Homework – Complete the “Context Clue – Day 4 (1-20)” before Monday.

Today – Each student will participate in today’s activity if he or she has completed the two paragraphs using the fourteen commonly confused words in each.

Students will randomly receive two other peer’s paragraphs and identify the correct use of the choices for each of the fourteen included on each paragraph.  It will be returned to the owner to check and then share the results with the person who took it.  If you were absent today and were not able to complete a peer’s, be sure to still submit the ones created.

Students will also complete a review quiz for simile, metaphor, and personification in order to ascertain the level of work still to do before next Tuesday’s CRT. Plan to make up at 8:00 next week, during lunch, or by making other plans with Mr. Thompson.

CRT Study Ideas

• S/V Agreement – Bell Work 1-15
• Commonly Confused Words – online practice
• Figurative Language – online practice and  use practice work
• Context Clues – Research some online practice.
• Literary Elements – Review the literary elements utilized in the annotations and analysis work for each short story – It will not be over any of the story content; it will be about recognizing key elements within literature.

Yesterday – Click here for yesterday’s work due tomorrow.

Today – Students will receive “Context Clue – Day 3” (1-16) homework turned in yesterday.  Students will be placed in groups where they will work together to come to consensus on the best answers for each of the sixteen context clue sentences.  We will then compare answers for groups in order to earn points and compete against other groups.  Each student will check his or her original answers for accuracy to see how many of the sixteen were satisfactory answers.

Homework Due Friday – Students will complete the two paragraphs assigned Wednesday where commonly confused words were included.  See October 12 for specifics.  Remember, extra credit can be earned for typing.

Homework Due Monday – To Be given out Friday in class, but it may be accessed early in order to start now.  Similar to today’s work, “Context Clue – Day 4” (1-20) will be taken home to figure out a strong vocab word based on context clues for each of the twenty sentences.

Create two paragraphs on separate pieces of paper like the “Commonly Confused Review” homework due yesterday with each of the 14 sets of commonly confused words listed below.  Whichever word from each set is used in paragraph one will not be used in paragraph two and vice-versa; each word, all twenty-eight, will appear between the two paragraphs.  Be certain to use it as the correct part of speech and in the correct context so that each use makes sense.  Typing each paragraph on separate paper will earn extra points.  Due Friday!

1. already, all ready
2. to, too
3. lose, loose
4. affect, effect
5. altogether, all together
6. a part, apart
7. counsel, council
8. cite, site
9. desert, dessert
10. allusion, illusion
11. elude, allude
12. accept, except
13. illicit, elicit
14. are, our