1. 3rd 9 Weeks: Bell Work
Persuasion

2. Bell Work: 1/5/16 Write the following notes:
Parallel structure (also called pitchforking) is the repeating of specific parts of grammar in a sentence. When you use pitchforking, all the pieces should sound similar.
Good Example: Ashley likes to ski, to swim and to jump.
Bad Example: Ashley likes to ski, to swim and jumping.

3. Part 2
In your bell work, respond to the following three prompts by creating a complete sentence including a list of three items or activities using parallel structure.
What three desserts do you like to eat?
Where do you go to hang out with your friends?
What do you typically do when you get home from school/work/practice?

4. Bell Work 1/6/16
In a paragraph (4-6 sentences), write down everything you can recall about thesis statements.

5. Write the following in your bell work:
Eight Parts of Speech
Day One: Nouns
On a piece of loose leaf paper, please write the title listed above on the top line.
Noun: a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract idea
Proper Noun: The name of a specific person, animal, place or thing. Examples: Neil, Killeen, Pizza Hut, Verizon.
Common Noun: A word that refers to a person, animal, place, or thing in a general sense. Examples: cell phone, love, library, teacher

6. Bell work: 1/13 Cont.
Then, in a T-chart, list all the proper nouns and all the common nouns you find in the sentences below. YOU DO NOT NEED TO COPY DOWN THE SENTENCES. (you should find 6 proper nouns and 6 common nouns)
Did Maurice eat the brown rice off his plate?
Alice would love to go to Jamaica.
Mondays are my least favorite days of the week.
Jeremy was working in his garden.
His favorite restaurant was Macaroni Grill.

7. Write the following in your bell work:
Day Two: Pronouns
Pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun
Antecedent: the word the pronoun refers to

8. Bell work: 1/14
Then, in a T-chart, list the pronouns in the left column and their antecedents in the right column from the sentences below. YOU DO NOT NEED TO COPY DOWN THE SENTENCES. (you should have a total of 5 words each)
Mari likes Italian food, but she doesn’t like Mexican food.
The dog knows how to swim, but it doesn’t like the water.
The girls love to play tennis, and they also love soccer.
Mark starred in the play, but it was a flop!
Students love English so much that they wish class was every day.

9. Pre-Ap Bell work: 1/15 Day Three: Adjectives
Copy the following definitions:
Adjective- describes, identifies, modifies, or quantifies a noun or pronoun (a, an, the= always adjectives)
Predicate Adjective- follows a linking verb and further identifies or describes the subject of the sentence
Proper Adjective- an adjective that is formed from a proper noun and is always capitalized

10. Pre-AP Bell work: 1/15
Copy down the following sentences exactly. Then, underline all adjectives. Put a star next to the sentences that contain predicate adjectives, and put a smiley face next to the sentences that contain proper adjectives.
The sour grapes made my lips pucker.
The man is sweet.
That foreign film was horrible.
I absolutely love Asian food.
He knows the Hungarian national anthem.

11. Bell work: 1/15 Day Three: Adjectives Copy the following definitions:
Adjective- describes, identifies, modifies, or quantifies a noun or pronoun (a, an, the= always adjectives)

12. Bell work: 1/15
Copy down the following sentences exactly. Then, underline all adjectives.
The sour grapes made my lips pucker.
The man is sweet.
That foreign film was horrible.
I absolutely love Asian food.
He knows the Hungarian national anthem.

13. Day Four: Interjections
Pre-AP Bell work: 1/20
Day Four: Interjections
Copy the following definition
Interjection: a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. It has no grammatical connection to other words in the sentence.
Example: Wow! That dress is pretty.
Write down 4 original examples of interjections.

14. HOW IS AN ADVERB DIFFERENT FROM AN ADJECTIVE? YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! 
Bell work: 1/22
Day Five: Adverbs
Copy the following notes:
Adverb: word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific
The word “NOT” is an adverb
The contraction “–n’t” is an adverb
HOW IS AN ADVERB DIFFERENT FROM AN ADJECTIVE? YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! 

15. Bell work: 1/22
Please copy down the following sentences. Circle the adverbs in each sentence. You should find a total of 5 adverbs (one per sentence).
Dogs typically like to chase cats.
I was quite pleased with your progress.
Mike wasn’t ready for the test.
He did well on his project.
I quickly escaped to avoid her.

16. Bell work: 1/27 Day Six: Conjunctions Copy the following notes:
Conjunction: a word that joins single words or groups of words together in a sentence
Sometimes there are two words that work together to join words in a sentence
Both…and
Either…or
Neither…nor

17. Con’t
Directions: DO NOT COPY DOWN THE SENTENCES. Just copy down all the conjunctions you see in the sentences below. Be ready to explain which words the conjunctions are joining! 
David and Ruth are twins.
I was bored, so I left.
Choose either the muffin or the bagel.
I would love to, but I can’t.
Neither Sheila nor Mary are allowed to go.
She likes him, yet she refuses to go out with him.

18. Before the bell rings… Bell work: 1/28
Using Home Access, please log your grades. This new sheet is for this new semester.
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Bell work: 1/28
Please Google “Malala.” Write down at least 5 interesting facts you learn.

19. Day Seven: Prepositions
Bell work: 1/29
Day Seven: Prepositions
Copy the following notes:
Preposition: a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence
Prepositions show physical location or location in time
~THINK PREPOSITION~
Examples: on, under, in, out, since, through, during

20. Con’t
Directions: You DO NOT need to copy down these sentences. Only copy down the prepositions you find in the following sentences. Be prepared to tell me what words the preposition is relating.
The dog under the bench is mine.
The cat was in the trash, behind the curtains, and on the windowsill.
I craved mashed potatoes at midnight.
I planted tomatoes during the spring.
The girl tripped over the boxes.

21. Bell work: 2/1
Copy the following sentences. Label each word with the corresponding part of speech.
Five tiny salamanders cautiously climbed out of the brown box.
The dog was howling loudly at 3:00am.
When cats like humans, they purr loudly.
Koalas and kangaroos are both marsupials, and they live in Australia.