Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Next Weeks Quiz

Next week's quiz will be on Wednesday Oct 5th, 2011. It will be two quizzes to compensate for this week's postponed quiz. The first quiz will cover vocabulary Unit 1, study it ALL, and the second quiz will be a comprehension quiz. Each will be counted separately for two quiz grades. Good Luck.

Phrases to Use in Debate

Week 4 Term 1

Welcome to Week Four of Term One. This week you will be covering Debate and Wordskills Unit 1

Materials Needed:

3 Ring Binder/Portfolio Divided into the following Sections:

Section 1: Warm-ups

Section 2: Notes

Section 3: Handouts/Homework/Journals

Section 4: Tests/ Quizzes

Grade 12S Homework

Journal 1 (Due Sunday October 2nd)
Debate Research (Due Monday September 26th)

Quiz: (Monday September 26th)

Journal One:  Write a journal describing an unforgettable dream. 

(Must include words correctly used from Wordskills Target Words Unit 1 Part A)

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOuma2010

Wordskills Unit 1 Part A Answers

In Class Debate Guidelines

Your Guide to Descriptive Writing

Journal Rubric

Journal/Essay Correction Code

This is the Journal/Essay correction code; expect to see these coded abbreviations on your next journal/essay, if you have the following mistakes.

Code	Description
NT	Needs Thesis in Introduction
RT	Restate Thesis in Conclusion
CAP	Capitalize first letter of sentences and proper nouns
IP	Indent Paragraph
SPM	Spelling Mistakes
DS	Double Space
ROS	Run-on Sentences
FRG	Sentence Fragment
TPS	Needs Topic Sentences
OT	Off Topic
NI	No Introduction
NC	No Conclusion
WRC	Word Count Too Low
NGM	Numerous Grammar Mistakes

Proper MLA Format

 Everyone's journal/essay should look like this from a distance. 

Your name, the date, class, and word count must be in the top left corner.

Go to Line Spacing Options

Choose Double under Spacing Options.

Indent Paragraph: Choose First Line by 0.5" under Special.

Make sure to center your Title. Do not make it fancy. Do not underline. Do not make it bold. Don't do anything special!

 Your Journals and Essays must be in Times New Roman and 12pt font. Every single word must be Times New Roman 12pt. Nothing different!