LA Warm-Ups Mrs. Satterthwaite Ms. Honeycutt

Warm-Up #1 – 9/4/13  Write a paragraph response (topic sentence, three specific examples, concluding sentence = 5-8 complete sentences) to the following questions: What are your thoughts about Language Arts? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? How do you learn best? What are you most excited about learning about this year in LA10? What are you least excited about learning about this year in LA10? `

Warm-Up #2 – 9/9/13  Create a t-chart with two labels, likes and dislikes. Generate 10 bullets of things you like about America. On the other side, generate 10 bullets of things you dislike about America.

Warm-Up #3 – 9/10/13  Write a paragraph response (topic sentence, three specific examples, concluding sentence = 5-8 complete sentences) to the following questions: What was your most embarrassing moment last year? Write a short, possibly funny, description of it. Include details about the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where, and why.

Warm-Up #4 – 9/11/13  Write a paragraph response (topic sentence, three specific examples, concluding sentence = 5-8 complete sentences) to the following questions: What cause or causes are you most passionate about? Explain why. Would you be willing to die for this/these cause(s)? Why or why not?

Warm-Up #5 – 9/12/13  You have been chosen to describe your school in a brochure that will be given to students across the country. Assume your readers know nothing about your city or school. Address the following topics: one word to describe your school, quality of education/teachers, extracurricular options, dialect/sayings, dress, customs/traditions, groups/cliques, best thing, worst thing, etc.

Reading Test Practice. 9/13/13  1. C  2. A  3. D  4. A  5. A  6. C  7. B  8. B

Warm-Up #6 – 9/16/13 Copy the sentence. Fill in the blank.  WORDS: consent (permission), eradicate (get rid of), melancholy (sad), oblige (agree), temper (mix) 1. To make a Shirley Temple, one must __________ sprite and grenadine syrup. 2. My parents must give __________ for me to attend field trips. 3. Mrs. S. thinks it’s important to __________ bullying. 4. When I feel in a __________ mood, I like to listen to music. 5. When I asked for a book recommendation, Mrs. S. was more than happy to __________.

Warm-Up #6 – 9/16/13 Answers.  WORDS: consent, eradicate, melancholy, oblige, temper 1. To make a Shirley Temple, one must temper sprite and grenadine syrup. 2. My parents must give consent for me to attend field trips. 3. Mrs. S. thinks it’s important to eradicate bullying. 4. When I feel in a melancholy mood, I like to listen to music. 5. When I asked for a book recommendation, Mrs. S. was more than happy to oblige.

Warm-Up #7 – 9/17/13 Copy the sentence. Fill in the blank.  WORDS: assuage (to make milder), civility (courtesy/politeness), emanate (flow out/proceed), resolute (firm), beseech (beg) 1. Screeches __________ from the rickety ride at the amusement park. 2. I’d like to __________ your fears about the vocab quiz next Tuesday by practicing a lot. 3. I __________ you to do your homework! 4. Always speak with __________ to adults. 5. Mr. Rowland was ________ in his explanation of the code of conduct.

Warm-Up #7 – 9/17/13 Answers.  WORDS: assuage (to make milder), civility (courtesy/politeness), emanated (flowed out/proceeded), resolute (firm), beseech (beg) 1. Screeches emanate from the rickety ride at the amusement park. 2. I’d like to assuage your fears about the vocab quiz next Tuesday by practicing a lot. 3. I beseech you – do your homework! 4. Always speak with civility to adults. 5. Mr. Rowland was resolute in his explanation of the code of conduct.

Warm-Up #8 – 9/18/13 Copy the sentence. Fill in the blank.  WORDS: endowed (provide), asunder (separate parts), surmise (assume/guess), effervescent (bubbly), embattled (conflict/struggle) 1. Teachers sometimes feel __________ by the students with behavior problems. 2. Adams and Rochester are torn __________ on football game days. 3. Taylor was __________ an incredible college scholarship. 4. We drank __________ sparkling apple juice in celebration. 5. Mrs. S. may __________ from the vocab quiz scores that students did a good job studying.

