Tuesday, September 25, 2012

NAPVAPIC ( Eight Part of Speech)

Don't be afraid. The Grammar Monster is quite sweet
as long as you spell
his name correctly (-ar!).
 

  • Today in class, we talked about EPOS (eight parts of speech).
  • Please memorize the EPOS ASAP (ASAP = as soon as possible). 
  • Every day, I'll ask five people to recite the EPOS in NAPVAPIC order:


NOUN

ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN
VERB
ADVERB
PREPOSITION
INTERJECTION
CONJUNCTION

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

When you finish your STAR Reading Assessment...

When you finish your STAR Reading Assessment:

1. STAY QUIET.

2. Keep the sound off on your computer.

3. You can go to http://www.funbrain.com and play games, but DON'T turn on the sound!

4. At least once, play Grammar Gorillas. 



    






Random Journal Check Tomorrow!

Be ready for our first random journal check!


Journal Check List:
  1. Table of Contents is complete (see below)
  2. All pages we've worked on are numbered on left and right sides
  3. All work we've done is glued in securely as flippies
  4. All work is complete
  5. Corrections are in BRIGHT colors, not blue/black ink or pencil



JOURNAL #1:
JE #
Left
Right
1
Pretest: Lit Terms
Lit Terms Practice Sheet`
2
Practice Test: Lit Terms
Think Symbols (notes)
3
"7th Grade" :
vocab. crossword and story Q's (blue)
"7th Grade":
Comic Strip (color invited but not required)
4
End Punctuation Worksheet:
periods, exclamation points, and
question marks (no commas!)

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Lit Terms

Next week, we'll be talking about dragons. For now...




...study for tomorrow's test!

For extra credit, email Ms. Ware at cware@ojaiusd.org. In the subject line write: Bonjour!. Make sure you tell me who you are in the message. 
Please know both spellings and definitions.

Vocabulary: Lit Terms


You have your own flash cards, but these provide you with a variety of activities. Click on " Choose A Study Mode" to explore the possibilities.

To see just the word or just the definition, unclick "Both Sides" at the top right of the flash card.

To see the flip side, click on "Click to Flip."