Monday, November 1, 2021

 English 12 Block 1: 

  • Review these websites on idioms and colloquial vs. slang language.
  • If not done, review Friday's handout on standard English and improve the following sentences on the 3rd and 4th pages: 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20.
  • Did you miss last Thursday's fiction exam? If so, please examine your stories and my old distance education notes from my previous posts and see me ASAP:
  • Did you miss the editing exam? If so, see me ASAP!

English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):
  • We finished our notes on Nelson Mandela on Friday. If you were away, finish your notes on p. 129 and p. 130. Five to eight points per page should suffice. Remember, you choose what's important (or not) when note taking!
  • Review your notes on linking vs. action verbs.
  • Review your notes on main vs. helping verbs.
  • Here's Spelling #4. We'll write the actual quiz next Thursday.
    • 1. beginning 
    • 2. benevolent 
    • 3. believe
    • 4. benefit
    • 5. beneficial
    • 6. biased
    • 7. breathe
    • 8. Britain
    • 9. buried
    • 10. business
    • 11. calendar
    • 12. carrying
    • 13. casualties
    • 14. ceiling
    • 15. cemetery
  • Paragraph!
    • The good copy paragraph is now past due!
    • Choose between the Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 rough copies and type up one good copy paragraph. Choose the one you have the most to write about.
      • Use your Office 365 student account.
      • 7-12 sentences / TS/BODY/CS
      • One indent @ the beginning; no further line breaks
      • Format: 12 or 14 size font; standard font type; 1. 5 spacing; title and full name at the top
      • Aim for one actual, specific example per body point.
      • Start each sentence with an article (A, An, The), introductory transition (e.g. In addition, However), or noun/pronoun. Do not start with For, Of, That, or with a word starting with an "ing".
        • The good copy paragraph must be submitted in a "hard" copy. Don't send it via email!
  • Did you miss the noun test?

English 9 Blocks 2 and 3 (Day 2):
  • We finished our notes on Nelson Mandela on Friday. If you were away, finish your notes on p. 129 and p. 130. Five to eight points per page should suffice. Remember, you choose what's important (or not) when note taking!
  • Review your notes on linking vs. action verbs.
  • Review your notes on main vs. helping verbs.
  • Here's Spelling #4. We'll write the actual quiz next Thursday.
    • 1. beginning 
    • 2. benevolent 
    • 3. believe
    • 4. benefit
    • 5. beneficial
    • 6. biased
    • 7. breathe
    • 8. Britain
    • 9. buried
    • 10. business
    • 11. calendar
    • 12. carrying
    • 13. casualties
    • 14. ceiling
    • 15. cemetery
  • Paragraph!
    • The good copy paragraph is now past due!
    • Choose between the Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 rough copies and type up one good copy paragraph. Choose the one you have the most to write about.
      • Use your Office 365 student account.
      • 7-12 sentences / TS/BODY/CS
      • One indent @ the beginning; no further line breaks
      • Format: 12 or 14 size font; standard font type; 1. 5 spacing; title and full name at the top
      • Aim for one actual, specific example per body point.
      • Start each sentence with an article (A, An, The), introductory transition (e.g. In addition, However), or noun/pronoun. Do not start with For, Of, That, or with a word starting with an "ing".
        • The good copy paragraph must be submitted in a "hard" copy. Don't send it via email!
  • Did you miss the noun test?

Philosophy 12: