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Monday
Write each spelling word two times each.Grammar: Gerund Phrases
A Gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus ing, the present participle. So it is words like reading, running, swimming that act as nouns that are gerunds. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any of it's modifiers.
examples of gerunds and gerund phrases as the subject :
Swimming is my favorite sport.
(Swimming is a present participle verb functioning as a noun and in this case the subject of the sentence. Swimming is therefore a gerund.)
Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.
(In this sentence swimming is the gerund and swimming in the ocean is the gerund phrase because in the ocean modifies swimming.)
Reading makes me happy.
(Reading is a gerund)
Reading classic novels makes me happy.
(Reading classic novels is a gerund phrase.)
examples of gerunds and gerund phrases as the object of the sentence.
George enjoys running.
(Running is a present participle verb functioning as a noun, and in this case the object of the sentence. Notice that running answers the question what. It is a noun because it is not the current action George is doing, but the thing that George likes to do.)
George enjoys running fast.
(In this sentence running is the gerund and running fast is a gerund phrase because fast modifies running. Note that fast in this sentence is an adjective because it is modifying a gerund which is a noun and not a verb.)
The cats like eating.
(Eating is a gerund.)
The cats like eating tuna fish.
(Eating tuna fish is a gerund phrase.)
Don't confuse gerunds and gerund phrases with participial phrases. Gerunds are present participles that are nouns. Participial phrases use present and past participles as adjectives. If it is not a noun, then it is a participial phrase.
Look at the difference:
Eating peanut butter, the boy coughed.
(This is a participial phrase because it modifies the boy, which is a noun.)
The boy loves eating peanut butter.
(This is a gerund phrase because eating peanut butter is the thing that the boy loves, and is therefore a noun.)
Worksheet
In each sentence circle the gerund and underline the gerund phrase.
1. Studying at the University is what Bella does each evening.
2. In their vehicle, the Jacobson's love practicing singing.
3. Walking in the wilderness is a calming activity.
4. The youthfulness of the puppy makes cleaning his messes less unpleasant.
5. The dogs relish barking all night.
6. He absolutely loves eating giant hamburgers.
7. Carrying baggage at the airport is Adam's new job.
8. Singing in the rain is exhilarating.
9. Growing tall seems to be a trait of Roger's descendants.
10. She can't emphasize enough how much she loves acting on stage.
Tuesday
Write each spelling word in a sentence that uses only active verbs. That means you cannot use any form of the verb "to be": am, was, are, were, is.Literary Device: Epistrophe
Epistrophe is related to anaphora. They're both devices in which words or phrases are repeated. But in this case of epistrophe the repeated word or phrase comes at the end of poetry lines or statements in prose or speeches. The purpose, like anaphora is to evoke an emotional response in the reader.
example:
she sang of sorrow in the rain
dripping wet and feeling pain
tears washed her cheeks in the rain
tears washed her cheeks in the rain
leaving her barren and plain
Here are some famous examples:
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
If you had known the virtue of the ring,
Or half her worthiness that gave the ring,
If you did know for whom I gave the ring
And would conceive for what I gave the ring
And how unwillingly I left the ring
When nought would be accepted but the ring
You would abate the strength of your displeasure.
Reading Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Here are some famous examples:
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
~Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (1863)
Or half her worthiness that gave the ring,
If you did know for whom I gave the ring
And would conceive for what I gave the ring
And how unwillingly I left the ring
When nought would be accepted but the ring
You would abate the strength of your displeasure.
~William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
Write an 8 line poem using Epistrophe to evoke emotion in the reader. At least half your lines should have repeating endings.
Write an 8 line poem using Epistrophe to evoke emotion in the reader. At least half your lines should have repeating endings.
Wednesday
Write the spelling words two times each.Reading Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
~Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
1. What did Abraham Lincoln say the Civil War was testing?________________________________
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2.What did Abraham Lincoln say about dedicating and consecrating the battle field?_____________
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3. From this speech, what important thing was the battle fought for?___________________________
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Thursday
Poetry and Creative Writing
Senryu Poems
This is another Japanese style of poetry. It is like the Haiku in that it is at most 3 lines with 5, 7, 5 syllable count. But unlike Haiku, senryu poems are not about nature.
Here's some famous Senyru written by J.C. Brown
The stone saint Namekuji ni
is kissed on the mouth kuchi o suwareta
by a slug. ishi Jizō
When I think it’s mine, Waga mono to
how light this big bundle is. omoemba karushi
ōzutsumi
Here's some examples:
soccer balls
Senryu Poems
This is another Japanese style of poetry. It is like the Haiku in that it is at most 3 lines with 5, 7, 5 syllable count. But unlike Haiku, senryu poems are not about nature.
Here's some famous Senyru written by J.C. Brown
The stone saint Namekuji ni
is kissed on the mouth kuchi o suwareta
by a slug. ishi Jizō
When I think it’s mine, Waga mono to
how light this big bundle is. omoemba karushi
ōzutsumi
Here's some examples:
soccer balls
kicked over their heads
into the goal
creamy and white
in a graham cracker crust
into the goal
creamy and white
in a graham cracker crust
cherries on top
pierced by his words
pierced by his words
her head hung down in shame
hiding crimson cheeks
Now write 4 senryu of your own.
Scriptures
Continue with your Book of Mormon reading. You're required to finish by the end of the semester. Read two to three chapters a day.Reading
The Mark of ZorroMonday- Chapters 25 and 26
Tuesday- Chapters 27 and 28
Wednesday- Chapters 29 and 30
Thursday- Chapters 3.1 and 32
Geography
Mon- Wed: Learn all of the Capitol Cities of all of the Countries in Africa.Test on Thursday. Tests will be first in the day on Thursday.
