English+9+Bellringers

These are the activities you need to begin as soon as you enter the classroom each day. They are designed to help your writing fluency and enhance your writing and language skills. toc =DOL 5 = The Taenaris macrops butterfly which feeds on ripe bananas has eyespots on it's wings that flas like the eyes of a predater. =DOL 4 = Allowing species to become extinct is a big risk its imposible for us to know which missing species will upset the whole balence of the earth. =DOL 3 = Pet iguanas like to sit in high places however it is still a suprise when one jumps onto your head. =DOL 2 = The brown recluse spider which is a poisonous spider found in the United States have fangs six eyes and a violin-shaped mark on its back. =DOL 1 = (copy the sentence as you see it, make corrections in a different color, write the revised sentence) At 9 feet tall and 1,700 pounds the Alaskan brown bare is the largest carnivore, that lives on land. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">3.3 = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">List five current events you could learn about by reading newspapers and magazines. =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">3.2 = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Copy the sentences below, and fill in each blank with a verb. 1. Lilla _ down the street. 2. The hungery campers ___ the food. =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">3.1 = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Copy the lines below then identify what type of writing it is and how you know. I had a little nut tree, Nothing would it bear But a silver nutmeg And a golden pear. =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">2.3 = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Wars, invasions, discoveries, etc. bring speakers of different languages together. When this happens the languages tend to mix. Make a list of historical events that might have cause one language to adopt words and phrases from another language. =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">2.2  = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Copy the passage below then highligt the pronouns: "They were very kind and bade me come again. Why have I never been taken among the Monkey-People? They stand on their feet as I do. They do not hit me with hard paws. They play all day. Let me get up! I will play with them again. Rudyard Kipling, //The Jungle Book// =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1.2  = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Write a paragraph that begins: "The funniest thing I ever saw..." =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">3.1  = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">English, like other languages, is constantly evolving to include words that have been newly coined, words that have taken on new meanings, and acronyms. Write two or three sentences that contain words that are new to the English language. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">**2.1** = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Identify the nouns in the following sentence: In the old garage, the mechanic's feet stuck out from under the body of the pickup truck. =<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">1.1  = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">List several characteristics that you think are special about yourself. You may include heritage, personality traits, interest, or other notable facts of your own choosing. Please spend 10 minutes writing on this topic.