Grammar Rule for the Week Use a hyphen

Grammar Rule for the Week: Use a hyphen to separate compound numbers from twentyone to ninety-nine, fractions used as adjectives, and to show a span of numbers

Vocabulary Word for Today: Gossamer (adj): something light, delicate, or tenuous Sentence Correction: The gossamer flowers were only one fifth of the budget for the wedding.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Gregarious (adj): living in groups; social Sentence Correction: The little boy was surprisingly gregarious for three fourths of the morning.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Halcyon (adj): calm or peaceful; happy Sentence Correction: From 1996 2001, the people of afghanistan wished for more halcyon times.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Holocaust (n): widespread destruction; especially by fire Sentence Correction: The holocaust in California caused many people to donate money therefore, ninety nine million dollars was raised.

Journal Entry 1: What do you think makes a good leader? Give an example of a good leader in your life and why they are a good leader.

Grammar Rule for the Week: Use a colon when you write the time in numerals, before a list of items, and after the salutation of a business letter.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Indolent (adj): lazy Sentence Correction: The following students were considered indolent by their teacher johnny sally susie and tom.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Intrepid (adj): fearless; bold Sentence Correction: The student was intrepid when he walked out of class at 1159, one minute before class ended.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Inclement (adj): stormy; harsh Sentence Correction: Dear Julie The inclement weather prevented me from reaching you. Sincerely Tom

Vocabulary Word for Today: Irascible (adj): easily angered; hottempered Sentence Correction: At 340, the irascible student calmed down and left the class quietly.

Journal Entry 2: What are the positive and negative effects of cell phone technology? Give two examples of each. You can list them.

Grammar Rule for the Week: Use a semicolon to separate main clauses not joined by a conjunction and to separate main clauses that are joined by a conjunctive adverb (however, furthermore, moreover, nevertheless, therefore).

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Kowtow (v): to be overly polite and flattering; to fawn Sentence Correction: Its sometimes better to kowtow than to ignore someone however, this could be a bad decision.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Languid (adj): drooping; sluggish Sentence Correction: There ferns are looking very languid today they need a large amount of water.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Loquacious (adj): given to excessive talking Sentence Correction: You should never be loquacious while in class.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Lugubrious (adj): exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful (sad) Sentence Correction: The earthquake in Haiti caused many people to be lugubrious nevertheless many people also chose to help the victims.

Journal Entry 3: Select one rule in your home or school that you think has failed, and tell why you think so. Then, provide a better rule in its place and explain why it is better.

Grammar Rule for the Week: Underline or italicize titles of books, magazines, newspapers, plays, movies, television series, long poems, paintings, sculptures, long musical compositions, works of art, spacecraft, and ships.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Nadir (n): the lowest point Sentence Correction: The nadir of Romeo and Juliet is when both the protagonists die.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Obdurate (adj): hard; unmoved by persuasion Sentence Correction: Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the television series NCIS has a very obdurate personality.

Vocabulary Word ` for Today: Obsequious (adj): fawning; servile Sentence Correction: In the movie Hercules, Hades has some very obsequious sidekicks.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Pariah (n): an outcast Sentence Correction: Odysseus was considered a pariah in the epic poem The Odyssey.

Journal Entry: Describe the positive and negative effects of the dress code policy in your school. (Give at least two examples positive and two examples of negative effects. )

Grammar Rule for the Week: Use the correct forms of their (poss. ), there (a place), and they’re (they are); your (poss. ) and you’re (you are); its (poss. ) and it’s (it is).

Vocabulary Word for Today: Pilfer (v): to steal insignificant items Sentence Correction: Its important to protect your possessions from the pilfering that goes on at this school.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Pogrom (n): an organized persecution or massacre Sentence Correction: Their were a large number of people killed in pogroms in they’re own towns during the Holocaust.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Polyglot (n): using several languages Sentence Correction: They’re are many polyglots in Europe; your certain to encounter them if you travel their.

Vocabulary Word for Today: Potable (adj): fit to drink Sentence Correction: The school announced that it’s water was not potable.

Journal Entry: If you were granted two supernatural powers for one week only, what powers would you choose, and why? What would you do with your powers?