The Five Verb Forms in English

I handed back and made some comments about the Beatty writing assignment, which will go into student writing portfolios. Then I did a lesson on the five verb forms in English. Students took notes, asked questions, and practiced their knowledge of irregular verb forms using a practice chart.

Finish Sentence Portfolio

It's time for students to catch up by reading Hiroshima and taking their written quiz; moreover, I will change those quiz grades to zeroes on October 1st. I handed out and discussed the Fahrenheit 451 essay rubric; the essay is due on Wednesday. Students finished up their sentence portfolios by the end of the class period.
Handouts: Transitions; Bradbury Essay Rubric

Sentence Portfolio: Compound Sentences

I gave a lesson on the three ways to combine two independent clauses into a compound sentence. Now students have all they need to know to complete their Sentence Portfolios. I reviewed sentences with students throughout the class period.

Vocabulary Work Day

Students used the class period to find derivatives for their vocabulary notebooks. Lesson 3 is due next Wednesday, due to the short week.

Monday and Tuesday Classes

MONDAY: Vocabulary Notebook & Quiz Returns, Lesson 3, Phrase and Clause Review
I returned and reviewed graded notebooks and quizzes, including the extra credit questions. There is a third version of the test for students who were absent on Friday. At the end of the period, students took notes as we made generalizations about clauses and phrases, and we did a little white board review so I could plan our grammar unit.

TUESDAY: Clauses: Sentence Portfolio Requirements
After a few reminders, students worked on writing their sentence portfolios. Tomorrow's class will be devoted to working on vocabulary notebooks.
Homework: Bradbury Essay due Wednesday, September 24

 

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Quiz

Students handed in their vocabulary notebooks for Lesson 2, which were due today. Then they took the Lesson 2 Quiz.

Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach"

I reminded students about the vocabulary notebooks and quiz tomorrow, with a few studying suggestions. I explained the Soapstone approach to analyzing poetry, and students practiced it on "Dover Beach," which is included in an important passage in Fahrenheit 451. We discussed the poem at the end of the period.