Tuesday,
9/9/03 -- Eighth Grade Assembly
Schedule. Collect Decision
Warm Up. Copy into notebook. A star (*) means
that the answer will be a spelling word from yesterday.
*meaning : definition :: feat : ___________
*cousin : relative :: pen : ____________
*lake : ocean :: local : _________
*watchful : observant :: likeness : _________
*football : practice :: band : ____________
*fireman : rescuing :: counselor : _________
Perfect I due Tuesday, 9/16...Pre-Checks by Friday.
300+ words. Word count at end.
INK! Heading. Title. Not ripped.
10+ words from that week's spelling list.
Underline spelling words (first use).
-5 for each mechanical error.
+2 for early turn-in.
+1 for every 2 extra spelling words. Tell me how many extra
you used!
Extra Credit for extra creativity.
40 points.
Two perfects get you an exemption.
Subjects and Predicates.
"Mr. Morton"
Complete Subject (CS): All the words that tell
who or what the sentence is about. Simple Subject (SS): Who or what the sentence is about. Complete Predicate (CP): The verb and all the words
that tell what the subject is or does. Simple Predicate (SP): Just the verb.
Example: People of long ago used animals as a source
of energy. CS: people of long ago SS: people CP: used animals as a source of energy SP: used
ID the CS, SS, CP, SP.
Lonely, old Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence.
A line of people waited for hours in the rain to see the
movie.
Everyone in the audience stopped what they were doing when
he stepped to the microphone.
Body surfers on a wave dive underwater as they get close
to the beach.
