MRS. CONTRERAS Language Arts 9th Grade

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MRS. CONTRERASLanguage Arts9th Grade Eng I
Honors GiftedRoom C209
Welcome Braddock Bulldogs!!!
2005-2006
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Home Learning

• PLACE YOUR STAPLED
• ASSIGNMENT(S) IN TEACHERS IN-BOX BEFORE THE BELL
  RINGS!
• 3 copies of finished article
• 1 sheet of construction paper (any color pre-cut
  to 10-11 x 13-14)
• 1 foot of yarn or any other string (any color)
• 1 paper clip

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Weekly Forecast11/14/05 11/18/05

• Monday Finalize articles Review Grammar
  Concept Nouns (47-50) Group allocation for PP
  presentations
• Tuesday Review Grammar Concept Pronouns
  Simple Sub/Pred, Complete Sub/Pred, Compound
  Sub/Pred handouts (51-54 75-80)
• Wednesday (Progress Reports) Expository Essay
  Writing Review Grammar Concept verbs
  (action/linking), verb phrases order of
  subject/predicate (55-60 81-82)
• Thursday Early Release. Review Grammar
  Concepts adjectives, adverbs, sentence
  fragments, run-on (61-68, 123-126)
• Friday Test "Iliad" Books 1-24 (4 grds)

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Home Learning

• By Monday, 11/21
• Power Point Presentations (Chinese, Japanese,
  Persian Arabic African) - 6 grds
• Read Take Notes on "The Adventures of Odysseus"
  "The Adventures of Aeneas" (handout pgs
  211-246) (Virgil, Augustan Age, foil character,
  imagery) in "Aeneid" pg 356-379, (Horace, odes,
  theme, inference) in "Seize the Day", "Better to
  Live, Licinius..." pg 392-396, (Ovid, narrative
  poem, foreshadowing) in "Metamorphoses" pg
  398-402, "The Burning of Rome" pgs 406-409 (2
  grds)
• Finish Expository Essay
• Have a great week!

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Review Nouns

• Singular
• Plural
• Collective
• Proper
• Common
• Concrete
• Abstract

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Review Nouns

• Name Person, Place, Thing or Idea
• Singular nouns name one person, place, thing or
  idea (child, garage, bicycle, democracy)
• Plural nouns name more than one person, place,
  thing or idea (words ending in s, -ch, -sh, -x,
  or zz add es (speech speeches) words ending
  in y change the y to I and add es (party
  parties) nouns ending in f or fe, change the
  f to v and add es (life lives) Other nouns
  are irregular (woman women) Some nouns do not
  change forms from the singular to plural (sheep
  sheep)
• Collective nouns name a group (family, public,
  team, press, audience) Could be singular when it
  refers to the group as a whole or plural when
  emphasizing/referring to the individual members
  of that group. (The jury is deliberating The
  jury are arguing)

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Review Nouns

• Proper nouns name a particular Person, Place,
  Thing, or Idea (Uncle Al, Dominican Republic,
  Schindlers List, the Renaissance)
• Common nouns name (uncle, country, movie, era)
• Concrete nouns name objects that occupy space or
  can be recognized by any of the senses (sneeze,
  star, explosion, chimney, dog)
• Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, or
  characteristics (politeness, ability, honesty,
  love, beauty)

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ReviewNouns

• Robby saw an armadillo near the shed.
• The childrens thoughts wandered.
• The jury members were unable to agree to agree on
  a verdict.
• Mike was the carrier for the team in Melbourne.
• The abolitionists writings appeared in pamphlets
  and journals.

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ReviewNouns

• Robby(prop) saw an armadillo(com) near the
  shed(conc).
• The childrens(plur.poss) thoughts(abs) wandered.
• The jury(plur.coll) members were unable to agree
  on a verdict(abs).
• Mike(prop) was the carrier(com) for the
  team(coll) in Melbourne(prop).
• The abolitionists(sing.poss) writings appeared
  in pamphlets(conc) and journals(conc).

