Today’s Bellringer 02/24/14Read the rule and each piece of evidence.Tell if the evidence is RELEVANT or IRRELEVANT to the rule.Here’s the rule:

1.) A wallaby is a mammal.

2.) Humans and rats are mammals.

3.) Some animals can change color.

4.) Most of Northern Africa is covered by desert.

All mammals have backbones.

Today’s Bellringer 02/25/14Correct the sentence errors.

Why dont you and Marsha bring yours own lunchs to work asked Sara

Today’s Bellringer 02/24/14

Support or refute the statement using clear evidence:

The Civil Rights movement healed the American society.

Today’s Bellringer 02/24/14Create your own sentence using the following pattern:

HV A ADJ SN V P A OP ADV

For example:

Is the crying baby going to the theater today?

NOW TRY YOUR OWN!

The 23 Helping Verbs of the Mean, Lean Verb Machine Jingle!!

These 23 helping verbs will be on my test. I gotta remember them so I can do my best.I’ll start out with 8 and finish with 15;Just call me the mean, lean verb machine.There are 8 be verbs that are easy as can be:am, is, are – was and were,am, is, are – was and were,am, is, are – was and were,be, being, and been.All together now, the 8 be verbs:am, is, are – was and were – be, being, and been,am, is, are – was and were – be, being, and been.

There’re 23 helping verbs, and I’ve recited only 8.That leaves fifteen more that I must relate:has, have, and had – do, does, and did,has, have, and had – do, does, and did,might, must, may – might, must, may.Knowing these verbs will save my grade: can and could – would and should,can and could – would and should,shall and will, - shall and will.In record time, I did this drill.I’m the mean, lean verb machine – STILL!

Classify Time!

Were those antique chairs sold at the auction yesterday?

Did Cinderella ride to the ball in an orange pumpkin coach?

Preposition Jingle!!!

The soldiers covertly crawled through the fields under enemy fire.

After summer vacation the football players eagerly gathered around the coach in the locker room.

Nyms JingleHomonyms sound the sameLike to and too and two

Synonyms mean the same,Like small and little do.Antonyms are opposites,Like over and under and old and new.

So if you are in doubt, Check it out, check, it out, check it out;Do what all good writers do. Consult the dictionary and thesaurus too To help your writing, Dude!To help your writing, Dude!

She paused before reading the sign in front of the counter. Crossing the border meant she would be limited in certain ways. She could not bring her Swiss money into Russia. When she had a chance to speak to the guard stationed at the counter, she asked if she could keep a special Swiss coin that had been in her family for years.

She paused before reading the sign in front of the counter. Crossing the border meant she would be limited in certain ways. She could not bring her Swiss money into Russia. When she had a chance to speak to the guard stationed at the counter, she asked if she could keep a special Swiss coin that had been in her family for years. The guard’s response was unclear. When she repeated the question, he recited some repetitive phrases about the rules of the country. She thanked him and went to the desk where money could be changed into Russian rubles.