Tuesday, 5/29/01
Copy Homework into assignment book.
Warm Up--Copy. Finish "Advice to Good Little Girls" if not done.
  1. adjective : description :: preposition : ___________
  2. adjective : describe :: noun : _________
  3. What happened on 12/7/41 in Hawaii?
  4. (Do not copy this one.) A person goes into the post office to mail a letter. She purchases two stamps and then asks the next person in line to put the stamps on the envelope. Why didn't she put the stamps on herself?
  5. (...or this one.) There are ten sheep walking in a straight line across a field. What numbered  sheep can look back and say he is the third from the last in line?
Correct "Advice to Good Little Girls."
"Busy Prepositions", "Mr. Morton" (Subject/Predicate)
Copy--A preposition is a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
Examples: The package with the bow, under the tree, is mine. The package in the tree is mine. The package of books, behind the tree, is mine. The package addressed to me, above the tree, is for me.
a) Identify the simple subject (main noun or pronoun) and the simple predicate (main verb) in each sentence below. Remember: the verb may be more than one word--the main verb, and a form of be for the helper. b) Also identify any prepositions you see. The number in parentheses tells you how many prepositions there are in that sentence.
1. A line of people waited for hours in the rain to see the movie. (3)
2. Do sparrows fly south for the winter? (1)
3. Everyone in the audience stopped what they were doing when he stepped to the microphone. (2)
4.The waves were crashing tumultuously under the pier. (1)
5. The members of the band marched for five hours in the hot sun. (3) 

Message to 6th Grade--Fill in the chart below. Think about what you expected school life would be like at Laguna versus what it was in reality. How many of your expectations were correct?
     
    Expectations:
    1 
    2 
    3 
    4    		 Reality:
    1 
    2 
    3 
    4
didactic:

beseech: 

temperate:

eminence:

precept:

gratified: 

painstaking:

noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun
Across 
1. Requiring great care or effort.
3. Beg.
6. Guest noun.
7. "...your buddy wants to know where and when..."
8. The word verb is one.
11. Not to hot and not too cold.
12. D'oh!
13. Teachy or preachy.
14. Rule. (n)		 Down 
1. Relationship word.
2. "...shows being or state of being."
4. Connector.
5. Pleased.
9. Which one, what kind, how many.
10. Greatness.
  1. I ___________(ed) my parents to let me go to the party.
  2. You could just tell he was destined for future _________; he just looked like he was going to succeed.
  3. Mark Twain's advice to girls was to be __________ in all things.
  4. Most tv shows and movies get boring if they're too ____________.
  5. What one ____________ should we live our lives by? (Bonus: Confucius said, "______________.")
  6. I was very ____________ that I earned an A.
  7. His detailed model showed the _____________ effort he put into it.