Homework for Sunday

This week we have been learning about verbs, please find a song about verbs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw 

Notes on the verbs that have been put into the binders/copybook should be colored as in the pictures below:

Verbs in Purple:

action verbs – words that express action
Ex: Salma runs in the race.


linking verbs – words that show a state of being 
Ex: Soulaf is the fastest runner.


helping verbs – words that help the main verb express an action or state of being; helping verbs are part of a verb phrase that includes the helping verb and an action or linking verb
Ex: Ms. Aurelia might win the race. 

infinitive – the base form of the verb; present tense

present participle – used to form continuous tense; made by adding the helping verb “is” before the verb and –ing to the end of the base form of the verb


past – used to express a previous action or a state that previously existed; add –ed

past participle – used to show that something started in the past but still continues; made by adding the helping verb “have” before the verb and –ed to the end of the base form of the verb 

And the tenses fences should have been done since last week and colored :

Homework for Monday 12th

Students in class today worked on a reading comprehension called Cat Worship and worked on context clues.

Students are to read the passage carefully at home again, correct their mistakes (and try to write a paragraph for question #7 which many did not even try to do in class), and look up in a dictionary the following words:

To dread (verb)
Random
Neat
Cryptic
Trait
To budge
Mere
Divine
Indifference
Content
To excel
Expectation
Ecstatic
To quell
To excavate
To crave

Many students also did not correct the quiz from last week to make up for their grade or to get a bonus for the quarter. Please make sure they do so. thank you!

Homework

Please make sure that the quizzes are corrected for next Sunday, and that students :

• complete the bonus sheet crosswords if they were not able to complete it in class
• rewrite sentences with the expressions underlined
• look up the words enable, obtain, slew, shallow from the reading comprehension in the quiz 
• rewrite question 8 in their own words, explaining how cacti are able to survive in the desert. 

Homework

Many students did not complete the classwork in the practice book. This has to be finished for Monday.

p115 Vocabulary (also good revision for quiz on Sunday)
p117 Manuel's Journal
p118 - p119 A Class Act 

MONDAY quiz and weekly plan

Quiz will be on Monday.

Please make sure that students have revised the vocabulary from the stories and the expressions for the MONDAY quiz. It will also contain some grammar so as to make sure that student continue to remember the grammar they should have acquired.

The rest of the week will be dedicated to verbs and verb tenses.

Thank you!


Update: I gave a practice sheet in class this morning for the student to work on in class and at home to prepare for the quiz on MONDAY. The grammar that will come up will be mainly the parts of speech as is prepared in the practice sheet. Students just need to study this practice sheet and we have covered all of these in class serveral times. All the answers are in their copybook or in the reading book. Reading comphrension is an exercise they can not learn anything but can practice, you will find a practice reading comphrehention at the very end.

For those absent:

 

Homework for Monday - Vocabulary and Expressions

Please find the definitions and the parts of speech of the words below and come ready to explain the words in class. All of these words are from the story "La Bamba" and many of these words were already covered previously. The definitions should be written in the following way:

To beam (verb): To smile happily.
Ex: She beamed as she told us the good news.

Confident
To beam
Pharmacist
Smock
To whizz
Chores
Commotion
Sweaty
Smart-aleck
To jerk
To swish
To gargle
To dash
Audience
Duo
To maneuver
Proudly
Recliner
Jargon
To crawl
Probably
Fortunately
To inhale
To bounce
To bow
Immediately
Eager
Quickly
Finally
To shiver
To sway
To roar
Crowd
Energetically
Intently
To wrestle
Fancy
To groove
Embarrassed
To halt
Wildly
Cast
To mingle
Hilarious
Confused
Awe
To cluster
To crunch
To scuff
Lawn
Neighborhood
Pomegranate
Talent
Frost
Volunteered
Amazed
To pretend
To raise
To yearn
Limelight
Appause
Thunderstorm
To impress
Especially
Prettiest
Reasonable
Average
Pantomime
Emotional
To flail
Nervous
Coordinator
To mutter
To jam
To growl
Skit
Pilgrims
To twirl
To pout
Symphony
Cue
Dramatically
To wink
To snicker

Please explain the expressions in the story "La Bamba". They should be explained the following way:

"In spite of": Without being prevented by (something) — used to say that something happens or is true even though there is something that might prevent it from happening or being true.
Ex: He failed the test in spite of all his studying.

"Giving way to"
"In spite of"
"Waited for his cue"
"Without further ado"
"Scoot off the..."
"On the verge"
"Yearned for limelight"
"As cold as the moon"
"As loud as thunderstorm"
"Hang around"
"Wouldn't mess up"
"Hold back the tears"
"Never given him the time of day"

Homework Sunday

Homework for Sunday is to read the story "La Bamba", as many students still have not read it, and answer the comprehension questions given out in class. 

There will be a spelling competition on Sunday on the vocabulary of the story including the vocabulary studied in class. Students should make sure they can use the vocabulary in a sentence of their own:

Applause (noun): the clapping of hands to show enjoyment or approval.

Ex: There was a burst of applause as the band came on stage

Ex: I heard _________ when I finished _____________________.

Debut (noun): the first time that a performer or sports player performs in public. 

Ex: The actor made his debut in the play, Peter Pan.

Ex: The student made her singing _______ in ________________.

Duo (noun): Two people who do something together, especially play music or sing.

Ex: The sisters performed in the show as a singing duo.

Ex: _________ and _________ are a famous ________.

Embarrassed (adjective): Feeling nervous, ashamed or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people. 

Ex: Paul felt embarrassed when he realized he had called his neighbor by the wrong name.

Ex: I felt _________ when _______________________________.

Limelight (noun): The center of public attention.

Ex: Ana’s performance in the play brought her into the limelight.

Ex: She was in the ___________ when ___________________.

Pantomime (noun and verb): A way of performing that uses only actions and facial expressions, not words.

Ex: The clown used pantomime to act out how he caught a fish.

Ex: Manuel used ___________ during ___________________.

Record (noun and verb): A round, flat piece of plastic on which music is stored. 

Ex: A forty-five record has one song on each side.

Ex: We no longer use__________ because_________________.

Rehearsal (noun): Practice for a public performance by people in a play, concert, etc. 

Ex: The cast needed one more rehearsal before they performed their play in public.

Ex: Soulaf, Dana and Sara had a  ___________ before______________.

Talent (noun): A natural ability to do something well. 

Ex: She has a special talent for playing the piano.

Ex: My special ___________ is ___________________.

Root word: OPT

Definition: Eye or Best 

Ex: Optician - Optometrist - Optimism - Optimum

- A person who makes eyeglasses is called an optician.

- Dad took me to the optometrist so the doctor could examine my eyes.

- I show optimism when I believe in myself.

Suffix: -WARD

Definition: In a certain direction

Ex: Downward - Toward - Skyward - Upward

- The rocket lifted off and shot skyward.

- Karim watched the golf ball roll downward into the hole. 

- Students tossed the basketball toward the hoop.

- My kite glided upward once the wind picked it up. 

Suffix: -OUS
Definition: Full of 
Ex: Dangerous - Atrocious - Cautious - Ridiculous 
- Riding your bike without a helmet is very dangerous.
- The story is ridiculous because the plot doesn't make sense. 
- An atrocious smell came from the baby's diaper.
- Mohammed knew he should be cautious when crossing the street