Monday, September 23, 2013

REVIEW FOR THE DAY!!

Good afternoon students!! What did you think of today's class? Hmm, not sure I really want to know the answer to that question; however, if you learned something, I'm so glad you did. I just wanted to go over a few things in case you missed it today.

Action Verbs: what the subject is doing in the sentence    


                 Example: The dog chewed a hole in my shoe
                 What did the dog do? chew

Sentences: contain a subject and a predicate (verb)

                Example:  Your mother and I went shopping together yesterday.
               
Fragment: a part of a sentence; it's missing a subject, verb, or both

               Example: went to the store              


Hopefully, you'll be able to identify these on your test!

Thank You M'am by Langston Hughes



What do you think of our latest short story? It's always been one of my favorites, and Langston Hughes is a great author. Check out some of his poetry at http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/langston.html

QUESTION OF THE DAY!!

What is the theme of the story "Thank You, M'am?" Leave your comments in the comment box. I can't wait to read your responses!!

See you tomorrow!!  


  






Sunday, September 22, 2013

THE BEGINNING

WELCOME TO MRS. RICHARDS' LANGUAGE ARTS BLOG!!

I can't wait for you to visit, comment, and learn from this site. I decided to create this blog in hopes of getting more students involved with technology, but also to help you interact more with the class as a whole. I want your thoughts and ideas on the material that we read in class, but I also want to introduce you to more books, links, and other websites that will help you succeed as a better reader! Hopefully, this will be as fun for you as it is for me! Talk to you soon!