Prepositions

Here is a list of Prepositions: about above according to across after against along along with among apart from around as as for at because of before behind below beneath beside between beyond but* by by means of

concerning despite down during except except for excepting for from in in addition to in back of in case of in front of in place of inside in spite of instead of into like near next of off on

onto on top of out out of outside over past regarding round since through throughout till to toward under underneath unlike until up upon up to with within without

Warnings and Reminders

Dear students:

If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get your absence excused in the main office.  Remember if you have more than 10 unexcused absences during the school year your credits will be held and you will not be able to graduate on time.
I also want you to understand that if your absence is not excused I do not have to accept your make-up work.

When you do get your absence excused you have a week to turn in your make-up work.  If it takes you longer than a week I will deduct points from the assignment.

If you are present in class and I have collected an assignment, unless you have spoken to me, you are not allowed to turn in the assignment later on.  You made the choice not to turn it in on time and therefore will receive a zero.

Many of you did not pay attention when I warned you about not turning in SAT/ACT questions and not completing Reading Plus sessions for the week.  As a result, you are accumulating zeros and your grade is suffering as a result.  Do not assume you will be allowed to make-up everything at the end of the nine weeks.

Reminders:
*SAT registration deadline is October 9th.
*The end of the nine weeks is October 23rd so you have three weeks left to improve your grade or maintain your grade.
*Remember Research Paper topics are due to your Social Studies teachers this week.

Word of the Day Opportunity

To my students that need to boost up their grade (that is only students that have a D or F in my class):

You need to come and speak to me first so that I can issue you three (3) Words of the Day that you will then complete the following assignment--
1. Write the word in big font at the top of the paper.
2. Write the complete definition below it.
3.  Write a high school level sentence with the word.
4.  Include a picture or drawing using the word.

Example:

FAMILY

Definition: products or a line of products made by the same company

Sentence:  The company Johnson and Johnson is a family company that makes more than just baby products.



You will have until October 10th to turn in your work.

Pilgrimage Project

Modern Day Pilgrimage Locations:

          1.       Kumano Ancient Trail Japan

          2.       Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru

          3.       Mount Kailash Pilgrimage, Tibet

          4.       Camino de Santiago, Spain

          5.       Croagh Patrick, Ireland

          6.       Char Dham, India

          7.       The Ganges River

          8.       Mount Athos, Greece

          9.       Western Wall, Jerusalem

         10.   Mecca, Saudi Arabia

         11.   Bodh Gaya, India

         12.   St. Paul Trail, Turkey

         13.   Route of Saints, Poland

         14.   Eleanor Crosses, England

         15.   Lourdes, France

         16.   Vatican City, Rome

         17.   Mt. Sinai, Egypt

         18.   The Way of St. James, France

         19.   Stonehenge, England

         20.   Kumano Kodo, Japan

         21.   The Lagoons of Huaringas, Peru

         22.   Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka

You can select your own location as well, however, you need to include an explanation as to why it would be considered a place where people go on a pilgrimage.

You will be creating a pamphlet based on your location.  The pamphlet must include the following:

A.      Front cover – Picture(s) of location, name, and country where located

B.      Inside – Explanation of why people visit, history behind it, 3 quotes with source (not Wikipedia), additional picture(s)

C.      Back cover – Would you recommend visiting this location?  Please explain why.  Include your name and period.

Assignment will be due September 29^th for Periods 1,3,5 and September 30^th Periods 2 & 6 (4th period optional)

Worth 10 points

Period 4 Project

            To close our unit on the Anglo-Saxons and Beowulf you will be picking one of the following projects and completing it on your own by September 19th.               

             1.  Create a diorama of a scene from Beowulf.  Make sure on the back or bottom you include a description of what your scene is showing and how it reflects the EPIC tradition.

             2.  Wiglaf was the only Geat soldier to stay by Beowulf’s side.  Write an EPIC poem or story based on his life.  (Poem should be 30-40 lines or the story should be 2 pages.) Both options must be typed.

             3.  Write a journal from the point of view of someone who was alive during the time of Beowulf.  Your journal should contain at least 5 entries including details of events that took place during the story of Beowulf.  Must be typed.

           

              If you have any other creative ideas or you would like to work with a partner please make sure to come and speak to me first before you start working on it.

              **Students in my other periods (periods 1,2,3,5,6): If you would like to complete one of these projects for extra credit you can.  Please come and see me first.

Mrs. Manfra read...

So I figured I would start something new this year:

Whenever I finish a book I am going to share it with all of you.  As you all upload your summer reading books here is the latest book I just finished reading this past week.

The One and Only by Emily Giffin

           In this novel the main character, Shea, is a major football fan.  Growing up with her best friend Lucy, whose father happens to be the head coach at Walker University, explains her passion for the game.  As the novel opens, Lucy's mother has passed away after fighting cancer and it makes Shea start thinking about her life and the choices she has made.  

           Lucy's father, Coach Carr, actually recommends that she look into a job as a sports writer for a local newspaper and she ends up interviewing for the job and gets it.  However, trying to be unbiased proves to be more difficult then she thought.

           She also breaks up with her boyfriend and meets up with the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys who she happens to know because they went to school together.  He is recently divorced, but they decide to start dating and they get along great since both of them love football so much.

I don't want to ruin the ending, but there are some plot twists that may surprise you.

           I definitely would recommend this novel to girls who enjoy football and feel sometimes like they are misunderstood by girls who have no clue about the sport.
It might leave you questioning your own life:
"Are you truly happy?  Are you living up to your potential?"

Week of September 2-5

This week we covered the following:
1.  Groups presented their sections of the Beowulf Epic.
2.  Reviewed pronouns -- rules and lists (singular, plural, indefinite, first-person, second-person, and third-person pronouns.  Make sure you review your notes.  There will be a review quiz this coming week.
3.  Beowulf Vocabulary
4.  Summer Reading turned in by midnight, September 5th
5.  Reading Plus sessions begin next week for a grade

Reminders--
Assignments must be turned in on time.  Only exceptions are if you are absent and it is an excused absence then you can turn in your work or get the make-up work.  However, you need to turn in the work within a week or it will go in as a 0.

SAT/ACT Registration -- If you have registered for one or both of these tests you can receive extra credit for my class, but you must bring me proof by showing me your admission ticket.