1. + Daily Grammar Warm-Up 10/1/09-10/13/09

2. + Thursday 10/1/09: Adjectives A little adjective practice.... Please turn to page 43 of you Holt Handbook. Complete 1-5 of Review C

3. + Wednesday 10/7/09: Verbs “Verb: That’s What’s Happening.” In our writing we want to be sure that we are only including strong verbs. What sounds better? Squirrels RAN across the lawn. OR... Squirrels SCURRIED across the lawn. He SMIRKED at me. OR... He SMILED at me. You will have five minutes to create a list of as many STRONG verbs as you can think of for a specific action. That action is... RUN

4. + Thursday 10/8/09: Verbs Yesterday you were able to replace a weak verb for a strong verb. Today I want you to practice identifying verb phrases. Turn to page 53 of you Holt Handbook. Complete Exercise 1. You do not need to write the whole sentence.

5. + Monday 10/12/09: Sentence Structure What is sentence structure? Let’s find out, turn to page 138 of your Holt Handbook. Complete # 1-6 of the Diagnostic Preview This is practice so do your very best. Remember to vary your sentence structure in your 1 st Hand Biography!!!!

6. + Tuesday 10/13/09: The Adverb What’s an Adverb? School House Rock Page 61 of your Holt Handbook explains the adverb Turn to page 62 and identify the adverbs and the verbs that they modify. Complete #’s 1-5