Opener #12 Week of

1. Patriotism is a quality that we all express in different ways. 2. the bombs in the fighter jet 3. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is viewed by millions of people. 4. “Please (lend, loan) me enough money for dinner and a show,” begged the lottery loser. 5. Since my family all went to see Toy Story

Root: socio, socia Definition: Words with Part of Speech: (minimum of 5) Sentence: (underline the root) Affix: (prefix) sym-, syn Definition: Words with Part of Speech: (minimum of 5) Sentence: (underline the affix)

6. “It seems that one of us (is/are) wrong,” said Al Gore. 7. Will you allow me to use the computer? 8. She made a highly praised speech. 9. On an average day, the president of the United States receives 20,000 letters; (their/there/they’re) authors are of all ages. 10. present perfect tense of write

Spelling/Misuse Copy the words and definitions. lie: to recline or rest on a surface (v); to not tell the truth (n) lay: to put or place something somewhere Copy the sentences and fill in the blanks with lay or lie. 1.I want to ______ on that couch. 2.______ your jacket on the chair. 3.He told a ______ and got caught. 4.I will ______ my head on my pillow shortly.

Minimum of 5 Sentences Check your grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization Prompt: What is the meaning of the quote listed? Explain your answer.

11. Will you be going with (she, her) or (he, him). 12. Which phone would you prefer? 13. Who will be (your, you’re) choice? 14. An athlete from the host country takes an oath at the Opening Ceremony on behalf of all competing athletes. The oath is a gesture of sportsmanship. 15. responsibility

Root: terr, terra, geo Definition: Words with Part of Speech: (minimum of 5) Sentence: (underline the root) Affix: (prefix) hypo- Definition: Words with Part of Speech: (minimum of 5) Sentence: (underline the affix)

16. There are several skills necessary to be a good soccer player 17. She is the perfect person for the job. 18. I heard an amazing story about some Irish emigrants at Ellis Island. 19. on july jimmy hoffa went to a meeting from which he never returned 20. It is not unusual for his flight to be late, so we are used to it.

Idiom Draw the chart and fill in each side with a picture and a 2 sentence explanation. Use the idiom in a sentence. An expression of figurative language that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but has a meaning of its own as a whole phrase. When I messed up the project, I had to go back to square one. Hopefully this time it is right. LiteralFigurative Literal = word for word Figurative = as a whole Idiom: Sentence: _________________________