ESL 8 Week Five September 24-28, 2014 L. Nabulsi

Reading Log due Wednesday Next one due Oct. 7

Wiesbaden Middle School Vision Statement The entire WMS community will provide a positive school climate through which all students can mature academically, socially, emotionally, and physically while developing a lifelong love of learning.

Wiesbaden Middle School Mission Statement The entire WMS community strives to provide a positive school climate through which all students can mature socially, academically, and physically, while developing a lifelong love of learning.

CSI GOALS #1 All students will increase reading comprehension scores in analyzing text and reading/writing strategies.   #2 All students will increase scores in math computation, word problems, and problem solving.

Vocabulary 5 Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Gerund – verb form ending in ING used as a noun Skiing is my favorite sport. 1.Monomial – a polynomial with only one term; no fractions or decimals 12 12.5 12 1/2 1. Legislature – a governing body usually elected by the people that makes laws catalyst, - Chemistry. a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected. 2.participle – verb form, either the present participle (ending in ING) or the past participle (Word used with have___) functioning as an adjective The skiing dog was a novelty. The 2.nonlinear equation – an equation that when graphed does not form a straight line; at least one unknown is to a second or higher degree 4x2 + 2y - 1 = 0 and x3 + 2x2 - 4xy - 1 = 0 are the examples of nonlinear equations 2.neutral - not taking sides in a dispute chemical change -  is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another 3. Infinitive – to plus the present form of the verb To ski functions as a noun or adjectrive 3.perfect square – a number resulting when a number was multiplied by itself 3.Opposing – against another person or idea formula - concise way of expressing information symbolically as in a mathematical or chemical formula

September 22-26, 2014 Correct this sentence: Yes I have frequently gave aunt rita clippings from the Harrisburg star fay said Edit It – 125-127 Quiz over New England States Go to Quilet.com– Quiz on Mid-Atlantic on Friday. Read about the Incas, Aztec. Take Cornel notes from book Vocabulary – See previous slide Grammar 5- Sentence Structure SVN– Interactive quiz Difference between direct object and predicate nominative; PREPOSITIONS/PHRASES Vocabulary – Week Five Words. Place in vocabulary notebook. Idiom – Red letter day. My father said the day I was born was a red-letter day for him. MEANING: a day to be remembered. ORIGIN: In Medieval times important church events were marked in RED ink; important days. Analogy – function Keyboard: monitor :: handpiece : _______ Go to the Blog Page and watch videos at       In class do the Scavenger Hunt of the US History book          Journal Topics for September       Do worksheets on Northeastern states  Worksheet       Go to Google Aps for SMARTBOARD presentation Unit One  Study                      Vocabulary LINK       On your own : Learn more about the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayan             cultures LINK         Aztec Massacre LINK  The Red Queen LINK       Interactive Map of Native Americans  LINK     

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Work Cited Last, First. “Title of the Article.” Title of the This is the author’s name, not yours. Last, First. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Webpage. Copyright date (day month year). Web. Date you retrieved (day month year). EXAMPLE:  Smith, John. “Hurricane Structure.” Enchanted Learning. 2012. Web. 31 August 2012.

Readings and Activities for this week Read in US History text – Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs and then do the blog. Use the book to make a timeline of American history

Homework Reading log (Due October 10, 2012) Test over New England states, capitals and postal codes –

Vocabulary 5 Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Gerund – ing form of the verb used as a noun Ex. – Skiing is fun. 1.Monomial - an expression in algebra consisting of a single term, e.g. 3y, 1. Legislature - an official body, usually chosen by election, with the power to make, change, and repeal laws Catalyst - a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any change 2.participle - ing or past participle form of the verb used as an adjective The skiing dog was funny. 2.nonlinear equation – an equation whose graph does not form a straight line 2.neutral – not for or against, doesn’t take sides chemical change - Chemical changes take place on the molecular level. A chemical change produces a new substance. Examples of chemical changes include combustion (burning), cooking an egg, rusting of an iron pan, and mixing hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide to make salt and water. 3. Infinitive – to plus a verb To ski 3.perfect square - a rational number equal to the square of another rational number 3.Opposing - against formula - chemistry a representation of the composition of a chemical compound using symbols for the atoms of which it is composed

Linking Verbs is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been; the sense verbs look, taste, smell, feel, and sound; and verbs like become, seem, appear, grow, continue, stay, and turn, elect, name, select Linking verbs are used in SVN and SVA sentences. It sets up an equation.

Answers 1. Ann = subject, is = verb, mother = predicate nominative 2. dog = subject, was = verb, Doberman = predicate nominative 3. boy = subject, has been = verb, player = predicate nominative 4. uncle = subject, became = verb, expert = predicate nominative 5. Mr. Bush = subject, may be = verb, president = predicate nominative  

Predicate Nominative or Direct Object? Instructions: List the subject, verb and predicate nominatives/direct object in the following sentences. Remember- linking verb = predicate nominative; action verb = direct object and not all sentences have either. 1. My favorite pets were a squirrel and a rabbit. 2. Taro gave David a high-five. 3. Naomi bought the whole class ice cream. 4. Our chief crops are corn, wheat, and hay. 5. Mr. Jones is an accountant and a big game hunter. 6. Jamal smiled at the new student. 7. Cheyenne rode the horse, whose name is Sugar, in the tournament. 8.The owners of the race car include Bill, Pete, and Sam. 9. My favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter. 10. Vanessa, Naomi, and Cheyenne all got A’s on their Reading Logs.

Sentence Patterns SENTENCE PATTERNS S – V Subject - Verb S – V – DO Subject – (action) Verb – Direct Object S – V –I – DO Subject – (action) Verb – Indirect Obj – Direct Obj. S – V – N Subject – (linking) Verb – Predicate noun (Nominative) S – V -A Subject – (linking) Verb – Predicate Adjective Patrick sleeps in class. S – V (prepositional phrase) Arthur talks constantly. S- V (adverb) S AV DO S AV DO Patrick plays soccer. Arthur goes camping. S LV N LV A Arthur is a scout and is awesome. Patrick is a soccer player and is awesome.