Monday, September 24, 2018

Analyzing an Effective Argumentative Text


Click on the following link. Print out the speech; then read and annotate it. How and why is it effective?

President Obama on the Death of Bin Laden:

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead

English IV--Word List Three


Due October 16

Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places, allusions to famous things, names of famous people); nevertheless, you should know them. 

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Writing and Grammar Presentations One



Avoiding Common Subject and Verb Errors
  • What are subjects and verbs (predicates)?
  • Verb forms
  • Verb tenses
  • Verb tense, voice, and mood
  • Subject and verb agreement

Monday, September 10, 2018

English IV--Background to Chaucer's England



Check out these links, where you can see short film clips, as well as read about life during Chaucer's time (approx. 1340-1400) and the Middle Ages (approx. 476-1492).

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

English IV--Word List Two


Due September 25, 2018

Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places, allusions to famous things, names of famous people); nevertheless, you should know them.