Mrs. Piland's English and History Class
This nine weeks in history students will be studying the American Revolution and the creation of the United States of America. Students will be reading and studying the Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights as well as other primary sources as they uncover the foundation of our nation.
In English students will be studying subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, indefinite pronouns, and phrases (gerunds, participles, infinitives, and appositives). Students will also be studying a variety of persuasive strategies and will be writing persuasive text throughout the nine weeks.
February 6th-10th
English & history Monday
| Classwork 1. Phrases Bell Work (Infinitive phrases used as adjectives, adverbs & nouns) 2. Continue studying Infinitive phrases 3. Ch.9 section 3 notes * Students in Advanced English should be reading chapters 1-9 in The Hunger Games (Part 1). Work on handout is due Monday, Feb.13th. | Homework Read Ch.9 section 4 and complete handout. |
| Tuesday | 1. Phrases bell work 2.Introduce Gerunds & take notes 3. Chapter 9 section 4 notes |
| Wednesday | 1. Phrases bell work 2. Complete exercise7, page 107. 2. Complete Constitution Scavenger Hunt in groups. | Study Phrases notes for Quiz! |
| Thursday | 1. Phrases Bell Work 2. Phrases Quiz (Prepositional, Infinitives, and Gerunds) 3. Notes on Participles 4. Bill of Rights Notes | Begin studying chapter 9 vocabulary for quiz on Monday. |
| Friday | 1. Phrases Bell Work
2. Complete Phrases handout. 3. Complete Bill of Rights handouts. * Students in Advanced English should continue reading through Part 1 of The Hunger Games. Assignments on the handout are due Monday. | None |
