Bellwork 3/27-4/5

Mon 3/27

Re-write the following sentences into your composition notebook, THEN edit them:

Tues 3/28

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

• What did you do for Spring Break (travel, stay at home, events)?

• What was the climax (highlight) of your Spring Break?

• What was the nadir  (low point) of your Spring Break?

• Do you have any regrets?

• If you could spend your Spring Break in any fashion, how would you do it?

• What 3 things should you include in an intro for an informative and an argumentative outline (2 same, 1 different)

Wed 3/29

NO BELLWORK

Thurs 3/30

Choose 5 words from Vocab Matrix 4.1. Create a 5 sentence paragraph that tells a story and uses the vocabulary words in context (these will be the words on your next test)

 
Fri 3/31

• Name 3 elements that make up a strong conclusion in an argumentative essay?
• Name 3 elements that make up a strong conclusion in an informative essay?
• What's similar?
• What's different?
• How long should a conclusion be?

 
Mon 4/3

Re-write the following sentences into your composition notebook, THEN edit them:

 
Tues 4/4

COPY THE BELOW QUESTION INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK AND ANSWER IT:

 

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The brown sofa made the living room complete. Anthony used it for sitting and watching TV during the daytime and slept on it at night. The cushions were soft and it was very comfortable.

Which of these can be concluded from the information in the passage?

1. Anthony loves watching TV.
2. The sofa is currently being used as a bed.
3. Anthony does not have an actual bed.
4. Anthony bought the sofa.

 
Wed 4/5

COPY THE BELOW QUESTION INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK AND ANSWER IT:

Choose the option that produces a clear and precise sentence from the words below.

During the blizzard, the family nailed a piece of plywood to the opening of the barn, and they thereby blocked the animals from the snow and wind.

1. During the blizzard, the family nailed a piece of plywood to the opening of the barn, by which the snow and wind were therefore blocked from the animals.
2. During the blizzard, the family nailed a piece of plywood to the opening of the barn and therefore blocking the animals from the snow and wind.
3. No change is necessary.
4. During the blizzard, the family nailed a piece of plywood to the opening of the barn, thereby blocking the animals from the snow and wind.

Thurs 4/6

 COPY THE BELOW QUESTION INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK AND ANSWER IT:

“The strike outside the factory was deemed by local news an insurgence of angry union workers.”

Which of the following best defines the word “insurgence”?

1. Order
2. Excess
3. Series
4. Uprising

Friday 4/7

COPY THE BELOW QUESTION INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK AND ANSWER IT:

Choice the option that produces a clear and precise sentence from the words below.

Twilight is the brand of a book publishers would like to publish because it would earn them recognition.

1. Twilight is the sort of book publishers would like to publish because it would earn them recognition.
2. No change is necessary.
3. Twilight is the kind of book publishers would like to publish because it would earn them recognition.
4. Twilight is the category of a book publishers would like to publish because it would earn them recognition.