Tuesday, 8/29/05
Welcome! Seating charts. Names.
I. Copy homework into assignment book. If you don't yet have an assignment book, use a sheet of paper in your binder, or notebook. Be sure to copy the assignments again into your assignment book when you get one. This is what we do on the first day of every week. The homework for the entire week (and sometimes beyond) will be on the board the first day of each week, and the first thing we do is copy it into our assignment books. You must have an assignment book (AKA: planner) by Friday.

"Unpack Your Adjectives."

II. Warm Up. (+1/2 point for each correct.)

  1. Copy and fill in the blank. tobacco : cigarette :: meat : _______
  2. Copy and fill in the blank. boxer : athlete :: chair : ________
  3. Comparisons like the previous two are called: ____________.
  4. By when (day and date) must you have a spiral notebook exclusively for English?
  5. Choose the one that is incorrectly spelled, and spell the word correctly. If all are correct, write "no mistake." a) equiptment  b) laboratory  c) multiply  d) parallel  e) no mistake
  6. Copy. 10% of 40 = _______
  7. In the following sentence, which words, if any, are adjectives? We ran rather quickly after we spotted the hairy, scary bear
III. Correct Warm Up. Go over. Be sure to save. These points get added to your score on Friday's test.

IV. Class Expectations.
Web Site: http://school.mrcoward.com
If you can access the info online, do so tonight, print the handout, and bring it tomorrow for extra credit.
Read and sign on. Due tomorrow. (Quiz!)  Parents read and sign by Friday.
Get a spiral notebook!  What to do when you're absent.

V.Can You Be Perfekt? (Perfect 1a)
Write 150 words about fun (in any way related to fun!).  No mechanical mistakes are allowed. Put name, date, and period in the upper right corner. Give the page a title. Ink. Not ripped. Due Friday. 20 points, -5 for each mechanical mistake I find. Get "everybody and his mom" to proofread it for you!
Bonus options: a) Go for three hundred words! b) Use a colon and a semi-colon correctly. c) Go for more than "It is fun to see Spot run."

VI. Messages from Last Year.