Wordskills

Poetic Devices

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Unit 13

Laptop Permission Form

Motivational videos must be One Minute - Two Minutes long and must be completed before Sunday May 13th 2012

Proper Essay and Journal Format

If it is typed, everyone's journal/essay should look like this from a distance. 

Your name, the date, class, and word count must be in the top left corner.

Go to Line Spacing Options

Choose Double under Spacing Options.

Indent Paragraph: Choose First Line by 0.5" under Special.

Make sure to center your Title. Do not make it fancy. Do not underline. Do not make it bold. Don't do anything special!

 Your Journals and Essays must be in Times New Roman and 12pt font. Every single word must be Times New Roman 12pt. Nothing different!

Language Project: Chart

Language Project: Chart

All charts must be cardboard and the sizes that I mentioned in class.

1.  All photos must be printed in color:

• 2 photos of the author
• 1 Photo of You
• 1 Photo of someone inspired by the book
• 2 photos of the covers of two different books written by the author

If you do not have neat handwriting you can type what needs to be written on the chart:

2.  Two Quotes by the author

3.  Title of the book

4.  The authors name

5.  Your name

Unit 11 Vocabulary

Term Project: Step 1

Due Monday April 22, 2012

In a Presentation Folder like the one in the picture:

6 photographs about your topic

Example:

• 2 photos of the author
• 2 photos of people that the author inspired
• 2 photos that are motivational and related to your topic

3-4 Pages of information printed from the internet.

Quiz 1 Term 4

Your quiz on Sunday will cover the types of clauses:

• Adjective Clauses
• Adverb Clauses
• Noun Clauses

You will also need to be able to identify the types of noun clauses:

• Subject
• Object
• Predicate Nominative

You must also know the definitions of the types of sentences:

• Compound-Complex
• Complex
• Compound

The vocabulary portion will cover unit 11 Wordskills and will be fill in the blank like your last vocabulary quiz

Term 4 Project

Research Report Correction Code

Example Works Cited Page

Citation Examples Correct Format

Feng Shui

Feng Shui 

the Chinese art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang, as in arranging furniture or determining the siting of a house.

Origin:

1795–1800; < Chinese:  natural surroundings, literally, wind and water

Research Report

Research Report First Draft

Due: Sunday March 25^th 2012

Word Count: 900-1000

Must contain at least 5 Sources

Research Report Rubric

Here is the Rubric for the Research Report; use this as a guide to help you in writing your first draft:

Journal 2

“It is often said that you should never judge another person until you walk in his or her shoes. Tell about an experience that enabled you to better understand another person.” Use five words from current Wordskills Unit 10

Due: Sunday March 18th 2012

Research Report Topics (7B)

Research Report Topics (7G)

Quiz 4 (Sunday March 11th)

Quiz 4 (Sunday March 11^th, 2012) will cover:

What is a Clause?

·      DEP + IND

·      IND + DEP

·      IND + IND

·      IND

·      DEP

Definitions of the types of clauses

Meanings and usage of Wordskills Unit 10 Target words

Unit 10 Synonyms

accommodate- adapt, adjust

available – obtainable, accessible

besiege- surround, encircle

congregate- assemble, gather

demolish- annihilate, defeat

discount- reduction, deduction

domestic- national, local

hesitation- reluctance, idecision

humiliate- embarrass, disgrace

incident- occurrence, happening

induce- persuade, ecourage

meager- scanty, insufficient

miraculous- amazing, astonishing

morale- confidence, self-esteem

obvious- clear, apparent

option-choice, selection

permeate- pervade, soak

petrify- frighten, harden

placid- mild, calm

smolder- burn, glow

Week 3 Term 3

Literary Analysis 300-350 words. Do not use Wordskills vocabulary.Use the same format as journals.(Due: Sunday March 4^th) 

GUM (worksheet) What is a Clause? (Due: Wednesday February 29^th)

Quiz (Sunday March 4^th)

1.           Gerunds

2.         Participles

3.         Infinitives

4.         All Wordskills Unit 9 Synonyms

Week 2 Term 3

GUM (worksheet) Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases 

(Due: Monday February 27^th )

Journal 1 (Due: Sunday February 26^th)

Quiz (Sunday)

• Wordskills Unit 9
• Gerunds and Participles

Literary Analysis (Due: Sunday March 4^th)