Tuesday, 10/16/12
Warm Up. Copy 1-4. For the rest simply write the answer. (9p)
  1. You should spend as much time washing _______ hands...   a) you're  b) your  c) neither of the above
  2. ...as it takes to say the ______.  a) ABC's   b) ABCs  c) neither of the above
  3. ______ all go to the lobby...  a) Lets  b) Let's  c) neither of the above
  4. ______  suggestion was a very good one.  a) Curtis'  b) Curtis's  c) neither of the above
  5. (up to 3) What are the three places where we use an apostrophe? You may answer by example or by explanation.
  6. "We were careful with our cigarettes--if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme
  7. "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme
  8. "It was almost four months ago..."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme
  9. "If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times...you'll have Johnny."  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme


Apostrophes
RULE ONE: For plurals and/or possessives, we get ONE (1) s. Even if the word already ends with an s.
RULE TWO: Apostrophes are HARDLY EVER used for plurals.
RULE THREE: Three places for apostrophes: a) possessives  b) contractions  c) plurals of letters and words referred to as words.

p208 w/a partner
Round One.
Correct 11-15. Click in 1-10.
 

Spelling Pretest #5. Write the correct spelling of each word in your notebook.
If the word is already correct, copy it.
SSI owe 5x by Friday for each word missed.
 
 
 
 

Time? Outsiders.