Kingdom SchoolsBoys’ Intermediate

English Department

(Nov. 10th-14th, 2012)

Name: ____________________________________

P.S. to get your soft copy of the weekly booklet, please visit: http://marsermir.pbworks.com Teacher: Mohamed Al Shamaly

Dear parents,Please make sure that your son follows this weekly plan and completes all the homework activities for the week.This plan is a guide for what your son is going to study and do for the week. Please do not hesitate to contact me(malshamaly@kingdomschools.edu.sa) if you have any queries.

WEEKLY PLAN + HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Day Classroom Activities Homework

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Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light Brigade

Key Elements of Poetry form and structure sound imagery figurative language

Do the ‘Elements of Poetry’ worksheet.

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Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light Brigade

Connect to your life: Life’s obstacles / Bravery Literary Analysis: Speaker / Sound Devices

Active Reading: Making Inferences

Grammar: Agreement Problems in Sentences Spelling: Final y words and suffixes

Do P:1 in Week 9 Booklet Do P: 2 in Week 9 Booklet

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Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light Brigade

Check the Homework: Spelling / Grammar Reading: Check Questions on P: 195 + 200 Writing: Advice Poem / Story Poem

Do P: 3 in Week 9 Booklet

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Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light Brigade

Check the Homework: Spelling Literary Analysis: Speaker + Sound Devices

Writing: Advice Poem / Story Poem

Study for the Spelling Test.

Do P: 4 in Week 9 Booklet

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Y Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light Brigade

Spelling: Conduct the spelling test. ACT/SAT: Practice worksheet Listening Comprehension: Identity Theft

Enjoy reading at home and fill in the Weekly

Reading Log.

Spelling Words: Final y Words

1. sway 2. convey 3. defray 4. dismay 5. employ 6. subway

7. medley 8. attorney 9. pulley 10. decoy 11. apply 12. defy

13. envy 14. tally 15. modify 16. celebrity 17. century 18. penalty

19. gallery 20. agency

Kingdom Schools – Boys’ IntermediateEnglish Department

Grade 8 International ProgramWeekly Parent Information Letter

Term: First Week: 09 Date: Nov. 10th- 14th, 2012

Selection: Mother to Son / Speech to the Young / The Charge of the Light BrigadeBy Langston Hughes / Gwendolyn Brooks / Alfred, Lord

Tennyson

Subjects in Unusual Positions In some sentences, unusual word order makes thesubject hard to find. When a sentence is the form of a question, begins with aphrase, or begins with here or there, reorder the words, putting the subject beforethe verb to decide whether the verb should be singular or plural.

Question: Is that book interesting?

That book is interesting.

Here and There: Here are the new magazines.

The new magazines are here.

Beginning phrase: In the library are meeting rooms.

Meeting rooms are in the library.

Predicate Nouns A predicate noun follows a linking verb and describes the subject.The verb must agree with the subject, not the predicate noun.

My favorite reading material is mysteries.Mysteries are my favorite reading material.

Prepositional Phrases The subject of a verb is never part of a prepositional phrase.Mentally block out any words between the subject and verb. Make the verb agreewith the subject.

Books about baseball entertain fans. (plural subject and verb)

Baseball on the field or in books entertains fans. (singular subject and verb)

Making Subjects and Verbs AgreeUnderline the subject of each sentence. Then underline the verb that agrees withthe subject.

1. Here (is, are) the latest issue of the newsletter.

2. One pleasant result of the production number (was, were) demands for encores.

3. The cause of most earthquakes (is, are) the release of stress along a fault.

4. There (was, were) several clowns in the little car.

5. In the line (stand, stands) the patient ticket buyers.

6. Assignments from that teacher (is, are) always challenging.

7. (Is, Are) the children’s petting zoo nearby?

8. The program about great moments in the 1990s (repeat, repeats) tonight.

9. Many hearing problems (is, are) a product of constant, loud noise.

10. There (is, are) two letters for you.

11. (Do, Does) that dog have a collar and tag?

12. The list of names of winners (is, are) being read now.

13. Into the pool (jump, jumps) the hot children.

14. Where (is, are) your new puppy?

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A. Making Subjects and Verbs AgreeUnderline the subject. Then underline the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. The edges of the playing field (was, were) rimmed with ice.

2. The nurses at Dr. Stone’s office always (seems, seem) pleasant.

3. There (wasn’t, weren’t) enough dictionaries for the whole class.

4. (Does, Do) voices sound different on a tape recording?

5. Here (is, are) the diamonds that our baseball teams always use.

6. From this potion (rises, rise) strange vapors.

7. Where (is, are) the boxes of cereal in this store?

8. All the nations along this line (pays, pay) close attention to seismologists’ reports.

9. Why (doesn’t, don’t) Leslie join the group at the campground?

10. Under the bed (hides, hide) my timid kittens.

B. Correcting Agreement in NumberIn each of these sentences, decide whether the verb agrees with the subject. If itdoes, write Correct on the line. If it does not, write the correct form of the verb onthe line.

1. Were that baby-sitter willing to take care of four children? ________________

2. There was left-overs from the faculty luncheon. ________________

3. Here is the box of paper clips you need. ________________

4. Antique cars like the Model A costs thousands of dollars. ________________

5. Don't Uncle Matt write interesting letters? ________________

6. Where is the Seven Wonders of the World? ________________

7. Into the swamp slide the crocodiles. ________________

8. The number of accidents on this road have been increasing. ________________

9. Do the newspaper list all the cable stations? ________________

10. There is not enough volunteers at the shelter. ________________

11. The artwork on the gallery walls are priceless. ________________

12. Here is the cause of our problems. ________________

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A. Correcting Agreement in NumberUnderline the subject and verb of each numbered sentence. If there is anagreement error, write the subject and the correct form of the verb on the linesbelow. If the subject and verb agree, write Correct.

