Friday, August 18

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Anglo Saxons

Class work

· Warm up: Correct the sentences on your note sheet

· Worksheet over Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives.

· Talk about the last two items on the Combining Sentences worksheet and turn it in.

· Quiz over the Anglo-Saxons.

· Writing Workshop: The Descriptive Essay.

· Discuss the vocabulary worksheet over Beowulf.

· Break into groups to present responses to the Think about questions on page 6.

· Write About . . . (page 17): Heroism, then and now. Plan, write, rewrite.

To be turned in Today

· Combining Sentences worksheets. 10 points.

· Anglo-Saxon Quiz 20 points (includes the outline)

· Vocabulary worksheet over Beowulf. 5 points.

· The Descriptive Essay 5 points

Homework

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· Continue working on your vocabulary PowerPoint. 20 points (Due Sunday night by email or Monday morning by usb)

· Rewrite / type your “Heroism” short essays. 30 points

· Summer reading test Monday 100 points

On-Going Projects

· PowerPoint Project

· Beowulf

Portfolio Additions

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