Saturday, September 22, 2018

English 8

For homework, complete the Venn diagram (two interlocking circles) distributed in class by listing the similarities and differences between the two stories "The Golden Pants" and "The Sweater".  When you have done this, complete the following sentences:  The message of "The Sweater" is __________________.  This message is different from the one in "The Golden Pants" because ____________________.
If you want to see the video of "The Sweater", you can do so by clicking here.

Finally, begin to study the next 15 commonly misspelled  words for Friday:
  • belief -- note the "ie"
  • bruise  -- note the "ui"
  • bought  
  • brake  -- this word can be a verb meaning to slow down or stop or it can be a noun meaning the device used to stop a vehicle
  • break -- this word can mean the verb to fragment into pieces or it can be a noun that has two meanings i) a fragmenting of something  ii) a pause or rest during an activity
  • business  -- remember to spell the word this way:  busy, busy, bus + iness = business
  • busy  
  • buy  -- remember the "u" when you are writing about purchasing something
  • bye  -- this is what you say when saying farewell
  • by  -- this is the preposition to tell you where something is (e.g. The cat is by the door.)
  • emigrate -- to leave one country and move permanently to another (e.g. Terry's dad emigrated from France in 1989; he has lived in Vancouver ever since then.)
  • immigrate -- to come to one country and establish a home, leaving an old country behind (e.g. Terry's dad immigrated to Canada in 1989; he originally came from France.)
  • environment -- note the "nm" in this word
  • eerie -- this word means spooky or inspiring fear (e.g. Jena left when eerie music began to play.)
  • aerie-- the nest of a large bird of prey built high up on a cliff (e.g. High above the forest, the eagle watched the world from his lofty aerie.)
There are two different words (eerie and aerie) on this list than on the green class list because I mistakenly used two words you have already studied.