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Review Pronouns

• Personal
• Possessive
• Reflexive
• Intensive
• Interrogative
• Relative
• Demonstrative
• Indefinite

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Review Pronouns

• Personal nouns refers to a specific person or
  thing and can be either singular or plural.
• Singular Plural
• first person I, me we, us
• second person you you
• third person he, him they, them
• she, her, it
• Possessive noun indicates possession or
  ownership. It takes the place of the possessive
  form of a noun.
• Singular Plural
• first person my, mine our, ours
• second person your, yours your, yours
• third person his, her, hers, its their, theirs

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Review Pronouns

• Reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another
  pronoun and indicates that the same person or
  thing is involved.
• I bought myself a pair of jeans.
• She watched herself in the mirror.
• Intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or
  another pronoun.
• I myself bought a pair of jeans.
• You yourselves know better than to misbehave in
  class.

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Review Pronouns

• Interrogative pronoun is used to form a question.
• Which is the correct answer?
• Relative pronoun is used to begin some
  subject-verb word groups called
  subordinate/dependent clauses (cant stand alone
  and need main/independent clause to make sense).
• Maya is the student who wrote the article.
• Mrs. Contreras, whom you all know, issues many
  detentions to her well-behaved students.

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Review Pronouns

• Demonstrative pronouns point to a specific
  person, place, thing or idea.
• This shoe was found in the gym.
• Those are the clothes Ill be wearing for the
  Prom.
• Indefinite pronouns refers to persons, places, or
  things in a more general way than a noun does.
• All of my toes look funny.
• Mrs. Contreras thought everybody had left.

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ReviewPronouns

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of pronoun (personal, possessive, reflexive,
  or intensive and whether it is singular or
  plural).
• 1) The coach gave the speech herself.
• Did that girl ask you to dance?
• 3) She took his order after the song stopped.

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ReviewPronouns

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of pronoun (personal, possessive, reflexive,
  or intensive and whether it is singular or
  plural).
• 1) The coach gave the speech herself.
• intensive, singular
• Did that girl ask you to dance?
• 2nd person personal, singular
• 3) She took his order after the song stopped.
• possessive, singular

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ReviewPronouns

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of pronoun (interrogative, relative,
  demonstrative, or indefinite).
• 4) The Missouri, which flows 2,540 miles, is the
  longest river.
• 5) Who can answer this question?

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ReviewPronouns

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of pronoun (interrogative, relative,
  demonstrative, or indefinite).
• 4) The Missouri, which flows 2,540 miles, is the
  longest river.
• relative
• 5) Who can answer this question?
• interrogative

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Review Verbs

• Verbs are words that express action or a state
  of being and is necessary to make a statement.
  An action verb tells what someone does. Others
  express mental action.
• The girl ran up the hill. (physical action)
• The girl thought she was late to school. (mental
  action)
• Action Transitive verb is followed by a word or
  words that answer the question what? or whom?
• The dancer performed the most difficult
  movements. (answers what was performed)
• Action Intransitive verb is not followed by
  words that answer the question what? or whom?
• The dancer performed gracefully. (tells how)

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Review Verbs

• Linking verb joins the subject of a sentence
  with a word or expression that identifies or
  describes the subject. (be, look, sound, feel,
  grow, remain, stay, seem, appear, become, taste)
• I am a soldier.
• Bananas were plentiful.
• The opera sounded wonderful.
• Verb Phrases consist of more than one word. The
  words that accompany the main verb are called
  auxiliaries, or helping verbs. (be, have, can,
  could, may, might, shall, will, do, does, did,
  must, should, would).
• They are going to the movies together.
• She should be arriving soon.

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ReviewVerbs

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of verb (transitive, intransitive, linking).
• 1) Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.
• 2) The members of the chess club elected Janelle
  president.
• 3) Irish Americans are one of this countrys
  largest immigrant groups.
• 4) One well-known Irish American was President
  John F. Kennedy.

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ReviewVerbs

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of verb (transitive, intransitive, linking).
• 1) Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.
• intransitive
• 2) The members of the chess club elected Janelle
  president.
• transitive
• 3) Irish Americans are one of this countrys
  largest immigrant groups.
• linking
• 4) One well-known Irish American was President
  John F. Kennedy.
• linking

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ReviewVerb Phrases

• For each of the following, underline the verb
  phrase and circle the auxiliary verb (if any).
• He had crossed the finish line.
• Did Richard Petty ever crash his car?
• Richard won his last race.
• Stock cars are quite different.
• Richard was winning during 1960.
• Did Richard let success go to his head?

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ReviewVerb Phrases

• For each of the following, underline the verb
  phrase and circle the auxiliary verb (if any).
• He had(aux) crossed the finish line.
• Did(aux) Richard Petty ever crash?
• Richard won his last race.
• Stock cars are quite different.
• Richard might(aux) win tomorrow.
• Did(aux) Richard let success go to his head?

