Tuesday

1st, 2nd, and 5th Periods:  Bellringer - Choose the sentence in which the apostrophe is used correctly.

A. The lost books turned up in Bessies’ locker.
B. After a hard day’s work, we decided to go to bed early.
C. The effect of the storms’ on the town could be felt for years.
D. Henrys’ car handled the curves easily as we climbed higher into the mountains.

Choose the sentence that contains an error in the use of the apostrophe.
A. She must get up because it’s time to go to school.
B. Janet’s and Elizabeth’s new skirts are both the color of milk chocolate.
C. Several traveler’s passports were returned to the airport security office.
D. A remarkable similarity has been found among children’s games throughout the world.

Choose the sentence in which the apostrophe is used correctly.

A. A pelicans’ beak can hold a fairly large fish.
B. Mother’s planning to go with me to the awards banquet.
C. We stood for several minutes watching the cloud’s float by.
D. The history test will cover the major event’s of the revolution.
Read the paragraph. Choose the line in which an apostrophe is needed.
Line 1 Many farmers use huge diesel tractors
Line 2 to pull breaking plows and disks.
Line 3 The tractors engines can deliver
Line 4 in excess of 500 horsepower.
A. Line 1 B. Line 2 C. Line 3 D. Line 4

Class work - 1st - Finish movie - work on answering questions in poetry packet.  Discuss Tupac's Dear Mama - find examples of internal rhyme, end rhyme, etc.; 2nd period - watch Dead Poets Society; 5th period - Hand out poetry packets & define terms, figurative language, etc.
 
4th and 6th - Powerpoint take notes on Chapter 13 Informative Speaking.