Wednesday, September 28, 2011

9 Weeks Test

I have included the 9-weeks exam schedule at the bottom of this post. Our test is Monday, October 3. Below and I am linking to the 9th English and the 9th English Advanced study guides here. Also, I will link here to an answer key if anyone will post and ask for the answers to specific exercises. If you need extra help, I can give you copies of workbook pages and post more answers to them here.
Here are the study guides:

***I was originally going to post an answer key here to all of the exercises, but I soon realized that there are about forty of them, and I do not want to waste my time typing all of that up if no one really wants to use it. If you want answers to a particular section, leave a comment with the pages and exercise numbers and I'll be glad to make keys for those sections.


If this is not enough, come to with with specific questions or concerns so that I know how to best help you. I will not answer any questions 2 minutes before the exam.

Friday 9-30: Social Studies, History, Government, Geography
Monday 10-3: English, Writing, Speech
Tuesday 10-4: Math, Foreign Language
Wednesday 10-5: Bible, Computer, Economics
Thursday 10-6: Science, Fine Arts
Friday 10-7: Fall break!


Friday, September 23, 2011

Answers for Verbals Worksheets

As promised, here are the answers to the verbals worksheets. I have included the answers below and also have a printable PDF in case you don't want to sit at the computer while checking your work. Please make look over the two previous posts if you are still struggling with verbals. If you are not satisfied with your performance, come to my room before school (for 1st period) or during break (for 5th & 6th periods) with your notes, handouts, and specific questions so that I can give you extra help before your test.

Answer Key
Originals: 96-97, 98-99, 100-101

Page 97 Exercise A
1. to read over the weekend
2. to relieve stress and tension
3. to reduce stress
4. to increase flexibility and muscle tone
5. none
6. to practice first
7. To do the more difficult movements and stretches
8. to work with a a yoga instructor
9. to learn a routine for flexibility
10. to become a yoga instructor

Page 98
1. to join the track team
2. to learn Spanish before fall
3. to sell more tickets to our school play
4. to invent a practical submarine
5. To learn about agriculture
6. to finish the art project
7. to wash the car
8. to try raw fish
9. To fly
10. to journey into space
11. to begin a paper
12. to choose
13. To do research in the library
14. to be sold this year
15. to rescue the kitten
16. to speak
17. to ring the doorbell
18. To see the ocean for the first time
19. to start the race
20. to run a four-minute mile

Page 99 Exercise A
1. to serve it to her dinner guests
2. to cook
3. To remove stains from clothes
4. to conduct research on the Internet on weekends
5. To travel to Argentina
6. to ask them about our homework assignment
7. to call for that information
8. to meet their new neighbors
9. to entertain her after dinner
10. to peek at the sleeping baby in the crib

Page 100 Exercise A
1. INF
2. PART
3. PART
4. INF
5. INF

Page 100 Exercise B
6. INF to speak and understand English
7. PART speaking Chinese
8. INF To learn a second language
9. PART posted in international airports
10. INF To visit a foreign country
11. INF to experience different customs, foods, and environments
12. PART Knowing Spanish
13. INF to go to Sao Paulo, Brazil
14. INF to travel by boat
15.PART looking for beautiful views

Page 101 Exercise A
1. INF
2. INF
3. PART
4. INF
5. PART

Page 101 Exercise B
6. PART eavesdropping behind my bedroom door
7. PART dropped from a great height
8. PART Splashing in the shallow water
9. INF to protect endangered animals
10. INF to find the letter
11. PART fallen from the trees during autumn
12. PART Ending the speech
13. INF to know the end of the story
14. PART covered in mud from the backyard
15. INF To end the game well

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Week 7 (part b): 9/22-23

Thursday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Go over daily grade from Wednesday.
3. Review infinitives.
4. Practice distinguishing between infinitives and prepositional phrases.

HW: Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Friday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary quiz 6
3. More infinitive work (possible daily grade)

HW: Study for Monday's test on Verbals.

Look at the post for Monday - Wednesday of this week for videos and links to a website with great explanations.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Week 7 (part a): 9/19 - 9/21

We're continuing our lesson on verbals this week in preparation for our test on Monday, September 26.

Monday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 6. Quiz on Friday 9/23.
3. Gerund notes.
4. Gerund practice.

HW: Complete section 2 of the verbals practice handout.

For extra help with gerunds, go here and/or watch the following video.


Tuesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Complete vocab exercises 1-3 on pages 35-36.
3. Go over verbals practice worksheet.
4. Infinitives (Time permitting)

HW: Write two sentences for each of the verbal types that we have studied.



Wednesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Infinitives (continued)
3. Gerund/Participle/Verb daily grade

HW: none

For extra help with infinitives, go here or watch this video.


If you are still struggling with participles, here are several videos that may help clear up some confusion. Once again, OWL has a great explanation as well.
Present and Past Participles




Participial Phrases




Distinguishing between participles used as verbs and participles functioning as adjectives


And finally, here is OWL's comparison of the three types of verbals.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

English classes 9/12 - 9/16

My internet connection has gone out at my house. I will update this with an explanation of what we've done this week as soon as I can get the problem corrected. We've started verbals, a category which usually proves very difficult for high school English students. I will have several good resources to help you guys posted here in the next few days.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Friday, Sept. 9

Due to the birth of my daughters, I will be out this week Wednesday - Friday. I may attempt to update this occasionally from the hospital, but that is probably wishful thinking. My wife and I appreciate your prayers!

Tuesday
1. Take Grammar Test 3
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 4, pages 21-22.

Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercises 1-3 on vocabulary pages 23-24.
3. Grammar: Read pages 422-425, looking over exercises 1-5.
No homework. If the students complete their work early, they should study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercise 4 in the vocabulary book.
3. Grammar: Read pages 428 - 432, looking over exercises 12 & 13.
4. Work exercise 15 on page 433.
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz.


Friday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary Quiz (with word bank)
3. Copy words and definitions for Vocabulary lesson 5, pages 27-28.


At this point, I have no supplemental handouts or videos for this week's work. If I find any, I'll link them in a new post this week.