1. MRS. CONTRERAS Language Arts 9th Grade – Eng I Honors Gifted Room C209
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MRS. CONTRERAS Language Arts 9th Grade – Eng I Honors Gifted Room C209

2. ASSIGNMENT(S) IN TEACHER’S IN-BOX BEFORE THE BELL RINGS!
Home Learning
PLACE YOUR STAPLED
ASSIGNMENT(S) IN TEACHER’S IN-BOX BEFORE THE BELL RINGS!
No Home Learning Assignment due until Wednesday!

3. Weekly Forecast 1/2/06 – 1/6/06
Monday – practice summarizing, paraphrasing or quoting in preparation for PP presentations scheduled for Wednesday
Tuesday – Define & identify proper usage modifiers (good/well, bad/ badly, double negatives and misplaced/dangling modifiers) hdts
Wednesday – Define & identify proper usage modifiers (good/well, bad/ badly, double negatives and misplaced/dangling modifiers) hdts
Thursday – receive an overview of entire research writing project (give entire packet of Research Project parent/student letter (including deadlines), General Area/Topic of Interest hdt, 5 Initial Questions & Sources hdt, Research Help hdt for researching/ finding sources, Citation Note Pages hdt, 8 Sources & Types, Sample Annotated Bibliography, and rubric/ checklist requirements. Other items, such as cluster/web map for synthesizing information, formal outline (thesis-conclusion), sample research paper, and lecture series flyers & pamphlets will be will be reviewed in class at a later time
Friday – submit General Area/Topic of Interest hdt having come up with 5 questions; Work on 5 Initial Questions & Sources hdt by utilizing media center resources (narrowing the topic)

4. Home Learning
By This Wednesday, 1/4:
Finish PP presentations; All students read introduction to Middle Ages pg 686 & “The Song of Roland” pg 696 (next week’s test)
By This Friday, 1/6:
Deadline for General Area/Topic of Interest hdt having come up with 5 questions
By Monday, 1/9:
Group Grammar Hdts (next week’s test)
Deadline for signed Research Paper parent/student letter
Deadline for color duo-tang folder (with appropriate information in the center)
Deadline for 5 Initial Questions & Sources hdt with addresses to all available sources/ research copies (Use Public Library System, Destiny Databases or FIU library) The more sources you find this weekend (see 12 Sources & Types chart provided), the better shape you will be in for next week.
Have a great week!

5. This Week’s Grammatical Concepts: Modifiers
Using Good or Well
Using Bad or Badly
Double Negatives
Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

6. Using Good or Well Always use good as an adjective.
The beginning is a good place to start. (adj)
You look good in blue.(pred.adj)
Well may be used as either an adverb of manner telling how ably something is done or as an adjective meaning “in good health.”
He was not feeling well. (pred.adj./good health)
Can you see well from your seat? (adv.of manner)

7. Using Bad or Badly Use bad as an adjective (after linking verb)
Route 7 has bad curves. (adj)
Harry’s hair looks bad. (adj after linking verb)
I feel bad that you lost your hat. (adj after linking verb)
Use badly as an adverb (usually follows action verbs)
Carrie sings badly. (adv following an action verb)

8. Using Double Negatives
Do not use a double negative (two negative words in the same clause). Use only one negative word to express a negative idea.
Incorrect:
We haven’t been to no concerts this year.
Correct:
We haven’t been to any concerts this year.
We’ve been to no concerts this year.
Kathy never did nothing to justify expulsion.
Kathy never did anything to justify expulsion.
Kathy did nothing to justify expulsion.

9. Misplaced Modifiers
Place modifiers as close to the words they modify in order to make the meaning of the sentence clear.
Misplaced:
Floating in the wind, Hannah stared wistfully at the kite.
Clear:
Hannah stared wistfully at the kite floating in the wind.

10. Dangling Modifiers
These modifiers seem logically to modify no word. To correct a dangling modifier, supply a word it can sensibly modify.
Dangling:
Working all night long, sleep was welcome.
Clear:
Working all night long, Francis welcomed sleep.
After a valiant effort, the blaze still raged uncontrollably.
After a valiant effort, the firefighters still faced a blaze that raged uncontrollably.

11. Dangling Modifiers
If the word only is not placed immediately before the word or group of words it modifies, the meaning can be unclear.
Unclear:
Dan only has art on Monday.
Clear:
Dan has only art on Monday.
Dan has art only on Monday.
Only Dan has art on Monday.