1. Friday, October 31
Happy Halloween!

2. Mr. Zhao is collecting: Odyssey Essay rewrites: Rewrite Original
Say/Mean/Matter Chart
(If you do not have EVERYTHING, bring it to me on Monday)

3. Warm-Up: Page 231 Objective: To introduce students to noun clauses
Question: What are some words that you use to introduce subordinate clauses?

4. Noun Clauses Noun Clause
A subordinate clause used as a noun.
A noun clause can serve the same function as a noun in a sentence.
If you can substitute the word someone or something for a clause in a sentence, it is a noun clause.
Subject
That my brothers and sisters influence me is obvious.
Direct Object
They know exactly what drives me crazy.
Indirect Object
My parents tell whoever is loudest to quiet down.
Predicate Nominative
My sister’s or brother’s praise is also what inspires me.
Object of a Preposition
We encourage each other in whatever ways we can.

5. Noun Clauses Words that Introduce Noun Clauses
A noun clause can be introduced by a subordinating conjunction or by a pronoun. The chart below lists the most common words that introduce noun clauses.
Ex1: How much brothers and sisters argue depends on their ages.
Ex2: You usually argue most with whoever is closest to your age.
Ex3: Whether the defendant is guilty is the question.
Ex4: The plaintiff claims that her landlord cheated her.
Ex5: She gives whoever listens a long, sad story.
Ex6: The truth may be what she says.
Ex7: Don’t be swayed by how tearful she becomes.
Subordinating Conjunctions
That, how, when, where, whether, why
Pronouns
What, whatever, who, whom, whoever, whomever, which, whichever

6. Noun Clauses
Watch out!
Sometimes the introductory word in a noun clause is omitted. However, you can still substitute someone or something for the clause to determine whether it is a noun clause.
Ex1: Most experts say (that) many brothers and sisters become close later in life.

7. Noun Clauses
A: Identifying Different Noun Clauses: Underline the noun clause in each sentence. Then indicate whether it functions as a subject (S), direct object (DO), indirect object (IO), predicate nominative (PN), or object of a preposition (OP).
B. Revising Using Noun Clauses: Replace the underlined word in each sentence in the first column with an appropriate noun clause from the second column.

8. Journal Evaluations
Every week, Mr. Zhao will take ten journals at random from the entire freshman class and correct them himself.
Everyone else-Do your journal checks normally.

9. Due Monday
Rough draft of the STEM research paper (Bring two copies)