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Review Sentences

• Simple Subjects
• Simple Predicates
• Complete Subjects/Predicates
• Compound Subjects/Predicates

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Review Sentences

• Simple Subject is the main noun or pronoun that
  tells what the sentence is about.
• The batter swung the bat.
• Simple Predicate is the verb or verb phrase that
  expresses action or being about the subject.
• The batter swung the bat.
• Complete Subject/Predicate includes simple
  subject and all words that tell about it.
• The batter swung the bat. (complete subject)
• The batter swung the bat. (complete predicate)

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Review Sentences

• Compound Subjects consist of two or more simple
  subjects or that share the same verb. The two
  subjects are joined by a conjunction.
• Andrea and Rick entered the race together.
• Compound Predicates consist of two or more simple
  predicates that share the same subject. The two
  predicates are joined by a conjunction.
• Harold picked the flowers and arranged them.

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ReviewSentences

• For each of the following questions, identify the
  simple subject and simple predicate.
• 1) Our family traveled through Africa last
  summer.
• 2) The lions were snoozing in the sun.
• For the following question, identify the compound
  subject.
• 3) Drama and other extracurricular activities are
  on the agenda.
• For the following question, identify the compound
  predicate.
• 4) Broadway producers seek new plays and acquire
  rights to the best ones.

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ReviewSentences

• For each of the following questions, identify the
  simple subject and simple predicate.
• 1) Our family traveled through Africa last
  summer.
• family / traveled
• 2) The lions were snoozing in the sun.
• lions / were snoozing
• For the following question, identify the compound
  subject.
• 3) Drama and other extracurricular activities are
  on the agenda.
• drama / activities
• For the following question, identify the compound
  predicate.
• 4) Broadway producers seek new plays and acquire
  rights to the best ones.
• seek / acquire

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Sentences Order

• In most sentences, the subject comes before the
  predicate
• Myra watched the baby.
• Rich took the pie to the Bayers next door.
• In some sentences, the subject follows the
  predicate
• Behind the hills sank the rising sun.
• Here are the corrected test papers.
• There is no excuse for plagiarism.

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ReviewSentence Order

• For each of the following questions, rewrite the
  sentences below inverting the order of subject
  and predicate.
• Up the falls swam the salmon.
• Spring comes after winter.
• Tulips and daffodils grew along the fence.
• Behind the house stood a pine forest.

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ReviewSentence Order

• For each of the following questions, rewrite the
  sentences below inverting the order of subject
  and predicate.
• Up the falls swam the salmon.
• The salmon swam up the falls.
• Spring comes after winter.
• After winter comes spring.
• Tulips and daffodils grew along the fence.
• Along the fence grew tulips and daffodils.
• Behind the house stood a pine forest.
• A pine forest stood behind the house.

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Review Adjectives

• A word that modifies/gives information about a
  noun or pronoun like shiny toaster
• Articles- adjectives a, an and the. A and an are
  indefinite articles. The is the definite article.
• Possessive Pronouns- can be considered adjectives
  because they modify/give information about nouns.
  Similarly, possessive forms of nouns, such as
  captains chair can be considered adjectives.
• Proper Adjectives- formed from a proper noun and
  begins with a capital letter like Cervantes was a
  Spanish writer.

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Review Adjectives

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of adjective.
• 1) My little brother loves Chinese food.
• His mother watched the news at Roberts house on
  Monday
• 3) The international student in our class is a
  Brazilian.

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Review Adjectives

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of adjective.
• 1) My little brother loves Chinese food.
• possessive pronoun, adjective, proper
• His mother watched the news at Roberts house on
  Monday
• possessive pronoun, definite article, possessive
  noun, proper adjective
• 3) The international student in our class is a
  Brazilian.
• definite article, adjective, possessive pronoun,
  definite article

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Review Adverbs

• Word that modifies/gives information about a
  verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making
  its meaning more specific. Adverbs answer the
  questions When? Where? How? and To what degree?
• Negative words, such as not and its contraction
  nt, are also considered adverbs. Other negative
  words such as nowhere, hardly, and never can also
  function as adverbs.

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Review Adverbs

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of adverb and the question each answers.
• 1) The runaway colt has not been seen lately.
• For the following questions, identify all
  adverbs.
• 2) Mario is the player who most frequently
  scores.
• 3) Lady Louisas heavily powdered face
  significantly detracted from her beautifully
  flowing gown.

