Week 1 of 2nd sw: Tuesday 10/10/17 · Mary Riley, World War II, Chicago 6 Capitalize the names of...

Week 1 of 2nd sw: Tuesday 10/10/17

# Apostrophe Rule Example (Don’t write italics)

1 Add an apostrophe and

–s to show the

possessive case of

most singular nouns.

The tie of the man = the man’s tie

The tail of the dog = the dog’s tail

The Ganges’ source is in the

Himalayas

2 Add an apostrophe to

show the possessive

case of plural nouns

ending in –s or –es.

The scent of the foxes = the foxes’ scent

Thursday 10/12/17# Apostrophe Rule Example (Don’t write italics)

3 Add an apostrophe and –s (or just an

apostrophe if the word is a plural ending

in –s) to the last word of a compound

noun to form the possessive.

The Red Sox Baseball

team’s main office

The Dean of Students’

office

My sister-in-law’s house

4 To form possessives involving

time, amounts, or the word “sake”

use an apostrophe and an-s or just

an apostrophe if the word is plural.

A week’s vacation five

cents’ worth four days’

vacation An hour’s

time For Ben’s sake

# Apostrophe Rule Example

5 To show joint ownership, make the

final noun possessive. To show

individual ownership, make each noun

possessive.

I enjoyed Rita and

Blayne’s skit.

Rory’s and Beth’s

shoes, Kris’s house,

three girls’ shoes

6 Do not use an apostrophe with

possessive personal pronouns; their

form already shows ownership.

Her albums, our car,

Its windows, their bat,

Whose house?

7 Use an apostrophe in a contraction to

show the position of the missing letter

or letters.

Can’t wouldn’t I’d

you’re

Friday 10/13/17

Week 2 of 2nd sw Monday 10/16/17Correct only 1 error per picture

“I could

conquerthe world

with one handas long as

your holding

the other”

Tuesday 10/17/17

This one has 2 errors

Wednesday 10/18/17

Thursday 10/19/17

Friday 10/20/17

# Capitalization Rule Example

1 Capitalize the first word of

sentences.

Seriously. The first word in

all sentences. DON’T BE

LAZY.

2 Relatives should be

capitalized when used with

the person’s name or as their

name.

That summer, Uncle Bob

visited. He said Mom has

always loved to cook.

3 DO NOT capitalize titles

showing family relationships

when they are preceded by a

possessive noun or pronoun.

His aunt never went. My

mom said we can’t go.

Sam’s uncle likes me.

Week 3 of 2nd sw Monday 10/23/17

# Capitalization Rule Example

4 Capitalize titles of educational courses

when they are language courses or when

they are followed by a number. DO NOT

capitalize school subjects discussed in a

general manner.

This year I will be taking

math, French, science and

history. I would take

chemistry, but that’s too

hard.

5 Capitalize names of people, events,

places

Mary Riley, World War

II, Chicago

6 Capitalize the names of

organizations, government bodies,

political parties, races, nationalities,

languages and religions.

The Red Cross, the

Mayo Clinic, House of

Representatives, Italian,

Muslim, Buddha,

Christianity

Tuesday 10/24/17

In Text Citations

• When you know the author, format as below:

– “_________________,” (Author’s last name).

– “The best teacher is Ms. Beverley,” (Beverley).

• When you do not know the author, use the article name:

– “__________________,” (Article Title).

– “The best teacher is Ms. Beverley,” (The Official List of Best Teachers).

# Quotation Rules Example

1 A direct quotation is enclosed

in quotation marks.

An indirect quotation is not.

“When I learn to ride,” he

said, “I’ll wear a helmet.”

The boy said he’d wear knee

pads too.

2 Use a comma after short

introductory expressions that

precede direct quotations.

My sister warned, “If you

borrow my coat, you’ll be

responsible for it.”

3 Use punctuation (comma, ? or !)

after a direct quotation

followed by a concluding

expression.

