Just the highlights this week:
Quick Write:
March 2 was National Banana Creme Pie Day and National Read Across America Day AND March 1 was National Peanut Butter Day. Write about your favorite pie, a book that would "do good," or your favorite sandwich.
Words of the Day
fin -- Latin, "end, complete" -- finish, final, define, definite, definitions, finite, infinite finesse
flu/fluct/flux -- Latin, "flow, wave" -- influx, influence, fluctuate, influential, influenza, flush, fluent
fort -- Latin, "strong" -- fort, fortitude, effort, forte, fortress
fug/fugit -- Latin, "flee, fly" -- centrifuge, fugitive, refuge, refugee, fugal, fugue
Homework was handed back and discussed. Every 3 - 4 weeks I am handing out missing homework lists. If students have any questions, they can contact me.
Our next essay is either a Problem/Solution essay or a Cause/Effect essay; the rough draft is due next week.
We are now reading short stories and discussed two by Russian authors and one by a British author. Next week, early American authors.
Commas again! We continue to review what we've learned and then add new comma rules. This week we discussed commas with compound sentences, complex sentences, and interrupters.
Assignments for Next Week
-- Short Stories: Hawthorne (p. 73); Bierce (p. 10); Poe (p. 156)
-- Problem/Solution or Cause/Effect rough draft
-- Comma worksheets: 13.5
Links for this week:
Class Notes
Have a blessed week!
Mrs. Prichard
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