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Lafayette High 2010 Musical

Mrs. Hargrave's English II, honors

3rd 6 weeks = Poetry

 end of week - Thanksgiving poem

  Test - Thurs. (A) & Fri. (B) - poetry terms / figurative lang. download power point below.

Research opportunities online - provided by state & parish--

EBSCO Data Bank   http://search.ebscohost.com              Login -lpssschools                   Password - gumbo

Worldbook online  www.worldbookonline.com          Login-lpssschools                     Password - gumbo

Due Wed. (A), Oct. 28 & Thurs. (B), Oct. 29 - 5 paragraph essay:

Topic - what Freedom means tm me as a US citizen

choose 3 main ideas:  some suggestions follow:                  3 freedoms you value     The people who keep us free    Principals of freedom established by our Founding Fathers & how you feel about them   COMBINATION.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r_-tguqvdk   for a video of the dedication of LHS's Freedom Memorial - may prove inspirational

Required for essay submission

    1) Prewrite (Brainstorm, Cluster, or outline)

    2) Rough draft w/ lots of revision (20/20 w/ peer ed.)

    3) final draft - perfect & no comma errors

Comma usasge - items in a series (including adjectives) & introductory clauses & phrases    Lots of online study opportunities below.

Comma – study online.

 

Quick rules +     http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/01/

  After introductory elements   http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/03/

 

Download Conquering the Comma power pt.

    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/03/

 

Comma site  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

 

Comma power pt. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

 

Quiz – commas with introductory elements 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova2.htm

 

Quiz – commas with coordinating adjectives

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova1.htm

 

 

Online textbook – p. 344 – 346

  Introductory elements (concentrate on clauses & phrases) pp. 351-353

 

Comma power pt. online

            http://uwf.edu/writelab/reviews/documents/commas.ppt#259,4,USE A COMMA:

 

 


for 11-19 or 11-20 test - figurative lang. & sound devices Power pt

 

Power pt - 7 elements

7 elements of fiction - handout

 

Use of Commas power pt




Subject-Verb Agreement

Poetry sound devices

Intro. Much Ado About Nothing power pt.

Poetry - figurative lang. power pt.

Gathering of Old Men - char. & theme

7 elements of fiction power pt.