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This document outlines key homework tasks for February 26, 2014, including a spelling quiz for Unit 10, daily language practice exercises, and prompts for creative writing. Students are encouraged to explore the rhythmic structure of Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride" while engaging with vocabulary exercises. Additionally, the history of the automobile, starting from Martini's invention to Ford's Quadricycle, is highlighted. Students will also practice sentence structure and answering thematic questions such as the significance of Valley Forge.
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Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 • In My Homework, please write: • Spelling Quiz Unit 10 Friday • Ex. 33, p. 418
Daily Language Practice • 1. Throughout “Paul Revere’s ride,” Longfellow keeps up a pounding beat with four stressed syllables in each line. Echoing the sound of hoofbeats. (2) • 2. Longfellows galloping rhythm helps give the poem excitement and power. (1)
Vocabulary Unit Ten • Practice spelling
Please do now… Describe your dream bedroom. What would be in it? How could you use the items?
Ex. 32, p. 417 • 1. In the fourteenth century, Martini, an Italian painter, designed a human-propelled carriage on four wheels. • 2. However, the Greeks used wheels and carts as far back as the eighth century B.C. • 3. Henry Ford introduced his first automobile as the “Quadricycle.” • 4. The name automobile gained acceptance in 1897. • 5. Some of the first powered cars employed windmills and clockwork motors.
Read p. 418 • For ex. 33 • Write the sentences • Underline the direct object(s) • Circle the adverbs and prepositional phrases.
TAS Questions • What can you tell me about Valley Forge? • How can you construct meaning from informational texts?
Sentences. • How can I effectively use them?