Wednesday Finals

Schedule
Test 1   8:10-9:40
Break
Test 2   10:15-11:45

Monday, December 12 ~ Study Guide andReview Game

Finals Schedule

Thank you Olivia G. (and a few others) for being the winner of today's dank meme!

Create at least three questions from the study guide.

Let's play!

Here is the Finals Schedule:

Block Day, December 8 & 9 ~ Stories and Advent

Thank you Billie! You are today's dank meme winner!
Happy last day of second quarter.

Let's enjoy some stories!

Please answer these questions for three kids' stories or one adult story of 5+ pages.
1. What point of view is the story written in?
2. What noble truth or lesson is in the story?
3.What is the inciting incident of this story?
4. Describe the atmosphere of this story.
5. Describe the tone of this story.
6. What gift could be paired with this story? How would it enrich the story's meaning?

Choose your fancy....
*Click here for another collection of Christmas Stories.
*Want to read some adult stories that are not holiday themed? Click here


First 20 minutes, an Advent Activity
It's time for Advent!

Did you know that Advent has been going on since the 4th century and it celebrates the "waiting" for four weeks before Christmas. This week is all about HOPE!



A couple of key scriptures for Advent:
Isaiah 11:1-2 This is the Jesse tree scripture, the promise of a savior from a nation that has been "cut down."
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
   from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him -
  the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
  the Spirit of counsel and of power,
  the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord
(and it goes on to talk about the righteousness of the savior, that he will be a just judge and will bring peace and unity to people.)

Isaiah 61-1-3 The scripture Jesus reads in the temple when he claims he is the messiah. He is claiming HOPE! Advent is a time for us to claim hope too. May you be a great oak planted for God's glory and beautiful work!

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
  for the Lord has anointed me
  to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
  and to proclaim that captives will be released
  and prisoners will be freed.
He has sent me to tell those who mourn
  that the time of the Lord's favor has come,
  and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies.
To all who mourn in Israel,
  he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,
  a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
  festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks
  that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

Want a free Advent Devotional? Check out Ann Voskamp or John Piper.
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Wednesday, December 7 ~ Grammar Review

*Don't forget that class starts at 8:10 tomorrow due to the PA Chapel.

Finals Review: Grammar

Create at least five test questions to contribute to our game on Monday (tomorrow for first period).

Subject Verb Agreement here and here and practice

Rules for Quoting

Run-on Sentences

Practice: Bedford Exercise 20 – 1 Run-On Sentences (Write these in your journal or notability.)

Directions: Revise any run-on sentences using the method of revision suggested in brackets.

Example: Orville had been obsessed with his weight as a teenager, he rarely ate anything sweet. (Restructure the sentence)

New: Because Orville had been obsessed with his weight as a teenager, he rarely ate anything sweet.

1. The city had one public swimming pool, it stayed packed with children all summer long. (Restructure the sentence)
2.  The building is being renovated, therefore at times we have no heat, water, or electricity. (Use a comma and coordinating conjunction)
3. The view was not what the travel agent had described, where were the rolling hills and the shimmering rivers? (Make two sentences)
4. All those gnarled equations looked like toxic insects, maybe I was going to have to rethink my major. (Use a semicolon)
5. The city government had good reason to fear the major earth quake, most of the business district was built on landfill. (use a colon)
6. The car was hardly worth trading, the frame was twisted and the block was warped. (Restructure the sentence)
7.  The next time an event is canceled because of the bad weather, don’t blame the meteorologist, blame nature. (Make two sentences)
8. Ray was fluent in American Sign Language he could sign as easily as he could speak. (Restructure the sentence) 

Tuesday, December 6 ~ Roots Review

Roots

• Fract, frag – break
• Grad, gress – step, go
• Here, hes – stick 

Roots Review

1. Look over your list and compare it to my master list. Are you missing any roots?
2. Partner up and call roots on each other. Find the five roots that are not sticking with you. Write a sentence using them in words to practice.
3. Play Flyswatter tag the rest of the period.

HW: Make sure you have a picture of your Christmas Blessing gift and/or map, etc... tomorrow.

Monday, December 5 ~ Christmas Blessings are due today!!!

Roots

• Fila, fili – thread
• Fix – fix
• Flex, flect – bend 

As you know, you are my best teacher. Will you please click here to give honest feedback to both me and Mr. Davis about how this class has been over the first semester. It is completely anonymous and will be taken very seriously.

Short Stories Due today!!!

Have you uploaded your story to Turnitin.com? (That is due by midnight!)


IN Small Groups...
Discuss "The Masque of the Red Death"

• Add to your journal a sentence or two using at least five of the SAT vocab words from this story.
• Here is a decent write up about the possible meaning of the symbols.

Flex peeps, please take this survey about chapel.