Vocabulary and Grammar

1. 3rd Nine Weeks Vocabulary and Grammar

2. Vocabulary January 7, 2014

3. 1-7-14: “Evoking” • And for all of the music’s effectiveness at evoking the mythos of the solar system, there is something charmingly British about the suite, especially “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity.” Source: New York Times

4. “Evoking” In the sentence, “evoking” means a. deaden, as a sound or noise b. summon into action or bring into existence c. make visible d. pierce with many holes

5. 3rd Nine Weeks Grammar

6. Mood of a verb January 7th

7. Write Source p. 752-53, p. 222 • Copy definitions and examples from 752.1 of Indicative, imperative and subjunctive mood • Identify the mood of the verb on page 753 (whole group) • Model the sentence using the subjunctive mood. • P. 222- rewrite sentences using subjunctive mood

8. Essay Prompt • Respond to the following prompt with a sentence that uses the subjunctive mood. “State your position on whether students who commit cyber bullying should be suspended from school”

9. 1-8-14 “Scourged” • It was what the natives, too often scourged by drought, called an ugly night. Source: Through stained glass • In this sentence, scourged means: • constricted • enfeebled • staggered • devastated

10. Verbals January 8th

11. WriteSource, page 223 • Copy definitions and examples of gerunds, infinitives, and participles • Complete the “Grammar Exercise”, 1-4 1. Rewrite using an infinitive 2. Rewrite using a participle 3-4. Rewrite using a gerund

12. Essay Prompt “State your position on whether students who commit cyber bullying should be suspended from school” • Respond to the prompt using a sentence that contains a gerund phrase • Respond to the prompt using a sentence that contains a participial phrase • Respond to the prompt using a sentence that contains an infinitive phrase