Warm-Up #8 – 9/18/13 Answers.  WORDS: endowed (provided), asunder (separate parts), surmise (assume/guess), effervescent (bubbly), embattled (conflict/struggle) 1. Teachers sometimes feel embattled by the students with behavior problems. 2. Adams and Rochester are torn asunder on football game days. 3. Taylor was endowed an incredible college scholarship. 4. We drank effervescent sparkling apple juice in celebration. 5. Mrs. S. may surmise from the vocab quiz scores that students did a good job studying.

Warm-Up #9 – 9/19/13 Copy the sentence. Fill in the blank.  WORDS: inalienable (undeniable), abolish (get rid of), adversary (opponent), invoke (call on), recrimination (counter-charge) 1. There is a cloud of __________ surrounding the Syria debate. 2. Your right to freedom of speech is __________. 3. Clarkston proved to be a tough __________ for our football team. 4. Many students argue that teachers should __________ homework. 5. Let’s _________ the superintendent to lower the parking pass cost in Rochester.

Warm-Up #9 – 9/19/13 Copy the sentence. Fill in the blank.  WORDS: inalienable (undeniable), abolish (get rid of), adversary (opponent), invoke (call on), recrimination (counter-charge) 1. There is a cloud of recrimination surrounding the Syria debate. 2. Your right to freedom of speech is inalienable. 3. Clarkston proved to be a tough adversary for our football team. 4. Many students argue that teachers should abolish homework. 5. Let’s invoke the superintendent to lower the pay to play fee at our school.

ACT Practice. 9/20/13  Staple your warm-ups and place at top of your table with your box chart. NAMES please!  Get out a piece of paper.  Read the first passage and answer Q and record the answers on the blank piece of paper. Please do not write on the test.  Fill in your chart:  Date: 9/20/13  Type of Test: English  Out of: 15  Silently read your book upon completion.

English Practice. 9/20/13  1. D  2. H  3. A  4. G  5. D  6. H  7. B  8. F  9. B  10. F  11. D  12. F  13. C  14. J  15. A

COMMA RULE 1  Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, or, but, nor, yet, for, so) that separates two independent clauses. Example: I like you, but I won’t go to prom with you.

COMMA RULE 2  Use a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or clause that comes before a main clause. Examples: Today, we will be learning about commas. Yes, commas can be fun. In addition, we will be editing our papers.  Use a comma to set off names in a direct address. Example: Greg, are you going to the movies later?

COMMA RULE 3  Use commas around words, phrases, and clauses in the middle of a sentence when they aren’t essential to the meaning of the sentence. Examples: Mrs. Satterthwaite, my English teacher, taught me about commas. New Jersey, the Garden State, is where my mom lives.  Use a comma before an afterthought or contrasting element. Example: To understand a particular culture, we must consider the society as a whole, not its individual parts.

COMMA RULE 4  Use commas between items in a series. Example: I went to the store to buy bananas, apples, strawberries, and pears.  Use a comma to separate short fragments in a series: Example: The pilots chatted, looked at a map, and greeted the passengers.

COMMA RULE 5  Use commas before and after quotation marks when using dialogue. Examples: “Learning about commas is fun,” Sally said. OR “Learning about commas,” Sally said, “ is fun.”

COMMA RULE 6  Use commas to set off geographical names, items in dates, and professional titles. Examples: Rochester Hills, MI February 25, 2013 Sally Smith, Ph.D.

COMMA RULE 7  Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives before a noun. Example: Mr. Smith was a tall, handsome man.

Warm-Up #10 - 9/23/13 Add the missing commas.  Mike is a talented articulate versatile speaker.  They shot baskets they wrestled they bowled and they rested.  No my car is not parked behind the gymnasium.  In the middle of the day we decided to go swimming.  The President Barack Obama will be visiting Rochester Hills MI sometime this year.

Warm-Up #10 - 9/23/13 Check your work.  Mike is a talented, articulate, versatile speaker.  They shot baskets, they wrestled, they bowled, and they rested.  No, my car is not parked behind the gymnasium.  In the middle of the day, we decided to go swimming.  The President, Barack Obama, will be visiting Rochester Hills, MI sometime this year.

