Monday, August 26, 2013
Grammar: Parts of Speech
For the next two weeks (August 27 - September 6) our grammar point will be parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adverbs, etc.). Here is the handout:
Parts of Speech
And here are some practice quizzes you can take online:
Prepositions
Adverbs
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
The quiz will be on Monday, September 9th.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Grammar: Active vs. Passive Voice
On Monday, August 26th, we will have our first grammar quiz. It will be a multiple choice/true-false clicker quiz on Active vs. Passive Voice.
Here is a handout that explains Active vs. Passive Voice (it's a pdf):
Active vs. Passive Voice Handout
Basically, active voice is (almost always) better than passive voice. Here is a quick example.
(Active Voice): Sarah bought two tickets for the baseball game.
(Passive Voice): Two tickets to the baseball game were bought by Sarah.
The first sentence is clear and follows standard English. Make sure you can identify if a sentence is in active or passive voice and which one is better!
Here is a handout that explains Active vs. Passive Voice (it's a pdf):
Active vs. Passive Voice Handout
Basically, active voice is (almost always) better than passive voice. Here is a quick example.
(Active Voice): Sarah bought two tickets for the baseball game.
(Passive Voice): Two tickets to the baseball game were bought by Sarah.
The first sentence is clear and follows standard English. Make sure you can identify if a sentence is in active or passive voice and which one is better!
Vocabulary
On Monday, I will pass out the list of vocabulary words for the first eight weeks of school. We will have ten words each week. You can get the list from Google Docs here:
Vocabulary Words 1-8
And here is the website where you can find the definitions, learn & practice the words, play games, take practice quizzes, etc.
Vocabulary Website
There are 20 words in each unit, so we study the first ten words one week and then the last ten words the next week.
Every Monday we will have a quiz on the last week's words. August 19-23 is week 1, so the quiz will be on Monday the 26th. If there is no school on Monday, or if we are doing something (such as an essay) that takes the entire period, we will have the quiz on Tuesday.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Vocabulary Words 1-8
And here is the website where you can find the definitions, learn & practice the words, play games, take practice quizzes, etc.
Vocabulary Website
There are 20 words in each unit, so we study the first ten words one week and then the last ten words the next week.
Every Monday we will have a quiz on the last week's words. August 19-23 is week 1, so the quiz will be on Monday the 26th. If there is no school on Monday, or if we are doing something (such as an essay) that takes the entire period, we will have the quiz on Tuesday.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Welcome!
Welcome to Ms. Naylor's 10th Grade English Class Website. Important links, information, and assignments will be added here, so make sure to bookmark this site and check back regularly.
I will pass out the course syllabus in class on the first day of school. Here it is in case you need another copy:
2013-2014 Course Syllabus
I will pass out the course syllabus in class on the first day of school. Here it is in case you need another copy:
2013-2014 Course Syllabus
Monday, May 13, 2013
Fahrenheit 451
For Fahrenheit 451, we have 12 homework sheets due and one project. You can find the project sheet, homework sheets, reading schedule, and Final Exam Terms Checklist at Google Docs here:
Projects are due on Friday, May 17th.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Lord of the Flies
We are currently reading Lord of the Flies. Here is some information that might help you:
SparkNotes are NOT meant to take the place of doing the actual reading, but they can be helpful if you are having trouble understanding the novel, get confused about symbols or about character names, etc., and with studying/review. Check it out. [Be careful - copying ideas/sentences word-for-word from SparkNotes into an essay or other assignment is plagiarism (a form of cheating) and is to be avoided].
This is the reading schedule - it tells you what chapter to read each night and when the test, essay, etc. will be.
Here is a copy of our vocab. list in case you need an extra. We will have one quiz after the first 12 words and one after we finish reading the novel (see the reading schedule).
When the study guide for the test is ready, I will upload that here, too. Let me know if there is anything else you need!
SparkNotes are NOT meant to take the place of doing the actual reading, but they can be helpful if you are having trouble understanding the novel, get confused about symbols or about character names, etc., and with studying/review. Check it out. [Be careful - copying ideas/sentences word-for-word from SparkNotes into an essay or other assignment is plagiarism (a form of cheating) and is to be avoided].
This is the reading schedule - it tells you what chapter to read each night and when the test, essay, etc. will be.
Here is a copy of our vocab. list in case you need an extra. We will have one quiz after the first 12 words and one after we finish reading the novel (see the reading schedule).
When the study guide for the test is ready, I will upload that here, too. Let me know if there is anything else you need!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Welcome/Parts of Speech/Materials
Welcome to 10th Grade English!
This website has resources, information, links, and downloadable worksheets you can use for our class.
This week we are going to start studying how to write essays. Here is a link to the four-point essay grading rubric that is used in our class this year:
http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/CAHSEErubric.pdf
Basically 0 = F, 1 = D, 2 = C, 3 = B, and 4 = A. This is the same rubric that is used on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) which you will all take later this year.
We are also going to begin learning grammar this week with parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.). For more information on the parts of speech, try this website:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/730/1/
Also, don't forget to bring your binder, blue/black pen, colored pen or highlighter, and paper to class for our materials check on Tuesday, August 28th. If you cannot get these materials on time, see me! I have extras!
This website has resources, information, links, and downloadable worksheets you can use for our class.
This week we are going to start studying how to write essays. Here is a link to the four-point essay grading rubric that is used in our class this year:
http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/CAHSEErubric.pdf
Basically 0 = F, 1 = D, 2 = C, 3 = B, and 4 = A. This is the same rubric that is used on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) which you will all take later this year.
We are also going to begin learning grammar this week with parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.). For more information on the parts of speech, try this website:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/730/1/
Also, don't forget to bring your binder, blue/black pen, colored pen or highlighter, and paper to class for our materials check on Tuesday, August 28th. If you cannot get these materials on time, see me! I have extras!
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