(1) In our attic lies numerous old treasures. (2) One box of chipped dishes are not worth much in cash. (3) However, the worth of that box is thememories it holds for my mother. (4) Shelves at one end of the attic holds allour old dolls and games. (5) Don’t everyone want to save souvenirs of allkinds?

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3.________________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________________

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B. Making Subjects and Verbs AgreeIn each sentence beginning below, underline the word that should be used as thesimple subject in a sentence. Then supply a complete predicate, including a verb of your choice, to complete the sentence. Make sure your verb agrees with theunderlined subject.

EXAMPLE The waves on the shore wash away our footprints.

1. A band without trumpet players

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2. The captain of the basketball team

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3. The stores at the intersection

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4. That ship beyond the rocks

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5. The members of the crew

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Lesson

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sway swaying apply appliedconvey conveyed defy defyingdefray defrayed envy envyingdismay dismaying tally talliedemploy employed modify modified

subway subways celebrity celebritiesmedley medleys century centuriesattorney attorneys penalty penaltiespulley pulleys gallery galleriesdecoy decoys agency agencies

Lesson Generalization: If the letter before a final y is a vowel, do notchange the y when you add a suffix.

If the letter before a final y is a consonant, change the y to i before you addany suffix except ing. The y never changes before ing.

A. Complete the following exercises.

1. When a vowel comes before a final y, what happens to the y when you add a suffix?

_______________________ Write the words from the spelling list that end in a vowel-y suffixcombination.

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2. When a consonant comes before a final y, what happens to the y when you add a suffix?

_______________________ What is the exception to this rule? _______________________Write the words from the list that end in a consonant-y suffix combination. Put an e next to thewords that are exceptions to this rule.

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B. On a separate sheet of paper, use each word from column two and four inthe word list in an original sentence. Share your sentences with a partner.

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Final y words and suffixes More Practice

1. swaying 5. employed 9. pulleys 13. envying 17. centuries

2. conveyed 6. subways 10. decoys 14. tallied 18. penalties

3. defrayed 7. medleys 11. applied 15. modified 19. galleries

4. dismaying 8. attorneys 12. defying 16. celebrities 20. agencies

A. Change the underlined noun in each sentence to the plural form. Change theunderlined verb to its ed or ing form, as in the spelling list. Note: When you usethe ing form, you must also add is or was before the verb.

1. The insurance agency employs many people. __________________ __________________

2. Mr. Shaw’s decoy sways gently on the pond. __________________ __________________

3. The penalty dismays the hockey player. __________________ __________________

4. Our art gallery defrays the cost of the exhibit. __________________ __________________

5. The subway conveys thousands of commuters. __________________ __________________

6. Which past century defies understanding? __________________ __________________

7. The pulley modifies the distribution of weight. __________________ __________________

8. The other celebrity envies the star of the show. __________________ __________________

9. The singers of the medley apply new words. __________________ __________________

10. Which firm’s attorney tallies the results? __________________ __________________

B. Find and circle ten spelling words in the puzzle. Words can be found up,down, forward, backward, and diagonally.

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Active Reading SkillBuilder

Making InferencesInferences are logical conclusions that readers form when they combine theevidence in the text with their own knowledge. Record the experiences and advice ofeach speaker in the charts below to help you make inferences about these charactersand their lives.

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“Mother to Son”

“Speech to the Young . . .”

Clue Inference

The title is “Mother to Son.” The speaker is a woman.

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Active Reading SkillBuilder

Reading a Narrative PoemA narrative poem tells a story using the elements of character, setting, and plot. Theaction of the poem leads to a climax or turning point. Identify the characters andsetting of the poem and write your answers in the space provided. Then, follow thepoem’s action by recording the significant events, stanza by stanza, in the chartbelow. Mark the event you think is the climax.

Who are the characters?

What is the setting?

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Charge of the Light Brigade

Literary Analysis SkillBuilder

Sound DevicesSound devices such as rhythm, repetition, rhyme, and alliteration create a mood,unify a poem, inspire feelings in the listener, and reinforce the poem’s meaning. Toappreciate the effect of sound devices in “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” read thepoem aloud. Scan a few stanzas to determine their rhythm—the pattern of stressedand unstressed syllables. Fill in the chart below to help you locate and understand theeffect of other sound devices in those stanzas.

Follow Up: Rewrite one stanza you have analyzed, omitting the sound devices bychanging the wording of the poem. Then, with a small group, compare the effect ofthe rewritten version with Tennyson’s stanza.

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Literary Analysis SkillBuilder

SpeakerThe speaker in a poem is the voice that speaks the poem’s words. Sometimes thespeaker is the poet and sometimes it is a person the poet has created. Use thediagram below to contrast and compare the speakers in “Mother to Son” and“Speech to the Young. . . .”

Follow Up: Discuss which of the speakers’ common characteristics has the greatesteffect on the message of both poems.

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Traits of Speaker in“Mother to Son”

optimistic

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Traits of Speaker in “Speech to the Young . . .”

assertive

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