Spelling - Study for the Lesson 28 test in class this Friday.

Grammar - Complete page 162.

Composition - Write your final draft for Lesson 12.  It is to be a reduction paraphrase and should include 2 figures of description of your choice.  At the end of your paraphrase, list the 2 figures of description and label them according to their proper name.

Practice your dramatic presentation of paraphrase 1 from Lesson 12.  You may dress up for your role if you want to.  You may use your written paper, but I highly recommend that you retell the story from memory from the point of view you have chosen.

Spelling - Complete page 115 and study the list words.

Grammar - Complete page 159.

Composition - Write paraphrase 2, a reduction of the narrative, as explained on page 59.  Practice telling the point of view narrative from the first written paraphrase.

Spelling - Complete page 113 and do page 114.  Study the list words.

Grammar - Review as needed from units 1-11.  When you are finished, complete Test 6.  You do not have to finish the test all at one time as it is long, but once you have started the test - you may NOT refer back to your text book for any reason once you have looked at the test.

Spelling - Complete page 103 and study the list words.

Grammar - Complete Exercise G on page 128.  Do an excellent job!

Spelling ~ Complete pages 101 - 102.

Grammar ~ Complete Exercise D on page 127.

Composition ~ Practice orally dramatizing your Paraphrase 1 of Lesson 12.  You may dress up if you want to in order to play the role of the character whose perspective you chose for the story.  Take this seriously and prepare mentally to give your dramatic monologue in class this Friday WITHOUT laughing through the story.

Spelling ~ Study for the test on Lesson 21.

Grammar ~ Edit the paragraphs from Friday's assignment.  Also, complete pages 126 through the top of page 127.

Composition ~ Complete the page 57 paraphrase including the figures of description; remember to read the instructions.

Spelling ~ Do pages 87 and 88, but not the report on page 88.

Grammar ~ Complete page 125, Exercise B.

Composition ~ Re-read the story for Lesson 12.  Then, complete Variations, Part I, on page 56.

Spelling ~ page 86.

Grammar ~ Read pages 123-125, completing Exercise A on page 125.

Composition ~ Choose a character from the story from Lesson 12.  Tell the story in you own words from the perspective of that character.  Practice doing this out loud until you remember the major scenes of the story; give some of the important details that make the story interesting.

Spelling - Study for Test 20.  Do the introduction paragraph for the writing activity on page 84.

Grammar - Page 119, 120, 121, and 122 (but not Exercise J on the last page).

Comp. - page 56.

Spelling - page 83 and study the list words.

Grammar - page 117 - #2, 4-10 and page 118.

Comp. - Complete Outline parts I, II, and III on pages 55-56.

Spelling - Complete pages 81 and 82 of Lesson 20.

Grammar - You may review, if needed, pages 100-113 before taking Quiz 12 and Quiz 13.  Complete grammar text pages 115 and 116.

Composition - Read the new narrative for Lesson 12 on page 54.  Complete the nine components, found on page 55, thoughtfully and carefully.

Spelling ~ Study Lesson 19 list words for the test on Tuesday in class.

Grammar ~ Complete 4-10 of Exercise A on page 113.  Also complete all of page 114.

Composition ~ Complete the Final Draft for Lesson 9.  Remember to edit and re-edit your work as needed!

Spelling ~ Write any misspelled list words from the last test three times each.  Study the new list words and complete pages 79-80.

Grammar ~ Complete page 110.  On page 111/A, diagram sentences 2, and 4-7.

Composition ~ Complete page 43.

Spelling ~ Complete pages 77 and 78; study the list words.

Grammar ~ Some of you need to complete Test 4.  Everyone should complete page 107 in the grammar text and also diagram the even numbered sentences on page 108, exercise A.

Composition ~ Complete page 42.

Spelling - Study for the Lesson 17 Test.

Grammar - Do any reviewing needed on Units 1-8, being sure you know the material well on pages 76 and 83.  Take Test 4 in your grammar test booklet.  Also, complete page 105.

Composition - Complete page 41.

Spelling ~ Complete pages 71-71 and study the list words.

Grammar ~ Complete page 102.

Composition ~ Write the Final Draft for lesson 4.  Include the figures of description discussed Friday in class:  Ecphrasis (description of a noun) and Effictio (description of a person's body).  Refer to the grading rubric in editing your work.  Compare your draft to the original to make sure you have not missed any part of the story.

