Unit11 Vocabulary

Project: Step 1

Due Monday April 22, 2012

In a Presentation Folder like the one in the picture:

6 photographs about your topic

Example:

• 2 photos of the author
• 2 photos of people that the author inspired
• 2 photos that are motivational and related to your topic

3-4 Pages of information printed from the internet.

Quiz 1 Term 4

Your quiz on Sunday will cover the types of clauses:

• Adjective Clauses
• Adverb Clauses
• Noun Clauses

You will also need to be able to identify the types of noun clauses:

• Subject
• Object
• Predicate Nominative

You must also know the definitions of the types of sentences:

• Compound-Complex
• Complex
• Compound

The vocabulary portion will cover unit 11 Wordskills and will be fill in the blank like your last vocabulary quiz

Term 4 Project

Research Report Correction Code

Example Works Cited Page

Citation Examples Correct Format

Feng Shui

Feng Shui 

the Chinese art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang, as in arranging furniture or determining the siting of a house.

Origin:

1795–1800; < Chinese:  natural surroundings, literally, wind and water

Research Report

Research Report First Draft

Due: Sunday March 25^th 2012

Word Count: 900-1000

Must contain at least 5 Sources

Research Report Rubric

Here is the Rubric for the Research Report; use this as a guide to help you in writing your first draft:

Journal 2

Who makes a better leader: someone who is loved, or someone who is feared? Take a position and explain your answer. Use five words from current Wordskills Unit 10

Due: Sunday March 18^th 2012

Research Report Topics (8B)

Research Report Topics (8G)

Quiz 4 (Sunday March 11th)

Quiz 4 (Sunday March 11^th, 2012) will cover:

What is a Clause?

·      DEP + IND

·      IND + DEP

·      IND + IND

·      IND

·      DEP

Definitions of the types of clauses

Meanings and usage of Wordskills Unit 10 Target words

Unit 10 Synonyms

adjacent- together, neighboring

briskly- energetically, quickly

contented- happy, satisfied

convey- express, communicate

curious- inquisitive, interested

delicately- carefully, precisely

gesture- signal, motion

hesitate- wavering, falter

intently- closely, carefully

materialize- appear, happen

methodically – systematically, carefully

occasional- infrequent, random

peer- equal, colleague

properly- correctly, appropriately

recede- retreat¸ withdraw

response- reply, answer

stray- wandering, homeless

transfer- relocation, move

utterly- completely, absolutely

wistfully- regretfully, reflectively

Week 3 Term 3

Literary Analysis 300-350 words. Do not use Wordskills vocabulary.Use the same format as journals.(Due: Sunday March 4^th) 

GUM (worksheet) What is a Clause? (Due: Wednesday February 29^th)

Quiz (Sunday March 4^th)

1.           Gerunds

2.         Participles

3.         Infinitives

4.         All Wordskills Unit 9 Synonyms

Week 2 Term 3

GUM (worksheet) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases 

(Due: Monday February 27^th )

Journal 1 (Due: Sunday February 26^th)

Quiz (Sunday)

• Wordskills Unit 9
• Gerunds and Participles

Literary Analysis (Due: Sunday March 4^th)

Quiz 1 Term 2 Study Guide

Sunday November 13, 2011

Term 2 Quiz 1 Study Guide

Adjectives

Adverbs

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Verbs

Predicate Adjective

Verb Tenses

Vocabulary Unit 4 Part A