The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!
Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Examples?
- Possessive form: Book of Joe = Joe’s book.
- Contractions: is + not = isn’t (Takes the place of a letter.)
- Pluralize letters and words used as words. All A’s on my report card.
“Apostrophes, 10/1.” Copy only the bold-faced, underlined part. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify. YOU get ONE S.
- The _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
- _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
- _____ going with them? (who)
- All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
- We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
- “_____ all go to the lobby!” (Let)
- All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (more than one lady)
- Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)
“Vocab, 10/1.” ALL PICTURES! #12 is an AW.
Outsiders aloud to p147, then…
- Finish ch. 9 silently.
- Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
- Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy the underlined part, and respond with at least a paragraph. What does the person mean? Why is this important? Use at least one example from the book to back up whatever you say.
- Dally: “…Crazy for wanting Johnny to stay outta trouble, for not wantin’ him to get hard. If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess. If he’d got smart like me he’d never have run into that church. That’s what you get for helpin’ people. Editorials in the paper and a lot of trouble… You’d better wise up, Pony… you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…” (pssst: irony.)
OR - Johnny: “Stay gold.”
OR - BONUS: Connect the two quotes!
- Dally: “…Crazy for wanting Johnny to stay outta trouble, for not wantin’ him to get hard. If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess. If he’d got smart like me he’d never have run into that church. That’s what you get for helpin’ people. Editorials in the paper and a lot of trouble… You’d better wise up, Pony… you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…” (pssst: irony.)
- Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (BUFF Color). Under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT! Return it to the pile when you are finished.
- Close your notebook and continue reading ch 10.
- Faster Readers: Keep your mouths shut.
- If you finish chapter 10: Go see Mr. Coward for the Chapter 10 big question. Return to your desk and thoughtfully answer the question in your notebook under the title: “Why?”
- Then get a ch10 Quiz from the stack (white) and write the ANSWERS (not the letters) in your notebook. Do not write on the question sheet!