Wednesday

English 9 Honors May 12, 2010

A. Finding Verbal Phrases:  For each sentence write the verbal phrase and identify as gerund, participle, or infinitive. See # 1 for example.
1. Painting still-life pictures taught Mike a lot about color. (Painting still-life pictures - gerund)
2. Studying art also taught him about history.
3. We don’t care to go out for breakfast.
4. Who wants to run to the store for some milk and bread?
5. His main goal is improving his brushwork.
6. The old flag, battered by wind and weather, was finally replaced.
7. Finished, the artists cleaned their brushes.
8. Exhausted, Victor fell to the ground after his long run.

B.  Change the words in bold to gerunds. See # 1 for example.
1. After he took lessons, Juan showed great improvement.
__After taking lessons, Juan showed great improvement.
2.His goal for this year is to sell at least one of his works.
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3. He feels that to make a sale will prove he has some ability.
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4 We say he should be happy with his creation of a decent picture.
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Daily:  Finished Part one of The Odyssey; watched more of mini-series
 
Speech May 12, 2010

p. 316 - Chapter 12
Complete section in "To Remember" - Matching.
Write the sentence and the letter and word that matches the definition.
Daily:  Review deadline for How To Speech; sign up for topic; finish children's stories
 
Advanced Speech May 12, 2010

1. Give an example of a dance from Grease.
2. Give an example of a duet (2 people singing together)
3. Give an example of a dream sequence.
4. Give an example of costume:
5. What is one of the settings of the movie?
6. List one favorite scene and why you liked it, or write about a scene you think should be excluded and why.
Daily:  Sign up for musical theatre presentations; watch clips of West Side Story; watch Dreamgirls