Bell ringer: 2/24/14

Objectives: • Punctuate effectively• Read and comprehend text

Directions: Copy the following sentences and punctuate.

1. Because I have a meeting tomorrow I have to get up at 4 30a.m. in order to get to school on time

2. To Whom It May Concern

My son will be out of school next Friday for a dentists appointment

3. The recipe called for the following chicken flour egg and salt furthermore you can add cayenne pepper if you want a kick

Bell ringer: 2/25/14

Objectives:• Punctuate effectively• Read and comprehend text

Directions: Copy the following sentences and punctuate.

1. This is my motto laugh and the world laughs with you

2. The first lunch period begins at 11 12AM but I’m often not hungry till the afternoon

3. Using a recipe from Miami Spice The New Florida Cuisine we made barbeque sauce

4. The artist showed me how to make lavender mix blue white and a little red

Extra Credit – “Let America Be America Again”

Read and annotate the poem. Then answer the questions. This extra credit will count as class work – it will not replace your quiz grade.

1. We have been talking about the idea of creating a more ideal society. Find two pieces of textual evidence from the poem, copy them, and then explain how they show that Langston Hughes was talking about idealism.

2. How would you describe the tone at the beginning of the poem vs. the end? Find a piece of textual evidence from each section which proves your suggestions.

3. For the speaker, how real is the dream of a “home where he himself is free” (line 4)? What are some challenges to freedom and equality mentioned in this section of the poem?

4. Summarize the last stanza in your own words. Do you find the tone at the end of the poem hopeful? Why or why not?