November 15, 2024

I am so excited to tell you that the copier is fixed! This means you will receive a hard copy of this posting to use today in class! Yay!

Part One.
Idiom of the Day
Cyndi wanted to tell her boss that she had found another job, but instead she kept beating around the bush during their meeting.
Note: Always remember to reread the first part of the sentence to see what is happening and to make an inference about how it connects to the idiom.

My Meaning for Beat Around the Bush:

Have you ever experienced something like Cyndi did in the sentence above? Did you ever beat around the bush or can you think of situations in which someone else may have done so? Write about them in the space below!

Part Two.
Literary Term
Climax
The climax of a story is its highest point of action; it is the moment when the protagonist has to make a choice or face something they may not want to! It is the point of no return! As a reader, the climax of the story is the most exciting and one that is filled with the most suspense; you simply cannot wait to find out what is going to happen next!

As we read stories in class next week, we will be paying careful attention to the story climax and its place in literature. It is important to know that right after the climax takes place, all the pieces of the puzzle that make up a story's plot now begin to fit together and make sense. 

Can you take a moment a think of a climax to a book or movie you have read or watched? Remember that it is right before the protagonist has to take one final action!!

Part Three.
Grammar 
Prepositions
As we spoke about in class, prepositions are positional words. They are part of phrases, which are groups of words that add something of interest to a sentence. Phrases do not have verbs (or action words) within them; only clauses do!!
Directions: Please select the prepositions from the sentences below. The number in parentheses tells us how many are in each sentence.

Example: November is a month filled with colder weather and still popping with vivid colors!  (2)

1. I found my sister in Market Basket; she was shopping for her family!  (2)

2. Do you know the way to San Jose? (Note: Yes, that sentence is part of a song!)  (1)

3. The students in our class always do their best work on Fridays!  (2)

4. Have you seen that new video game at Game Stop?  (1)

5. Jayson played a great game of basketball at the Garden.  (2)

Now, can you go back and underline the entire phrase that contains the prepositions above?

Part Four.
Writing
Directions: Please finish the story I began for you!

Patti had so many ideas for what she wanted to do over the weekend. But before she could select even one, her cellphone pinged and startled her. A number she did not recognize appeared on her screen, and the text that followed caused her to nearly jump out of her chair.