Warm-Up #11 – 9/24/13 Add the missing punctuation.  After I heard the supervisor’s remarks I decided to call his union leader.  A vote was scheduled for December 3 and the students were ready for it.  We ordered three pizzas two sandwiches and four bottles of pop.  Yes we are out of bananas.  Mr. Miesch is a friendly caring person.

Warm-Up #11 – 9/24/13 Check your work.  After I heard the supervisor’s remarks, I decided to call his union leader.  A vote was scheduled for December 3, and the students were ready for it.  We ordered three pizzas, two sandwiches, and four bottles of pop.  Yes, we are out of bananas.  Mr. Miesch is a friendly, caring person.

SEMI-COLON RULE 1  Use a semi-colon between the clauses of a compound sentence IF they are not joined by a conjunction and are closely related.  Example: My sister is a prize figure skater ; she will compete in Tokyo next month.

SEMI-COLON RULE 2  Use a semi-colon between clauses that are joined by the following transitional words in a compound sentence: however, for example, for instance, furthermore, instead, moreover, nevertheless, otherwise, accordingly, consequently, and therefore.  Example: The movie director wanted to start filming ; however, the weather prevented her from doing so.

SEMI-COLON RULE 3  Use a semi-colon between items in a series that uses a lot of commas.  Example: He presented his book proposal to publishers in San Francisco, California; Helena, Montana; Detroit, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia.

COLON RULE 1  Use a colon to introduce a series of items.  Example: Our English teacher introduced us to the following American poets : Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes.

COLON RULE 2  Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter.  Example: Dear Mrs. Satterthwaite:

COLON RULE 3  Use a colon to divide hours from minutes and chapter from verse in biblical references.  Examples: It is 5:40 p.m., John 3:16

ITALICS OR UNDERLINE RULES  1. Use italics or underline book titles, full-length play titles, long poems, magazine titles, newspaper titles, movie titles, television shows, paintings and sculptures, ships, planes.  Examples: To Kill a Mockingbird (novel), The Crucible (play), The Odyssey (long poem), Sports Illustrated (magazine), New York Times (newspaper), Rocky (movie), Abbey Road (CD/album), The Tonight Show (TV show), The Last Supper (painting), The Thinker (sculpture), USS Intrepid (ship), Air Force One (plane)

QUOTATION MARKS  Do not italicize or underline titles of shorter works; instead, use quotation marks.  Examples: “The Most Dangerous Game” (short story), “Theme for English B” (short poem), “Blurred Lines” (song), “Common Core Initiative Takes Shape” (newspaper article), “Michael Douglas and Katherine Zeta-Jones Split” (magazine article), “Treehouse of Horror 1” (TV episode)

HYPHEN RULE 1  Use a hyphen to separate parts of certain compound nouns.  Example: editor - in - chief

HYPHEN RULE 2  Use a hyphen between two words that comprise a single adjective only when the adjective precedes the noun that it modifies.  Example: The bramble - covered path was not popular.  Note: You do NOT have to use a hyphen if the first word of the two-word adjective ends in -ly (The heavily traveled road was full of potholes.)

HYPHEN RULE 3  Use a hyphen when writing out numbers.  Examples: twenty-one, ninety-nine, fifty-six

Warm-Up #12 – 9/25/13 Add the missing punctuation.  We will have this window installed this Saturday otherwise we will have to wait until the spring.  The movers intended to lift the piano by themselves however the home owner insisted on helping them.  You will need to have the following items for the trip tent lantern matches and a compass.  Devin is a terrific company president he will be honored for his achievements at a banquet this evening.  Both the Republicans and Democrats argued over the budget however neither one of them wanted to give up on it.

Warm-Up #12 – 9/25/13 Check your work.  We will have this window installed this Saturday ; otherwise, we will have to wait until the spring.  The movers intended to lift the piano by themselves ; however, the home owner insisted on helping them.  You will need to have the following items for the trip : tent, lantern, matches, and a compass.  Devin is a terrific company president ; he will be honored for his achievements at a banquet this evening.  Both the Republicans and Democrats argued over the budget ; however, neither one of them wanted to give up on it.

