Week of January 18-21, 2005

English
DOL Week 17- Write and study sentences
each night. Test on Friday.
Pronouns-
Text pages 326-331
WB pages 105-110
Learn your Personal pronouns
Subject
Singular Plural
I We
You You
He They
She
It
Object
Me Us
You You
Him Them
Her
It

Advanced English
DOL Week 17- Write and study sentences
each night. Test on Friday.

Adjectives
Text pages 344-349
WB pages 119-124
Learn:
Articles
A an the
Demonstratives
This That
These Those
Comparative
Superlative

Week of January 10-13
Homeroom- We will have talent show on Thursday.
The cost is $1.00.

English
DOL Week 16- Write and study sentences.
Test on Thursday- (First hour will take test on
Wednesday)
Verb Test on Wednesday
Unit 10 - Study notes and pretest.
Unit 10- Verbs
1. Action Verb- names an action.
2. Direct object- receives the action of the
verb.
(Answers whom or what after the action verb.)
3. Transitive verb- an action verb that has a
direct object.
4. Intransitive verb- an action verb that does not
have a direct object.
5. Indirect objects- answers the question to whom?
or for whom? the action was done.
6. The direct object is found after the action verb
and before the direct object.
7.Linking Verb- connects the subject of a sentence
with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
8. Predicate Noun- is a noun that follows a linking
verb and tell what the subject is.
9.Predicate Adjective- is an adjective that follows
a linking verb and tells what the subject is like.
10. Common Linking verbs:
be become seem appear feel
taste grow look
11.Present Tense- names an action that happens
regularly. (Singular verbs end in s-
Plural verbs do not end in s)
12.Past Tense- names an action that already happened.
(Form most past tense verbs by adding ed.)
13.Future Tense- names an action that will take place
in the future. (use the helping verb will or shall)
14.Helping Verb-a verb that helps the main verb tell
about an action or make a statement.
15.Verb Phrase- Consists of one or more helping
verbs and the main verb.
16. Common helping verbs
am are is was
were be being been
has have had do
does did might must
may can could would
should shall will

17.Progressive Tense- tells about an action that is
continuing.

18.Present progressive- am, are, or is plus ing verb.
19.Past progressive- was or were plus ing verb.
20.Perfect Tense- Means a completed action.
21.Present perfect tense- has or have with a past form
of the verb.
22.Past perfect tense- had with a past form of the
verb.
23.Irregular verbs do not form their past and past
participle forms by adding ed.



Advanced English
DOL Week 16- Write and study sentences.
Test on Thursday
Pronoun test on Wednesday or Thursday depending on
test schedules.
Unit 11- Study pronouns and pretest.

Week of January 3-7, 2005
Welcome back! Vacation is over! Get ready to get
back to the routine of completing homework and
studying.
English
DOL Week 15- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.

Verbs-
Text pages 306- 315
Workbook pages 85- 96

Advanced English
DOL Week 15- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.

Pronouns
Text pages 326-333
Workbook pages 105-112

Week of December 13-16
Mid-Term Test for English will be on Tuesday, December
14, 2004.

Good Luck- Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Week of December 6-10
Homeroom- don't forget your gifts and or money for our
adopt a family.
Jalen is 2 and wears 4T- Jacob is 4 and wears a 5/6

English
DOL Week 14. Write and study sentences each night
Test on Thursday.
Text page 304-307 and WB pages 85-90
We will be completing our poem and preparing a
final draft. Due by Thursday, December 16,2004
Midterm review sheets will be given out on
Wednesday-
English midterm will be given on Tuesday,
December 14.

Advanced English
DOL Week 14. Write and study sentences each night
Test on Thursday.

We will be completing our poem and preparing a
final draft.Due by Wednesday, December 8, 2004.

Unit 10 Verbs test on Wednesday. We will
review and take a pre-test on Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday and Friday we will begin a writing
assignment.
Midterm review sheets will be given out on
Wednesday-
English midterm will be given on Tuesday,
December 14.

Week of November 29- December 3

English
DOL Week 13 -write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday, December 3.
Study linking verbs- (predicate nouns and predicate
adjectives)

Text pages 302-305 WB pages 81-84
We will have a quiz on linking verbs, predicate
nouns and predicate adjectives on Friday.

