Monday

English 9H Feb. 8, 2010

Verb Test Tomorrow
Bell ringer - All verbs are either action or linking. Action verbs are either transitive or intransitive.
Write the sentences below. Underline the verb. Write action or linking in blank, then t or i if action verb.
Example: Bees make 80,000 trips for a single pound of honey. action (t)

1. The network cancelled the show. _____________
2. The pomegranate originated in Persia. ______________
3. Ancient Egypt was a source of art and inventions. _________
4. Dogs have keen senses of smell. ________________
5. Salmon are a good source of nutrition.
6. Ice forms quickly over lakes in the north. ___________
7. The tuna fish sandwich smelled foul after being left out all night. ________________
 
More Practice on verbs:Review of verb tenses:

Draw two lines under the verb phrase and identify the tense (present, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, past progressive, future progressive)
1. ________________ By Saturday, we will have finished our recycling project.
2. ________________ The submarine is submerged in the Atlantic Ocean.
3. ________________ Gymnastics is a difficult sport.
4. ________________ My dog has stolen the cat's food.
5. ________________ Basketball will be finishing before baseball begins.
6. ________________ The class had completed the test by the end of the block.
7. _________________ The students were driving to school when the crash occurred.

Write the correct form of the verb tense in parentheses.
1. Annie Sullivan _______ Helen Keller's teacher. (past tense, become)
2. She __________ that deaf/blind children could communicate. (past tense, prove)
3. Annie ____________ at the Perkins Institute in Boston. (past perfect, study)
4. Annie's work with Helen ________________ in Gibson's drama The Miracle Worker. (present perfect, immortalize)
5. Helen Keller _______________________ the same school that Annie did. (past progressive).
6. Helen Keller ______________________ from Radcliffe College with honors. (future graduate).
Read more of The Miracle Worker
 
2nd block - Speech Speech Feb. 8, 2010

Bellringer - Refer to p. 205
1. According to the chapter outline, what will be covered in this chapter?
2. The main purpose of chapter 9 is to teach you how to organize a speech. What is the definition of organization (p. 206)?
Took notes on organizing a speech - Powerpoint Presentation; practiced attention getters
 
3rd block- Bell ringer Adv. Speech Feb. 8, 2010

Define evidence and reasoning - p. 236 of Speech book
Watch Organizing Your speech - DVD Book
Begin Power Point - Logic and Reasoning -
Work through Slide 5
Divide into groups - Give each group a fallacy - Read, take notes on big paper and present definition and example to class