Warm-Up #13 – 9/26/13 Add the missing punctuation.  No you are going the wrong way.  I would like to make a run for President and I think many people would vote for me.  It rained heavily during the afternoon we managed to have our picnic anyway.  The house was clean the table set and the porch light on everything was ready for the guests' arrival.  Please pack the following items in the suitcase pants shirt belt and shoes.

Warm-Up #13 – 9/26/13 Check your work.  No, you are going the wrong way.  I would like to make a run for President, and I think many people would vote for me.  It rained heavily during the afternoon ; we managed to have our picnic anyway.  The house was clean, the table set, and the porch light on ; everything was ready for the guests' arrival.  Please pack the following items in the suitcase : pants, shirt, belt, and shoes.

Titles: Use _____ or “ ” 9/26/13  A Raisin in the Sun (play)  The Family Guy (television show)  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (song)  The Talon (newspaper)  The Most Dangerous Game (short story)  The Iliad (long poem)  People (magazine)  Fahrenheit 451 (book)  Braveheart (movie)  Hope is the Thing with Feathers (poem)  Air Force One (plane)  Red (album or CD)

Titles: Check your work. 9/26/13  A Raisin in the Sun (play)  The Family Guy (television show)  “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (song)  The Talon (newspaper)  “The Most Dangerous Game” (short story)  The Iliad (long poem)  People (magazine)  Fahrenheit 451 (book)  Braveheart (movie)  “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” (poem)  Air Force One (plane)  Red (album or CD)

ACT Practice. 9/27/13  Get out a piece of paper.  Read the Passage II and answer Q , recording the answers on the blank piece of paper. Please do not write on the test.  Fill in your chart:  Date: 9/27/13  Type of Test: English  Out of: 15  Silently read your book upon completion.

English Practice. 9/27/13  16. J  17. C  18. F  19. B  20. F  21. C  22. F  23. B  24. H  25. B  26. G  27. D  28. F  29. A  30. G

Warm-Up #14 – 9/30/13  Write a paragraph response (topic sentence, FOUR specific examples, concluding sentence = 6-9 complete sentences) to the following questions: How is America different today than it was in the 1700’s when the revolutionary writers were composing? What is America like today socially, politically, economically, and religiously? Provide specific examples for each of these.

Warm-Up #15  Write a paragraph response (topic sentence, FOUR specific examples, concluding sentence = 6-9 complete sentences) to the following questions: What did you think about the test? What did you do to prepare? Was it enough?

ACT Practice. 10/3/13  Get out a piece of paper.  Read the Passage II and answer Q , recording the answers on the blank piece of paper. Please do not write on the test.  Fill in your chart:  Date: 10/3/13  Type of Test: English  Out of: 15  Silently read your book upon completion.

English Practice. 10/3/13  31. B  32. F  33. B  34. J  35. C  36. H  37. C  38. H  39. D  40. F  41. A  42. G  43. D  44. J  45. A

Warm-Up #16 – 10/7/13  Write a paragraph response to the following questions: What did you think about homecoming week? Did you participate in Spirit Week dress-up days or lunch activities? Why or why not? Which were your favorite? What did you think of the pep assembly (highlights and lowlights)? What are your thoughts about the homecoming football game/halftime show, the pre-homecoming photos/dinner, and the dance itself? If you didn’t attend homecoming, what did you do and how did it go?

Warm-Up #17 – 10/8/13  Write a paragraph response to the following questions: What do you like best about being the age you are right now? What do you miss about being younger? What are you looking forward to most as you get older? If you could spend your whole life at one age, what age would you pick? In other words, what do you think is the ideal age? Why?

Warm-Up #18 – 10/9/13  Write a paragraph response to the following question: What does our society seem to value more: youth, beauty, or experience/wisdom? Support your answer with three examples.  Next, brainstorm a list of three “aphorisms” (terse statement containing a truth) about age as you can.  Example: You’re only as young as you feel.

Warm-Up #19 – 10/10/13  Write a bulleted list of THREE predictions you have about the story “The Devil and Tom Walker,” written by Washington Irving in 1824.