“If you sign the contract

today, you’ll have to pay rent

starting today,” the landlord

warned.

Wednesday 10/25/17


4 Interrupted quotes need commas

(inside the quotation mark), and

again after the interruption, but do

not need caps on the second part

of the quote.

“If you sign today,” he

repeated, “you’ll pay

today.” (The “you’ll . . .”

is lower case!)

5 Place punctuation inside the final

quotation mark.

Betty pondered, “How

could I fail the test?”

6 Capitalize the first word in the

quotation.

Betty pondered, “How

could I fail the test?”

Thursday 10/26/17Turn in your AOW to the

box!


7 If the end mark goes with

the entire sentence, not the

quotation, put it outside of

the quotation marks.

Don’t you dare say “I

disagree”!

8 Use single quotation marks

to set off a quote within a

quote. (Notice the CAPS!)

“The lawyer said,

‘Great news!’ and I

was happy for the

first time today,”

Alicia explained.

Friday 10/27/17

Week 4: Tuesday 10/31/2017Apostrophes vs. Plurals

3. Deck chairs were blown out due to high winds.

4. The passengers faces showed worry and fear.

Week 1: Wednesday 11/1/2017

Apostrophes vs. Plurals

I will: review and complete my final draft and works cited page.TEKS: 23E

5. The ships captain wasntalarmed; he asked people to go to their cabins.

6. Everyone followed Captain Jones orders, and the engines kept humming through the night.

Week 1: Thursday 11/2/2017

Apostrophes vs. Plurals

7. For many years, gold was Alaskasmost important product.

8. Most mines yields were not as great as the miners expected.

Week 1: Friday 11/3/2017

Apostrophes vs. Plurals 9. However, many miners stayed to become permanent inhabitants of Alaska and the territoryspopulation doubled in a ten-year period.

10. Alaska was one of the last two states to join the Union.

Week 5: Monday 11/6/17Apostrophes vs. Plurals

11. The librarys three rooms are full of people.

12. When the lion shows his teeth, my sisters face goes white.

I will: summarize my knowledge of my topic by working with my group to create our projectTEKS: 23E

Week 5: Tuesday 11/7/17Apostrophes vs. Plurals

13. Witches hats are cones with a brim.

14. The two chemists goal was to create new cleaning products.

I will: work with my group to finish my project before we present on ThursdayTEKS: 23C

Week 5: Wednesday 11/8/17Apostrophes vs. Plurals

15. Saturdays one of my favorite days of the week.

16. My dad always mows the lawn on Saturdays.

I will apply my knowledge of my topic to complete my project todayTEKS: 23C

Week 5: Thursday 11/9/17Apostrophes vs. Plurals

17. The actors practiced their parts in the theaters new foyer.

18. The sirens were going off since the towns in the path of the tornado.

Week 5: Friday 11/10/17Apostrophes vs. Verbs and Plurals

19. A fragments got something missing: its a group of words that dont express a complete thought.

20. A run-on sentence contains two or more complete thoughts that are not properly separated.

Apostrophes vs. Verbs and Plurals

21. Mozart had severe hardships and disappointments during his childhood.

22. However, Mozarts music is still very cheerful and vigorous.

Monday 11/13/17

This is the LAST WEEK OF THE SIX WEEKS!!

If you plan on missing the end of it, plan ahead and get your Vocab Quiz, Chunk Test and

AOW 11 done before you leave. THEY WILL BE GRADED FOR THIS GRADING CYCLE


23. To make the cake moister, put in two parts flour.

24. To make brownies more cake-like, add two eggs.

Tuesday 11/14/17





25. Winters finally here!

26. “Winters here in Florida dont get very cold,” my grandma Vicki said.

Wednesday 11/15/17





27. Apostrophes are for losers.

28. Last ones a rotten egg!

Thursday 11/16/17




Friday 11/17/17

• Get your bathroom passes out of your binder and write your names on them. If you used both of them, you may throw the paper away.

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