For our first half of class, we first reviewed our vocab for the big quiz tomorrow. Congratulations to Logan for his prowess on the buzzers and his crowning as vocab champion this time around. Then, we worked with prepositions by identifying prepositional phrases in sentences, revising sentences so that we do not end with a preposition, and rephrasing sentences to avoid over-prepositioning in writing.
For the second half of class, we worked in teams to begin our team essay on "sybaritic" (yes, a vocabulary word on the quiz tomorrow). Thus far, the teams have brainstormed a lengthy list of examples, composed a thesis statement, determined the relevant examples, and ordered the range. For homework, you are to complete informal research on your specific example so that you may use that information during tomorrow's writing.
For our two absent ladies, you will need to complete the brainstorming portion for "sybaritic," coming up with as many examples as you can for that word. You will be working as a partnership tomorrow, and I will clarify the steps that you will need to do to catch up.
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