Week 5-6 - Mr. Weaver's Class Website

Google Classroom: Turn in The Yellow Wallpaper questions

Google Classroom: Write a short argumentative essay on "Does John Love His Wife?"

Google Docs: Grammar Notes:

Conjunctions

Used to join words:
Tom and Jerry
Write your own:__________________

Used to join phrases:
across the river and through the woods
Write your own:

Used to join clauses:
We went to the store and bought some milk.
Write your own:

Used to join sentences:
We all wanted to get some ice-cream, but Baskin-Robbins was closed.
Write your own: _

FANBOYS—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

— REASON Fans love to watch Anna. She dances beautifully. ___________
— ADDITION / CONJUNCTION She is a graceful dancer. People enjoy watching her. _
---NOT OR She hasn't taken dance lessons. She doesn't need to. _
— CONTRAST Her technique is unconventional. The effect is striking. _
— OPTION / ALTERNATIVE She can fill an audience with joy. She can bring people to tears. _
— CONCESSION Other dancers try to imitate her style. They have not succeeded. _
— RESULT She is talented. She will attract fans for many years to come. _______________________________

Google Docs: Define these words in your Vocabulary Journal

felicity
congenial
skulking
bulbous
flamboyant
querulous
bureau

Homework: Read Frankenstein: The Letters

Canvas quiz: Frankenstein quiz 1

Homework: Read Frankenstein: Chapter 1

Canvas quiz: Frankenstein quiz 2

Google Docs: Grammar Notes:
Adjectives describe __ and _.
Adjectives tell _____, _, or _______.

Articles (art) = , ,

She is pretty.
PN V Adj.

Adverbs usually describe _, sometimes describe __, rarely describe .

They tell us , , _, and _______________.

Here is an adjective describing a verb:
I ran quickly.
PN V Adv.

Here is an adjective describing an adjective:
She is very pretty.
PN V Adv. Adj.

Here is an adjective describing adverb:
I ran very quickly.
PR V Adv. Adv.

Most common adverbs = not, very, too
Adverbs usually end in “ly”

I did not kill my little sister.
PN V Adv. V Adj. Adj. N

The angry teacher had been sleeping yesterday.

The dark brown dog ran lazily by.

Homework: Read Frankenstein: Chapter 2

Canvas quiz: Frankenstein quiz 3

Google Docs: Define these words in your Vocabulary Journal
Choose one word and create a word study card.

ardour/ ardor
Conjecture
inure
fastidious
dross
disconsolate
recompense
apparition

Canvas quiz: Adjectives in the right order

Prepositions and prepositional phrases

They show relationships of position, time, order, etc...

In English you use prepositions to connect nouns or between nouns and pronouns. Imagine that you encounter two nouns: elephant and book. You can use prepositions in many ways to connect the two nouns to express different ideas:

the book about the elephant
the book by the elephant
the book behind the elephant
the book in front of the elephant
the book near the elephant
the book under the elephant

Anything an airplane can do to a cloud. (mostly)

Take a look at the following table for a list of some common prepositions:

Common Prepositions
about   above   according to   across
after       against   along       amid
among   around   at           before
behind   below   beside   besides
between   beyond   by       concerning
down   during   except   for
from       in       into       like
of       off       on       over
past       since       through   toward
underneath until   up       upon
with       within   without

Prepositions are often used in titles:
-Through the Looking Glass
-By the Waters of Babylon
-Of Human Bondage

Which of these top 100 novels have a preposition in the title or the entire title is a preposition?

http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/