and do exercises on p. 53.

• Participles: read about participles in HGW, pp. 130 -132 and Workbook, p. 51 and do exercises on p. 52.

• Note: if you have extra time and feel shaky on grammar, please use the time to review old exercises on parts of speech and sentence elements.

Fri 2/15 S:

• Read about infinitives in Workbook p. 58 and start exercises on p. 59.

  • Also, do verbal review on page 61 of pink workbook.

Mon 2/18 No school

Tues 2/19 (Block B) or Weds 2/20 (Block G)

• Format of Verbals Test with sample questions

  • Practice Sheet on Verbals

• Smartboard slides with extra practice

Weds 2/20--COMMON CLASSROOM ON VERBALS/PHRASES

• • If you're feeling shaky on grammar, I strongly recommend you attend this common classroom. Extra review for the test on Thursday or Friday!

Thurs 2/21 (Block B) or Fri 2/22 (Block G) L: Grammar Test #3

• Practice with Verbals AND Answers (keep scrolling down for answers)

• Answers for Verbals Worksheet, Format of Test Sheet, And More

  • If you want extra help with prepositions, please download the preposition song below (thanks to Bella C for this!)

  • If you want even more practice, use this website. It has practice questions and answers: English Grammar 101

    • Malexander2

    • Password: Prep2018

INTRATERM!

Mon 3/4: No school

Tu 3/5 S: Introduction to The Great Gatsby

Weds 3/6 (Block F) or Thurs 3/7 (Block G) L:

• • Read and annotate The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1

Fri 3/8 S:

• • Read and annotate Gatsby, Chapter 2