Grammar Rule of the
Week
Use commas to separate
three or more items in a
series, two or more
adjectives before a noun, or
to separate parts of a date.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Cryptic (adj)—secret;
mysterious
Sentence Correction:
The cryptic message was
received with worry confusion
and anticipation.
Vocabulary Word
` for Today:
Cuisine (n)—food; style of
cooking
Sentence Correction:
I love to eat Japanese
Chinese and Mexican cuisine.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Debonair (adj)—charming,
light-hearted
Sentence Correction:
Handsome charming John is
considered to be debonair by
the girls in his class.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Demagogue (n)—leader who
promises things to people to
gain power
Sentence Correction:
The demagogue Hitler took
power on January 30 1933 in
germany.
Journal 1:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Suppose you will be stranded on a
deserted island in the middle of the
ocean for ten years. You will be
allowed to bring one each of the
following: book, food item, drink item,
piece of clothing, and one
miscellaneous item. List the one item
you would bring in each category and
explain why you chose it in a
complete sentence.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Use commas to set off a
noun in a direct address,
set off appositives and nonessential clauses, and after
an introductory adverb
clause.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Disheveled (adj)--untidy
Sentence Correction:
When you are living in my
house a disheveled room is not
allowed.
Vocabulary Word
` for Today:
Doggerel (n)—loose,
irregular verse; bad poetry
Sentence Correction:
The book of doggerel poems
written by terrible poets is not
read by many people.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Dulcet (adj)—sweet;
melodious, soothing
Sentence Correction:
Sally is warm milk or soft
music more dulcet before
trying to sleep?
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Effervescent (adj)—bubbly;
lively
Sentence Correction:
Joey the effervescent student
at the front of the room kept
interrupting the lesson with
his off-topic comments.
Journal 2:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Decisions, decisions. They
range from the tiny to the
immense. If you could go back
in time and change one decision
you’ve made, what would it be?
Why do you regret making this
decision? How would you
change this decision?
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Use a singular verb with a
singular subject and a
plural verb with a plural
subject.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Egregious (adj)—flagrant;
out of the ordinary
Sentence Correction:
The boys wants to confess to
the egregious mistake.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Emaciated (adj)—painfully
thin; wasted
Sentence Correction:
The class are shocked at the
pictures of the emaciated
children in Africa, they
decides to raise money for
them.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Equilibrium (n)—a state of
balance
Sentence Correction:
The boys is demonstrating
their equilibrium by walking
on the fence.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Exodus (n)—a mass
departure
Sentence Correction:
The roaches is running from
behind the refrigerator in an
exodus.
Journal 3:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only
light can do that. Hate cannot drive out
hate; only love can do that.”—Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pacifist
and believed that hatred and prejudice
can be fought with love. Do you agree
with him? Do you think that in all
situations a peaceful response is the
correct one? Why or why not? Give a
specific example to make your point.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Subjects joined by and take
a plural verb. Singular
subjects joined by or or nor
take singular verbs.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Expletive (n)—an obscenity;
offensive language
Sentence Correction:
Susie and Sally uses an
expletive towards their
teacher, they were suspended
for the infraction.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Expunge (v)—to strike out;
to erase; to remove
Sentence Correction:
Neither the teacher nor the
administrator agree to
expunge the zero given for
cheating.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Fiasco (n)—a failure
Sentence Correction:
The players and the fans
agrees that the game was a
fiasco.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Flamboyant (adj)—ornate;
showy
Sentence Correction:
Either Mary or Toshas prom
dress would be voted the most
flamboyant.
Journal 4:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
If you could go anywhere in
the world, at any time in the
past or future, where and to
what time would you go?
What would you want to see,
and whom would you want
to meet? Explain.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Do not change the verb
tense when two or more
events happened at the
same time, but you can
change tenses to show that
one event came before
another.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Flotilla (n)– a fleet of small
ships
Sentence Correction:
Currently, the Navy only
trained the best candidates to
be in charge of its flotilla.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Formidable (adj)—frightening;
dreadful; awe-inspiring
Sentence Correction:
Demagogues will often be very
formidable individuals.
Journal 5:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Based on what you’ve learned in
your life so far, what two life
lessons do you think will be most
important to teach your children?
Are these two lessons also ones
your parents have taught you, or do
they come entirely from your own
life and experiences?