English I finished up the overview of the five major types of phrases. We’ll be using these to analyze sentences from Great Expectations.

English 8 students continued with the first scene of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: complete the analysis of these sentences, finding and labeling all phrases:
  • Instead of falling on the soft ground, Shawn managed to hit right on the sidewalk.
  • The concrete, broken and crumbling, cut him in several places on his legs and elbows.
  • We heard his piercing wail all the way up at our house, and my mother and I rushed to see what had happened.
  • By the time we got to him, the cuts had already started bleeding, and he was struggling to get his skates off.
  • Bending down, Mom pulled off the skates and dabbed at the seeping red cuts and scrapes.