1. Before Class Starts…
Find a seat that will not tempt you to chat with your neighbor
If there is a open seat in front of you, you will be required to move foreward.

2. Bell Ringer Write down 2 people that you would like to sit with.
Tell me why this arrangement will not be a distraction.

3. A Few Reminders & Changes

4. Reminders Put your name on all of your work
If homework does not have a name, it is recycled
If a major assignment does not have a name, it is counted late until a name is put on it.
Homework is due at the beginning of class
Retakes for school pictures are tomorrow

5. Changes The weekly puzzle Food and Drink in the classroom
Is now going to be a sentence that you should diagram instead of being a word puzzle.
Will be worth 1 point extra credit that you can put towards a quiz
Food and Drink in the classroom
Will no longer be allowed, except clear water
My room was too messy last quarter from trash, so you have lost the privilege.

6. Commonly Misused Words

7. There, Their, They’re There Their They’re Is a location
Ex: We are going over there.
Their
Is a possessive pronoun
Ex: That is their dog.
They’re
Is a contraction for “they are”
Ex: They’re going to the movies.
Ex: They are going to the movies.

8. Your, You’re Your You’re Is a possessive pronoun
Ex: Your dog is swimming in the pool.
You’re
Is a contraction for “you are”
Ex: You’re going to catch a cold if you do not bundle up.
Ex: You are going to catch a cold if you do not bundle up.

9. Its, It’s Its It’s Is a possessive pronoun
Ex: Canada has great foliage, but its winters are interminable.
It’s
Is a contraction for “it is”
Ex: It’s raining outside.
Ex: It is raining outside.

10. To, Too, Two To
Is a preposition generally expressing motion in the direction of a destination.
Ex: You were mean to her.
Ex. I am going to the mall.
Too
Is an adverb that means in addition
Ex: Is he coming too?
Two
Is a number
Ex: We were all two years old at one point.

11. Which, Witch Which Witch Is specifying information
Ex: Which movie do you want to see?
Witch

12. Whether, Weather Whether Weather Is used to introduce alternatives
Ex: Do you know whether or not it will rain?
Weather
Is the everyday climate that is completely unpredictable in the Midwest.
Ex: The weather is really gloomy today.

13. Lose, Loose Lose Loose Means to not win
Ex: I do not want to lose the game.
Loose
Means not tight
Ex: Boys like to wear really loose pants.

14. Effect, Affect Effect Affect
Is a noun
Ex: The effects of sleeping in are underrated.
Affect
Is a verb
Ex: He affected his surroundings.
If you are confused, try to replace it with another verb. If it works, use affect; if not, use effect.

15. A lot Is two words Alot is not a word You would not write
Alittle
Abunch
Awatermelon
So do not write Alot

16. Then, Than
Then
Is used for telling time or putting something into a sequence
Ex: This happened, then I woke up.
Than
Is used for comparisons
Ex: I would rather do this than that.

17. For the rest of class

18. Research types of essays
In Models for Writers, pick 3 to take notes on
Illustration p295
Narration p321
Description p351
Process Analysis p370
Definition p391
Comparison and Contrast p433
Cause and Effect p462
Argument p484