English III

March 10, 2014Mr. Houghteling

“It’s a Make it Right Monday!”

Not sure how you can take plurals to the exponential level…

I hope their doctors are more careful than their writers are.

AGENDA

• Possessives• Reviewing the ACT Practice Set• “Let Teen-agers Try Adulthood”

Choose some nouns. Singular Plural Singular

PossessivePlural Possessive

1 book books book’s cover books’ prices

2 deer deer deer’s tail deer’s antlers

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” Question Correct

AnswerType / Rule

61 A RTFQ

62 G Go Short

63 C Meaning of Words

64 G RTFQ

65 A Look Left

English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” Question Correct

AnswerType / Rule

66 H Stop-Go

67 D Stop-Go / Sentence Structure

68 H Adverbs

69 B RTFQ

70 F Idioms

English Practice Set / “Fixing Raptor Feathers” Question Correct

AnswerType / Rule

71 A Transitions

72 J Look Left / Misplaced Modifiers

73 B Stop-Go

74 G Verb tense / it’s vs. its

75 C RTFQ

1. Identify Leon Botstein’s main idea: 2. Analyze Leon Botstein’s tone. How

would you describe Botstein’s attitude toward teachers? Use descriptive adjectives to discuss his tone. Explain your answer, using references from the text when possible.

3. Based on the information presented in the passage, identify one reason teenagers should enter the real world and explain whether you agree or disagree with Botstein’s reasoning.

4. Analyze and explain the meaning of Botstein’s statement that “…the rules of high school turn out not to be the rules of life” (para. 3).

5. Explain why Botstein makes a reference to the Columbine High School tragedy (“Littleton shootings” para. 1).

6. Raise one counterargument to Botstein’s argument and discuss it in depth.

HOMEWORKReview Possessives

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm

Do all of these this

week!

Quiz 96: Plurals and Possessiveshttp://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Quiz 98: Possessives and Irregular Pluralshttp://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Choosing the Correct Form of the Irregular Verb / Self-tests I-V

http://www.cengage.com/devenglish/discipline_content/grammarquizzes.html