Spelling ~ Complete pages 69 and 70 and study the list words.

Grammar ~ Make sure the verbs on pages 78 and 80 are memorized so that you are able to recite them.  If you were given a list of these words with many of them missing, would you be able to write down the ones that were missing?  Also, complete page 100.

Composition ~ Complete all of page 23.

Spelling ~ Study for test 15.

Grammar ~ Complete Quiz 10 and page 98.

Composition ~ On page 22, do #1.

Spelling ~ Complete pages 61-62 and study the list words.

Grammar ~ After reviewing pages 82-83, take Quiz 9.  Complete page 93 in the workbook.

Composition ~ Lesson 1 Final Draft is due this Tuesday.  Instructions are located at the bottom of page 11.

Spelling - Study for the lesson 13 test.  Complete page 56.  Practice presenting your commercial as if the ad were to be presented over the radio.

Grammar - Read page 89 and do Exercise A.  Read, study, and complete pages 90-92.

Composition ~ Write paraphrase #2 on page 11 and complete the variation sentences on page 11.

The Rose

Spelling ~  Do page 55 and study the list words.

Grammar ~ Thoughtfully read page 85.  Complete Exercise D on page 87.

Composition ~ Complete page 10, being careful to plan the point of view you are choosing to take to re-tell the narrative.  Include the two figures of description.  Remember to write using the outline only.

Spelling - Complete pages 53-54.  Study the new list words each day.

Grammar - Review pages 84-86 and finish page 86.  Exercise B continues onto page 87.  Do all of page 87 except Exercise D.

Spelling ~ Write the words missed from the chapter 11 test - three times each.  Complete page 51.

Grammar ~ Study pages 76-80 in your text for a quiz in class on Tuesday.  Be VERY familiar with the explanations of the eight parts of speech.

Composition ~ Complete pages 8-9.

Spelling ~ Complete review pages 49-50.

Grammar ~ Do page 83 and review this grammar unit!

Spelling - Study Lesson 11 list words for the test this Tuesday.

Grammar - Complete pages 79-80.  Additionally, look back to the errors if you made any on the last Quiz 6 and review the corrections, looking back to the rules for review.

Bring the new Composition Narrative Stage books to class this Tuesday.

Due Friday - January 31.

Spelling - Complete pages 47-48 and study the list words.

Grammar - Complete pages 76-77.

Composition - Complete page 89, part 2 and write a Final Draft for this Fable.  Follow the outline to be sure you covered each part and edit and re-edit your work before the Final Draft.

Spelling ~ Write any misspelled words from Test 10 three times each.  Finish page 45 and do page 46. Study the new list words!

Grammar ~ Complete page 75.  We will check it and review in class for a quiz in class on Tuesday.

Composition ~ Complete page 88 - both numbers 1 AND 2!

Spelling - Study for the Lesson 10 test on the list words.

Grammar - Do page 74 through the top of page 75.

Composition - Complete pages 86 and 87.

Spelling ~ Complete page 43 and study the list words.

Grammar ~ Complete page 71/D and all of page 72.

Composition ~ For Fable Lesson 19, proceed through the following steps to complete the Final Draft.

   A) Use Paraphrase 1 as your Rough Draft or write another one that you want to use.

   B) Compare your Rough Draft to the original fable, and you may also use the Outline for that purpose.  Correct any errors in spelling, grammar, or structure. Your re-telling of the fable should be in the same order, but it should be your own words. You may choose to use some of your sentences fromt the variation exercises.  Also, remember to work in all three figures of description if you missed or did not fully develop any of them in your Rough Draft.

   C) Write the Final Draft.  It is due this Friday.

Spelling ~ Complete page 41 and study the new list words.

Grammar ~ Complete page 69.

Composition ~ Complete #2 which begins on page 84; complete page 85, Variations Part 2.

Spelling ~ Study for the lesson 9 test on the list words; it will be this Friday.

Grammar ~ Complete part B on page 68 using sentences #s 4,7,13,15, and 20 on page 67.

Composition ~ Complete the sentence variations for both sentences on pages 82-83.  Complete the Outline on page 83.  Do paraphrase 1 on page 84 - rewriting your own whole fable variation including the three figures of description explained at the top of that page.