A Class Where We Write Things

9.27.2012

Weekend Homework

I hope you guys have a good weekend! Don't forget to complete the following:

Due by Sunday, September 30, at 11.59pm

GMail Scavenger Hunt:

Due Monday/Tuesday, October 1/2, IN CLASS:

Grammar Book pp. 220-227

Complete Exercises 13, 14, and 15

in your notebooks

9.24.2012

Steamboat Willie

As you know, some of the sentences in our grammar exercises from class today were about Walt Disney.

He is kind of my personal hero.

And so many of you didn't really know who he was! What!?!!!!!

And so, for you ...

Enjoy this video of one of the first animated short films to ever be produced with sound! "Steamboat Willie" was released in 1928 and became very popular.

Have a great day!

9.21.2012

The end of summer!

I hope everyone enjoys the first weekend of Autumn!

Here is your homework, due on MONDAY (which is a Wednesday schedule):

In the purple grammar book, read pp. 220-223

and complete Exercises 10, 11, and 12

in your notebooks.

Enjoy this lovely old tune to close out the summer!

9.20.2012

Impressive!

I love love LOVE some of these vocabulary flashcards you guys made!

Nice work on Unit 1!

9.19.2012

As you are probably aware, we have a test THIS WEEK all about NOUNS!

For this test, you must be able to:
- identify all nouns in a passage
- distinguish between common and proper nouns
- distinguish between concrete and abstract nouns
- identify nouns as common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and/or collective

To study, you can:

- Review the reading and exercises (which we went over in class) from the purple Grammar Book (pp. 214-219)
- Review the classwork and homework worksheets we went over in class
- Look over your notes
- COME TO OFFICE HOURS! We will have a review session there.

You can also enjoy this amazing blast from the past: