Block Day, October 6 & 7 ~

Roots

• vac ~ empty
• ven, vent ~ come
• vert, vers ~ turn
• vic, vicis ~ change, substitute

Reminders

Roots Quiz ~Tuesday
Quarter Test ~ Wednesday, Thursday


Grammar ~ Subject Verb Agreement

The 10 Commandments of Subject Verb Agreement, (cont.)

6. Make the verb agree with its subject even when the subject follows the verb.

Ex.  There ________ a teacher and a crowd of thirty students at the rumble behind the gym.

(were, was)

7. Make the verb agree with its subject, not with a subject complement.

Ex.  A major force in today's economy ________ young people -- as earners, consumers, and investors. (are, is)

8. Who, which, and that take verbs that agree with their antecedents.

Ex.  Andy was the only one of the international students who ________ fluent enough in English to pass English II. (were, was)

9. Words such as athletics, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics, measles, mumps, and news are usually singular, despite their plural form.
Ex.  Some coaches believe that athletics ________ the most important part of a high school student's life. (are, is)

10. Titles of works, company names, words mentioned as words, and gerund phrases are singular.
Ex.  Encountering students with bad attitudes ________ frustrating to most of our teachers on campus. (are, is)

Practice Subject Verb Agreement

The Power of One ~ Read Chapter 3

Homework

• More practice with subject verb agreement 

• Read Chapter 4 ~ Quiz? Maybe.

 

Wenesday, October 5 ~ Pop Quiz????

Yep! There's a pop quiz! Clear off your desks. Paper and a pencil/pen.

Roots

• port ~ carry
• tract, tra ~ draw, pull

Grammar ~ Subject Verb Agreement

The 10 Commandments of Subject Verb Agreement

Here are the first five:

1. Make the verb agree with its subject, not with a word that comes in between.
Ex. The number of cigarettes he smokes daily ________ him to cough uncontrollably. (cause, causes)

2. Treat most subjects joined with and as plural.
Ex. Carson's natural ability and fierce competitiveness ________ led to a college scholarship. (have, has)

3. With subjects joined with or or nor, make the verb agree with the part of the subject nearer to the verb.
Ex.  If the student or the teacher ________ out of dress code, call the office immediately. (is, are) 

4.  Treat most indefinite pronouns as singular.
Ex.  Everyone on the team ________ the coach. (love, loves)

5.  Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.
Ex.  The school board ________ once a month. (meet, meets)

        
Practice subject verb agreement 


 

Tuesday, October 4 ~ Grammar Tuesday!

FYI: Pop Quiz on Wednesday? Maybe.

Roots

• migra ~ wander
• mit, miss ~ send
• mob, mot, mov ~ move

Grammar ~ Subject Verb Agreement

The 10 Commandments of Subject Verb Agreement

Here are the first five:

1. Make the verb agree with its subject, not with a word that comes in between.
Ex. The number of cigarettes he smokes daily ________ him to cough uncontrollably. (cause, causes)

2. Treat most subjects joined with and as plural.
Ex. Carson's natural ability and fierce competitiveness ________ led to a college scholarship. (have, has)

3. With subjects joined with or or nor, make the verb agree with the part of the subject nearer to the verb.
Ex.  If the student or the teacher ________ out of dress code, call the office immediately. (is, are) 

4.  Treat most indefinite pronouns as singular.
Ex.  Everyone on the team ________ the coach. (love, loves)

5.  Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.
Ex.  The school board ________ once a month. (meet, meets)

        
Practice subject verb agreement 


  
  
 

 

Monday, October 3 ~ When your only friend is a chicken.

Roots

• cur, curs ~ run
• drome ~ run, step
• flu, fluc, fluv ~ flowing

 

The Power of One 

Read Chp. 2

Homework 

Finish reading Chp. 2

Reading Quiz? ~ Perhaps 

Block Day, September 29 & 30, The Power of One

Roots 

• ag, agi, ig, act ~ do, move, go
• cad, cas ~ to fall
• ced, ceed, cede, cess ~ move, yield, go, surrender

The Power of One
Finish reading Chp. 1 of The Power of One
Discussion Questions

• While reflecting on Chapter 1, think of one discussion question that might enrich our understanding of the novel thus far. 
• Write your open-ended question, along with your name on a small strip of paper. 
• I will rate your question from one to three. 
• A question that rates a three is one that stimulates good conversation, one that reveals something of significance in the text that might have gone unnoticed or one that brings up literary language such as writing style, tone, imagery, motifs, etc.
• Strive for a 3!

Begin Chapter 2

Reminder
Bridgette's classes: Journals 8 & 9 are due Friday.   

Wednesday, September 28 ~ The Power of One

Roots

Journal #9 ~ Roots in Context

You have just completed the "Body and Life" section of our long list of roots. Write a paragraph using (5) words which show your understanding of the meaning of the roots we have studied thus far.
Please underline all (5) words. Consider this a free write.

Today

Read Chp. 1 ~ The Power of One

Before we read:

One last look at the time period of the novel. Check out this 2 minute wrap-up of Apartheid

Familiarize ourselves with some of the vocabulary found in Chp. 1. 

• billy-o - British term for hard, strongly 
• gibbering - to chatter unintelligibly 
• Mevrou - Mrs.
• lowveld - grassland, 500-2000 feet above sea level.

• Zulu - largest ethnic group in South Africa (10-11 million)
• Afrikaans - third-most-spoken language in South Africa. Originated from Dutch settlers.
• Boers - Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer. Identifies the Dutch settlers in South Africa.
• Rooinecks - racial slur used by the Dutch when referring to the English. Dutch version of  redneck.
• kaffir - used to refer to a black person. Became offensive during apartheid.
• indaba mat - indaba is an African word meaning gathering.
• Zululand - northeastern section of South Africa.
• Shangaan - a tribe of people in South Africa.
• kraal - enclosure for cattle.

                                                           

 Homework

Journals 8 and 9
 

Tuesday, September 27 ~ Quiz Day

QUIZ ~ Roots and Run-Ons

After you have turned in your quiz, please work on Journal #8 
The Power of One ~ Prezi

EQ: Who was Nelson Mandela?