"Unpack Your Adjectives."
Adjectives. Round I. Copy the first five only. Click all of them.  90% correct for the week = exempt on Friday.

1. She speaks so softly that I can hardly hear her.  a) softly - adjective,  hardly - not  b) softly - not,  hardly - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
2. She jumped up suddenly and left the room.  a) adjective  b) not
3. This recipe calls for finely chopped garlic.   a) adjective  b) not
4. The friendly ranger mysteriously lost his nose.  a) friendly - adjective,  mysteriously - not  b) friendly - not,  mysteriously - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
5. I'm a good bowler; I bowl pretty well.  a) good - adjective,  pretty - not  b) good - not,  pretty - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
6. In the following sentence, the word savvy is used as an adjective:  It took a lot of savvy for Kal-El to know what to do.  a) True  b) False  (Bonus for knowing which comic book character Kal-El is.)
7. Click the only word that is an adjective:  We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.    a) hasty  b) his  c) lair  d) from  e) It's a trick; there aren't any adjectives.
8. Which is NOT a question an adjective would answer about a noun?  a) How many?  b) How?  c) What kind?  d) Which one?  e) All are questions an adjective might answer.

SHOW not TELL
"Don't tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."
   -Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions! (Yes, I know they are technically adjectives.)
What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples...

"My Room is Such a Mess" due Friday.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.
 

The Outsiders.

Perfect Paper #1:
The Business Letter.

• 200 words.
• Business letter form.
• Ink. Not ripped. Tidy. No Crossouts.
• -5 for each  error. 40 points possible.
• PROOFREAD. PROOFREAD AGAIN.
• Must be signed by you.
• Doesn't have to be a real company, but...
• Extra Credit for actually mailing it.
• Bonus if you receive an answer.
• Bonus for extra creativity.
• Two perfect papers gets you an exemption.

Due Tuesday, 9/14. Prechecks by Friday.

"Warm Up"
"What is a Clause?" p148.
Read, do 1-14. I will give you the answers to 4 of them. We will click in the rest. 90% for the week makes you exempt.

p149 due Thursday.
 
 

"The Choice"  p600.
1) Summarize the poem in a sentence or two.
2) How do the two men differ?
3) Why did she choose the one she did?
4) How does she feel about that now?

"The Lady or the Tiger?" p231.

What are the two main purposes of punishment?
What is the best way to decide guilt or innocence, when we can't know for certain?
What is a dilemma?
What does the expression, "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" mean?
(review) What is an internal conflict?
Death Penalty? Should the unishment fit the crime? (What's the literary term for that?)

Plot of a story. Copy.
Exposition. Characters, setting, conflict.
Conflict. ________ vs. _________ (Internal/External)
Rising Action. Complications. Other conflicts.
Climax. High point or turning point.
Resolution. "...and they lived happily ever after."
Examples: Hatchet. Tom Sawyer? The Outsiders?

Read aloud.
Pause and Reflect...Etc.
Name in your IRW.