Tuesday, 9/4/12 - Regular Schedule! OMG!
Copy homework into assignment book.
Go over Test #1. Discrepancies? See me at break.

"Unpack Your Adjectives"
Pink Sheet: Adjectives (p103).  First two together. 90% for the week gets you out of it on Friday's test.
Underline/circle and click. Ignore the articles.

  1. 3. a) found, adjoining  b) adjoining  c) adjoining, empty  d) empty  e) NOTA
  2. 4. a) other  b) other, board  c) for, other  d) passengers  e) NOTA
  3. 5. a) finally  b) finally, out  c) finally, out, dark  d) finally, out, dark, train  e) NOTA
  4. 6. a) first  b) first, crowded  c) crowded  d) first, crowded, leaving  e) NOTA
  5. 7. a) soon, large  b) soon, large, green  c) large, green  d) green, countryside  e) NOTA
  6. 8. a) Pullman  b) Pullman, tired  c) there, Pullman, tired  d) there, tired  e) NOTA
  7. 9. a) delicious  b) delicious, before  c) out, delicious  d) delicious, night  e) NOTA
  8. 10. a) American  b) American, sped  c) miles  d) at, American  e) NOTA
  9. 11. a) long  b) long, quickly  c) long, quickly, soon, tall  d) long, tall  e) NOTA
  10. 12. a) one  b) one, never  c) that, one, never  d) never  e) NOTA


p104 due tomorrow.
 
 

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 next Tuesday.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc. SHOW! WDILL?
 
 
 
 

The Outsiders.