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Review Adverbs

• For each of the underlined words, identify the
  type of adverb and the question each answers.
• 1) The runaway colt has not been seen lately.
• negative word, adverb answering the question
  when?
• For the following questions, identify all
  adverbs.
• 2) Mario is the player who most frequently
  scores.
• most, frequently
• 3) Lady Louisas heavily powdered face
  significantly detracted from her beautifully
  flowing gown.
• heavily, significantly

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Review Fragments

• Fragments are incomplete sentences. They may
  lack a subject, a verb, or both. Alternatively,
  it may be a subordinate clause that cannot stand
  alone.
• Although he bought the tie for his brother.
  (fragment)
• Although he bought the tie for this brother, he
  kept it for himself. (sentence)

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Review Fragments

• For the following questions, label fragment or
  sentence
• 1) Because she had an innovative style.
• 2) Which became apparent in 1915.
• 3) She created many paintings.
• 4) Establishing her home in New Mexico in 1949.
• 5) Even though we invited her again.
• 6) The painting, which includes all three primary
  colors.
• 7) No one but Marella in the car when the
  accident occurred.
• 8) To announce the sidewalk sale and promote our
  new spring merchandise.

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Review Fragments

• For the following questions, label fragment or
  sentence
• 1) Because she had an innovative style.
  (fragment)
• 2) Which became apparent in 1915. (fragment)
• 3) She created many paintings. (sentence)
• 4) Establishing her home in New Mexico in 1949.
  (fragment)
• 5) Even though we invited her again. (fragment)
• 6) The painting, which includes all three primary
  colors. (fragment)
• 7) No one but Marella in the car when the
  accident occurred. (fragment)
• 8) To announce the sidewalk sale and promote our
  new spring merchandise. (fragment)

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Review Run-Ons

• Run-on sentences contain two or more complete
  sentences written as one.
• There was a mistake on our bill, the server took
  care of it. (two main clauses separated by a
  comma instead of a period)
• I ran into Margaret she is leaving for Florida
  tomorrow. (two main clauses with no punctuation
  between them)

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Review Run-Ons

• For the following question, identify the run-on
  sentences.
• We heard noises in the chimney, but there was
  nothing there but a silly old raccoon who had
  delivered babies.
• The letters category includes drama, poetry,
  history, biography or autobiography, fiction, and
  general non-fiction.
• 3) Would you believe it if I told you that he was
  not only lying to his mother and father, but also
  to his girlfriend!
• 4) Pulitzer owned the property, his wife wanted
  more room to move around, so he purchased the
  entire block.
• 5) There are seventeen species of penguins,
  emperor penguins are the largest.
• 6) Choose reusable products, use cloth napkins
  instead of paper.
• 7) To enable all students to stay informed of
  their class responsibilities, Mrs. Contreras has
  developed a class web page.
• 8) Some are grizzlies, some are black bears.

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Review Run-Ons

• For the following question, identify the
  sentences run-on sentences.
• 1) We heard noises in the chimney, but there
  was nothing there but a silly old raccoon who had
  delivered babies. (sentence)
• 2) The letters category includes drama, poetry,
  history, biography or autobiography, fiction, and
  general non-fiction. (sentence)
• 3) Would you believe it if I told you that he was
  not only lying to his mother and father, but also
  to his girlfriend! (sentence)
• 4) Pulitzer owned the property, his wife wanted
  more room to move around, so he purchased the
  entire block. (run-on)
• 5) There are seventeen species of penguins,
  emperor penguins are the largest. (run-on)
• 6) Choose reusable products, use cloth napkins
  instead of paper. (run-on)
• 7) To enable all students to stay informed of
  their class responsibilities, Mrs. Contreras has
  developed a class web page. (sentence)
• 8) Some are grizzlies, some are black bears.
  (run-on)

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45 minute FCAT PromptWednesday,11/16/05

• All of us have been the victims of
  discrimination or ridicule at some point in our
  lives. Sometimes we are bullied or made fun of
  because of the way we look or where we came from.
  Sometimes there seems to be no reason at all. We
  often see people being treated this way in our
  community and our school.
• Think of a time when you were a victim of
  ridicule or discrimination.
• Now write to explain to your reader what
  happened to you and how it made you feel.