English 11 March 15, 2016

Today’s Standards – By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently. – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking – Determine the meaning of unknown words using a variety of strategies

Vocabulary *Standard: Determine the meaning of unknown words using a variety of strategies. Vocabulary 13 Test March 23

Language Master the rules of standard English Grammar and usage when writing and speaking. Types of sentences: simple, compound(I,C I) complex(D,I) Sentence problems – Fragments (bare bones: prep phrases, dependent clauses, interruptions) – Verbals ( infinatives and gerunds=subjects, participles=adjectives_ – Dangling participles (be sure the subject is named in main clause) – Run-on sentences – Comma splices

Literature Literature:By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently. Act 3 Pages 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143

Homework vocab 13, sentences problems, sentence types Accelerated? Crime and Punishment Write a 3-5 sentence summary for each chapter Until you get used to characters, make a character list