Advanced English
DOL Week 13 -write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday, December 3.
Text pages 310-315 WB pages 91-100

Week of November 15-19
HOMEROOM
Can Food Drive competition ends Friday, November 19
Twin City Ballet money is due Friday, November 19

English
DOL Week 12 Write and study sentences each night-
Test on Thursday, November 18,2004

Unit 10 Verbs
Text pages 298-301 WB pages 75-80
Action verbs- direct objects and indirect objects
Quiz on Thursday or Friday

Advanced English
DOL Week 12 Write and study sentences each night-
Test on Thursday, November 18,2004

Unit 10 Verbs
Text pages 306-309 WB pages 85-90
Verb tenses
Quiz on Thursday covering: direct object/
indirect object/predicate adjective/predicate noun

Week of November 8-12
Homeroom
* Can food drive competition is continuing. Bring your can food or money. Remember the prize for the winning class is a Taco Bell
lunch for the class.
* Remember your items and money for the postage
for the Operation Christmas Child boxes. We need to have those finished this week.
* Yearbook orders are due by November 12-
the cost is $30.00.
* Twin City Ballet forms and money ($3.75) are due by Nov. 19.



English
DOL Week 11- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Thursday, November 11, 2004
Nouns- Unit 9 pages 284-295, WB pages 67-74
Test on Friday, November 12, 2004

Advanced English
DOL Week 11- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Thursday, November 11, 2004
Verbs Unit 10 pages 302-305, WB pages 85-90
Test on Friday, November 12, 2004- covering
Action verbs, linking verbs, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives

November 1-5
Homeroom
Remember to bring cans or money for the can food drive. The winning homeroom wins a Taco Bell lunch. Did you bring your items for Operation Christmas Child?

English
Final draft, rough draft, and prewriting should be turned in for "The Benefits of Walking" persuasive essay. This was due last week!
We are still working on prepositions- remember to look over the list several times a week. We will be using prepositions all year.
DOL Week 10- write and study sentences each night- Test on Friday.
Monday- prepositional phrases WB page 149-150
Tuesday- day off for elections
Wednesday- Nouns- Text pages 284-285 - WB pages 63-64
Thursday- Friday- Singular/Plural nouns and Collective
nouns Text pages 286-287 - WB pages 65-68

Advanced English
DOL Week 10- Write and study sentences each night- Test on Friday.
We are beginning a unit on verbs-but we will still be using nouns and prepositions.
Monday- Verbs/Transitive and Intransitive
Text pages 298-299
Tuesday-day off for elections
Wednesday- Transitive and intransitive verbs-
review and WB page 75-76
Thursday-Friday- Direct and indirect objects-
Text page 300-301 WB pages 77-80
Quiz on Transitive and intransitive verbs.

October 25- October 29
Homeroom
Bring a can of food and wear a hat on Tuesday
Wednesday- dress like a friend
Thursday- wear your favorite team shirt
Friday- bring a can of food and wear camouflage
English
DOL Week 9- write and study sentences each night.
We will have the test on Thursday, October 28.
Persuasive Essay on the Benefits of Walking
We will be completing our rough draft in class on Tuesday.
The final draft will be due by Friday,
October 29, 2004.

Prepositions- We will be memorizing prepositions each
day.Each day we will write the prepositions.
MEMORIZE.
Monday night study the a's: about, above, according to, across,across from, after, against, ahead of, along, along with, among, apart from, around, as, as well as, aside from, at.

Tuesday night study the a's, b's, d's, e, and f's: about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, ahead of, along, along with, among, apart from, around, as, as well as, aside from, at, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside,
between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from.

Wednesday night study the a's, b's, d's, e, and f's, i's, l, n's and o's:
about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, ahead of, along, along with, among, apart from, around, as, as well as, aside from, at, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside,
between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in,in addition to, in front of, inside, in spite of, instead of, into, like,
near, next to, of, off, on, onto, on top of, out, out of, outside, over.

Thursday night study the a's, b's, d's, e, and f's, i's, l, n's and o's, p,t's, u's and w's:
about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, ahead of, along, along with, among, apart from, around, as, as well as, aside from, at, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside,
between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in,in addition to, in front of, inside, in spite of, instead of, into, like,
near, next to, of, off, on, onto, on top of, out, out of, outside, over,past, since, than, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath,
until, up, upon, with, within, without.

ADVANCED ENGLISH
Nouns- Unit 9-Text pages 284- 295
Workbook pages 63-74
(Common, Proper, Singular, Plural, Collective,
Possessive)
Test will be Friday, October 29, 2004
DOL Week 9-write and study sentences each night. Test
will be Thursday, October 28, 2004.
We will be writing another persuasive essay on Staying Drug Free.
We will start it this week- and complete it next
week.