Have A Great Columbus Day Weekend

Finish the book I Know What You Did Last Summer by Wednesday, October 15th. Quarter notes for Chapter 15 due Tuesday, October 14th. All quarter notes due on Friday, October 17th.

Keep working on The Penny Books!

Sorry For The Miscommunication

Sorry for getting my date wrong. Homework assigned tonight is due Friday, October10th!

Yom Kippur

Because of the Jewish religious holiday, homework for today is due on Friday, October 12 , 2008.

The homework includes studying the figures of speech discussed in school today and completion of the two-sided sheet on similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and hyperboles. Also, Chapter 14 quarter notes for I Know What You Did Last Summer are due on Friday, October 12th.

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

If you can see, feel, hear or touch a noun then it is a concrete noun. Examples are snow, Mr. O'Brien, laptop, baby, lab report. If you cannot see, feel, hear, or touch a noun then it is an abstract noun. Examples are love, jealousy, foolishness, and anger. This concept is really very easy to understand. Don't forget to underline the concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns.

Penny Books are coming in and they are looking very "beautiful"....I am so proud of your creativity. Keep up the great work!

Helen's hair was as golden as the sun.

Barry's car knew the way to many chicks' pads.

Julie's eyes were rays of sunshine.

Ray could lift a ton!

The sliver of the silvery moon shone silently.

The above statements are all examples of figurative language. Alliteration, metaphor, personification, simile, and hyperbole. Do you know which is which??

Glad To Meet You, Parents

It was wonderful to meet so many parents last evening. Thank you for being so supportive of your children and their education.  The homework over the weekend is to complete Chapter 12 quarter notes and work on The Penny Book. Hopefully, you're getting close to the end. The final copy is due Halloween. I would like to check your progress next week. Don't forget to study literature terms.  Have a super weekend!

Chapter 12 Quarter Notes Due Monday

We took our Grammar Test on subjects, predicates, prepositional phrases and four kinds of sentences today then took parts as we read and discussed Chapter 11 in I Know What You Did Last Summer. Chapter 12 quarter notes are due on Monday, October 6th.

 Continue to work on your Penny Book and begin learning literary terms. They are very important!!!

Grammar Test

Don't forget to "actively study" for the grammar test. Study notes in grammar and mechanics notebook and use the games on the blog.

 Chapter 11 quarter notes due tomorrow, also.

Penny Books due by October 31st. We have been  proofreading and typing them in class  using the  laptops. Simultaneously, we have been revisiting grammar terms and word usage in preparation for the test tomorrow. We have been very busy!