H10+-+November+12+-+16

=**Monday, November 12**= =**Veterans' Day (Observed)**= =**No School**= = = =**Tuesday, November 13**= = = =**Wednesday, November 14**= = = =**Thursday, November 15**= > > >> ===Thurs., Nov. 15 Ch. 1 – 3=== >> ===Fri., Nov. 16 Ch. 4 – 6=== >> === === >> ===Mon., Nov. 19 Ch. 7=== >> ===Tues., Nov. 20 Ch. 8 – 9=== >> ===Wed., Nov. 21 Ch. 10=== > =**Friday, November 16**=
 * ==**What is Twain up to?**==
 * ==**In groups determine**==
 * ==**Twain's tone**==
 * ==**Narrator's voice - who is telling this?**==
 * ==**Twain's purpose**==
 * ==**What's the difference between the fates of James and Jim?**==
 * ==**Therefore, what is Twain telling us?**==
 * ==Grammar notes on Subject/Verb agreement! Yay!==
 * ==**on a little piece of paper:**==
 * ==**write down your two favorite literary offenses**==
 * ==**share yours with the rest of your group**==
 * ==**for each Twain story we've read:**==
 * ==**"The Stolen White Elephant" - already done**==
 * ==**"Jumping Frog"**==
 * ==**"The Bad Little Boy"**==
 * ==**"Literary Offenses of Fenimore Cooper"**==
 * ==**determine**==
 * ==**Narrator**==
 * ==**Basic plot:**==
 * ==**Main characters:**==
 * ==**Narrator's tone:**==
 * ==**Why did Twain write this?**==
 * ==**Is there a theme? Does he have another purpose?**==
 * ==grammar notes?==
 * ==**subject-verb agreement notes! Finally! Yes!**==
 * Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement Notes
 * Make the verb agree with its subject, not a word that comes between.
 * Ex.: The //samples// on the tray in the lab //need// testing.
 * Ex.: High //levels// of air pollution //cause// damage to the respiratory system.
 * Phrases beginning with prepositions //as well as, accompanied by//, etc. do not make a singular subject plural.
 * Ex.: The governor as well as his press secretary was on the plane.
 * Treat most subjects joined with //and// as plural.
 * Ex.: Leon and Jan often jog together.
 * Exceptions: when the parts of the subject form a single unit or when they refer to the same thing, treat the subject as singular.
 * Ex.: Fish and chips was a last-minute addition to the menu.
 * Ex.: Sue’s friend and adviser was surprised by her decision.
 * When a compound subject is **preceded** by //each// or //every//, treat it as singular.
 * Ex.: //Every// truck, car, and van //is// required to pass inspection.
 * Note: This does not apply when a compound subject is **followed** by //each//: Alan and Marcia //each// have different ideas.
 * With subjects joined with //or// or //nor// (or with //either . . . or// or //neither . . . nor//), make the verb agree with the part of the subject nearer to the verb.
 * Ex.: A driver’s license and a credit //card is// required.
 * Ex.: A driver’s license and two credit //cards are// required.
 * Ex.: Neither the chief financial officer nor the marketing //managers were// able to convince the client to reconsider.
 * Treat most indefinite pronouns as singular. (anybody, neither, no one, something, etc.)
 * Ex.: Each of the essays has been graded.
 * Note: a few indefinite pronouns (all, any, none, some)may be singular or plural depending on the noun they refer to.
 * Ex.: Some of our luggage was lost.
 * Ex.: Some of the rocks are slippery.
 * Ex.: None of the eggs were broken.
 * Treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural. (jury, committee, crowd, family, couple, etc.)
 * Ex.: The //class respects// the teacher.
 * Ex.: The //class are// debating among themselves.
 * Ex.: A young couple were arguing about politics while holding hands.
 * Note: The phrase //the number// is treated as singular, //a number// as plural.
 * Note: In general, when fractions are used with a singular noun, treat them as singular; when used with a plural noun, treat them as plural.
 * Ex.: Three-fourths of the salad has been eaten.
 * Ex.: One-fourth of the drivers were texting.
 * ==**write some exciting sentences!**==
 * ==**reading schedule for "The Mysterious Stranger"**==
 * ===On the night of: Read:===
 * =What is morality? Why does it matter?=
 * **grammar warm-up**
 * **quiz on "The Mysterious Stranger" - Ch. 1- 3**
 * **finish the grammar notes!**