Week #9 in Review

***Useful Verb Activity: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Types-of-Verb-Sort-action-linking-and-helping-497384***

1. Punctuation/Capitalization rule(s): Rule 9 from your EEL pg. 457

     Use a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence.

2. Homophones: EEL pg. 485

• Student A: hire-higher
• Student B: break-brake, grate-great, stake-steak, quiet-quite (not true homophones)
• Student C: sign-sine

3. Grammar Charts:

Charts: K (and review C- linking verbs only, D- irregular verbs, E- predicate nouns/nominatives)
Memorize a linking verb song (Mary Had a Little Lamb) or video- SCARY:
4. Weekly Practice sentences: EEL pg. 433 (in Sentences section of the Student Notebook)  All 5 sentences for Week 9   5.  Spelling (optional): EEL pg. 467    6. Editing (optional): In the Editing section of the Student Notebook, your student will have their 9th week exercises 7. Analytical Task Sheet: Beginning students: Complete tasks 1-4 (on sentences 1-4).  Advanced students tasks 1-5 on all sentences this week. 8.  AHBW Level A- Lesson #15 (Athens) pgs. 139-144 Level B- Lessons #15 & #16 (Athens & Sparta) pgs. 139-144 & 147-150 Optional: pgs. 78 & 79 in the SRN has practice on adverb clauses 9. Vocabulary Words: These are found on the blue sheet I handed out at our parent meeting- this is the only sheet in our Vocabulary section of our Student Notebook. (HBW pgs. 240-241- Teachers)

To Bring Week #9

For this week....

Parents bring:
1) pgs. 147-160 from EEL guide (Week 9)
2) AHBW teacher manual (if you have one) Lesson #15 (Athens) pgs. 139-144
2) paper to write on
3) something to write with


Students will refer to/go over:
1) Charts C, D, E, K
2) Blue Analytical Task Sheet (laminated 11x17 that I had made)
3) AHBW student workbook Lesson #15 (Athens) pgs. 139-144

Week #8 in Review

1. Punctuation/Capitalization rule(s): Rule 8 from your EEL pg. 457

Most appositives, which rename nouns, are surrounded by commas.

2. Homophones: EEL pg. 485

• Student A: ate-eight, made-maid, sale-sail
• Student B: new-knew, blew-blue, threw-through, die-dye, piece-peace
• Student C: wade-weighed

3. Grammar Charts:

All students- J (and review E, G & I) Preposition Video links: Motions:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB7ajGzPR_0&list=PL7nDQDjeO67dM7OJ1uZjPsY5TrgX26ZvF&index=1 Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXL6vnby6po
4. Weekly Practice sentences: EEL pg. 433 (in Sentences section of the Student Notebook)                       All 5 sentences for Week 8   5.  Spelling (optional): EEL pg. 467    6. Editing (optional): In the Editing section of the Student Notebook, your student will have their 8th week exercises 7.  AHBW- A students: Lesson 13 Tantalize only  B students: Tantalize & arachnid (pgs. 121-129) Stylistic Technique: Topic Clincher (see TWSS pg. 52 for more info. on that) 8. Vocabulary Words: These are found on the blue sheet I handed out at our parent meeting- this is the only sheet in our Vocabulary section of our Student Notebook. (HBW pgs. 240-241- Teachers)