1. Welcome Back!!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!!
Monday, November 28, 2016
Plan of Attack:
Welcome Back!!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!!
Please grab your notebook AND folder from the back.
Notes - Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
Word Cell #6
Word Cell #6 Homework due Friday

2. What are adjectives? Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns
These words are all adjectives
A hot day
A happy camper
A silly twit
A big, bloody mess (both “big” and “bloody” modify “mess”)
She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”)
A boring course (present participle used as an adjective

3. Enjoy this School House Rock video on Adjectives:

4. Compound Adjectives
Two or more adjectives often appear together separated with commas
Brad’s tiny, tight swimsuit showed off his hairy belly
The words “tiny” and “tight” each work separately to modify “swimsuit”
Connect the words with a hyphen when they function together before a noun
Brad’s gold-plated piercings stood out against his bright-red sunburn
“Gold-plated” and “bright-red” are compound adjectives

5. So what are adverbs?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
Many adverbs end with ly
Many adverbs answer the question “How?”
These are adverbs
Eating quickly (modifying a verb)
Trying very hard (modifying an adverb)
A really big show (modifying an adjective)

6. Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs
Many words have both an adjective and adverb form
Adjective
Adverb
Happy kids
Playing happily
Smooth rock
Running smoothly
Good night
Eating Well
Efficient workers
Working efficiently
Casual dress
Dressing casually
Quick meeting
Talking quickly
hopeful children
Waiting hopefully
Real butter
Really hot

7. Comparatives and Superlatives
Most adverbs and adjectives also have a comparative and superlative form
Simple
Comparative
Superlative
Hot
Hotter
Hottest
Good
Better
Best
Exciting
More exciting
Most exciting
Careful
Less careful
Least careful
Use the comparative form to compare two things
Sally is the larger of the twins (not largest)
Use the superlative form to compare three or more
August was the hottest month of the year

8. Double Comparatives Don’t use “more” or “most” with –er or –est
Yesterday was more hotter than today
That was the most dirtiest story I ever heard
You are the bestest teacher

9. Compound Adjectives
Do not hyphenate the words when they come after the noun they modify
Notice the difference in these examples
Brad was well known along the boardwalk (no hyphen)
His SUV was fully equipped
Brad worked full time on his tan
Brad was a well-known jerk (hyphenated)
He drove a fully-equipped SUV
Brad was a full-time chick magnet

10. Enjoy this School House Rock video on Adverbs:

11. Tuesday, Nov. 29: Word Cell #6 Words and Definitions
Write the following words, and their definitions in your journal…
atheist lunacy mortician collaborate pyromania kleptomania astrology psychology lunar biology
One who does not believe in the existence of God
Insanity; craziness
Undertaker; funeral director
To work together
Insane desire to see things burn
An uncontrollable urge to steal
Study of the supposed influence of stars and planets on the lives of humans
Science of the mind and human behavior
Pertaining to the moon
Science dealing with life and living organisms

12. Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Plan of Attack:
Notes- Using Adjectives and Adverbs Practice (glue in notebook)
The Giver Ch (20 mins)

13. Thursday, December 3, 2015 Plan of Attack:
Notes: Word Cell #6 Sentences
The Giver Ch (30 mins)

14. Thursday, Dec. 3rd. Word Cell #6 Sentences
Fill in the correct word in the sentences below:
lunacy psychology biology pyromaniac collaborate
There was evidence of ________________ in the animals when the moon was full.
The ____________________ lit a devastating fire.
With hopes of higher grades, the students will ______________ on their science project.
The man wanted a degree in ___________________ so he could help patients with their mental and social problems.
Students usually take a _________________ course in high school where they dissect a frog.
Now….write 5 sentences of your own – using the following words:
atheist, lunar, mortician, astrology, kleptomania

15. Friday, December 4, 2015
-Word Cell #6 Test!!!!!!!!!!!