Reading Quiz 2/14/13
Answer the following questions about the
reading by writing a statement about
each of the following topics:
1) F. Scott Fitzgerald
2) The Roaring 20s
3) Zelda Sayre
4) The Great Gatsby
Warm Up 2/20/13: Noun Practice
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Identify the types of nouns: it names person,
place, thing, concept, concrete/abstract,
singular/plural
 Angelinos–
 dream –
 America –
Write a sentence using all of the nouns listed above.
Warm Up 2/21/13
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Copy first 5 bullet points
Personal pronouns – he, she, her him …
Reflexive pronouns – myself, himself,
herself…
Intensive – (Noun + pronouns same as above)
Demonstrative – this, that, there.
Relative – introduces a dependent clause; who
whom, whomever…
Write 1 sentences using a pronoun and the
antecedents. Underline the pronoun and circle
the antecedents.
Warm Up 2/22/13
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Make a list of 4 Action verbs
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Make a list of 4 Linking Verbs
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Create a sentence using an action verb.
Warm Up 2/26/13 WASC Review
Copy Questions and work with a partner to
answer.
1. What are the after school clubs offered
at LHS?
2. What are the volunteer opportunities at
LHS and around the community?
3. What types of athletics are offered at
LHS?
Warm Up: 2/27/13
Define the following terms in your own
words
 characterization Indirect characterization
 Direct characterization
Describe the character “Dexter” as you
know him so far.
Warm Up 2/28/13
Predict what aspects of the 1920s
American society we should expect to
find in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Formulate an opinion about whether
Fitzgerald, the author, might be
influenced by the Roaring 20s era and
how he will use his surroundings to
write his novel.
Warm up: 2/28/13 The Transitive Verb
(Copy the definition ) A transitive verb has two
characteristics.
 It is an action verb, expressing a doable activity
 it must have a direct object, something or
someone who receives the action of the verb.
 When no direct object follows an action verb, the
verb is intransitive.
Here are some examples of transitive verbs: (choose 1 example and copy:
1. Alicia wrote a love poem on a restaurant napkin.
Wrote = transitive verb; poem = direct object.
Warm Up 2/28/13 Cont.’d
An intransitive verb has two characteristics.
First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable
activity like arrive, go, lie, sneeze, sit, die,
etc.
 Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not
have a direct object receiving the action.
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Here are some examples of intransitive verbs, copy at least one:
Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds
to spare.
Arrived = intransitive verb.
James went to the campus cafe for a steaming bowl of squid eyeball stew.
Went = intransitive verb.
To escape the midday sun, the cats lie in the shade under our cars.
Lie = intransitive verb.
Warm Up 3/4/13 Grammar Review
Make a list of:
A. 3 nouns
B. 3 pronouns
C. 3 active verbs
D. 1 Linking verbs
Extra credit: write a sentence using a transitive
verb. Label the parts of the sentence that
show it is a transitive verb.
Warm Up 3/5/13
Make a list of adjectives that describe
the following characters in “Winter
Dreams”
 Dexter
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Judy
Warm Up 3/6/13
A. Tell what an adjective does to a noun?
B. Copy the sentences below. Then, Circle
the adjectives and underline the nouns
in the sentences.
1. The green tree grew outside my
window.
2. The black cat slept on my warm lap.
Warm Up 3/7/13 Adverbs
What do adverbs do?
Does it come before or after the verb?
Add an adverb to the following words:
 write
 Speak
 Texting
 read
Warm Up 3/8/13 Verb Phrases
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Copy the sentence then underline the
verb phrase in each sentence.
I would have played football if I felt well.
 They might be at the cafeteria.
 You will definitely have a great day
today.
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Warn Up 3/11/13 QUIZ
3/12/13 Warm Up
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Copy the passage below… Then tell
whether its is direct or indirect
characterization and describe what you
learn about the character.
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Judy – “She took him up in a roadster to a
picnic supper, and after supper she
disappeared, likewise in her roadster, with
another man” (Fitzgerald 742).
3/13/13 Winter Dreams
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Copy Word, definitions, examples
Conflict- two opposing forces in a story
or novel. Internal conflict exists with in
the character; external conflict exists
outside of the character.
 Character vs. Character
 Character vs. Self
 Character vs. Nature
 Character vs. Society
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3/14/13 Winter Dreams
Did Dexter accept Judy’s invitation into
her home?
 What did Dexter eventually decide about
pursuing Judy or marrying Irene?
 How long after their “flare” did Judy
make up her mind about Dexter? Was
your prediction accurate?
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3/15/13 Warm UP
Write a sentence using the following
Interjections: an interjection is a word
that show strong emotion or reaction.
 Ah
Miguel… you owe
 Whew
me 3 min during
nutrition today…. I
 Yay
remembered
 Tsk..
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Warm Up 3/18/13 Characterization
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Describe the kind of success Dexter is
looking for? What motivates him to
achieve success?
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Describe Judy’s lifestyle. What does this
tell you about her? What motivates her
to live this way?
Warm Up 3/19/13
What is a Thesis statement?
 Where should your reader find your
thesis statement?
 What question/task should your thesis
statement answer or respond to?
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3/20/13 No warm up
Warm Up 3/21/13 Grammar Review
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“A”, “An”, & “The” are example of what
parts of speech _______.
An article is a special kind of ________.
“But” & “And” are examples of _______.
The conjunction ______ separates one
thing from another, while the conjunction
_____ joins things together.
Ouch! Is an example of an __________.
Preposition always come (before/after) a
noun.