Pronouns and General Stores

Pronouns and General Stores

by | Sep 3, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods began the selection from Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. We read about Maya’s grandmother’s general store and how it was like a private fun park for Maya growing up. We closed the lesson writing...

Personal Pronouns and Nouns

by | Sep 10, 2008 | Update

First period worked on the use of specific nouns in writing — using things like “roast beef” instead of the more generic “meat.” It provides details to one’s writing, and details make for interesting writing. Second period worked on...

Mood and Dialogue

by | Sep 9, 2008 | Update

First period had a quick review of nominative and objective case personal pronounse. Second period finished up the dialogues combining characters from Journey Home and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Some students took grammar handbooks for the self-study parts of...