9th Grade:  (Can Truth Change):  I sat in my room on the concrete floor believing everything the facility told me. But I knew...

10th Grade: (Reality vs. Truth): Everything around me had changed.  There were certain things that had to be done.  I just didn't know if...

Write the flawed sentences.  Correct the spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

1. Jeffrey waked up at fiv-thirty in the morning to watch the son rise and to paint the view?

2. He thougt that there will be something peaceful about early morning!

3. he needed to use her time wisely, because in a few ours there was people out walkin and cars startin to move?

4. He noticed that the yellow, and orange from the sun is lined with pink hues.

This is a brand new beginning for most of you.  Think about what you want to accomplish this year in the areas of your 1.) your spiritual growth  2.) your friendships and family life (social)  3.) School goals and learning.  and 4.) your future.   Write about each section.  Take your time and really think deep.  We will be writing a reflection piece at the end of the year to see what changes or growth has occurred. 
Where are you now in these areas and where to you want to be.  THINK!!!

A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community.  Do you support or oppose the factory?  Explain your position.

Create a journal entry with the following criteria:
1. Subject- macaws
2. Use adjectives that answer the "four types" of questions.  Underline at one of each of these in your story.

Notes You Need to Know
Adjective: a word used to describe a noun or pronoun ot to give a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning.  Modifies: act of changing something slightly.  Adjectives add more information that answers any of four questions:

• What kind? 
• Which one? 
• How many? 
• How much?

Adjectives usually come before the noun but may come after.

ARTICLES:  a, an, and the are three adjectives that are called articles.    The is called a definite article because it refers to a specific noun. A and an are indefinite articles because they refer to any one of a class of nouns.

Exercise 1: Write the sentences below.  Underline the regular adjectives, circle the articles.

1. Parrots are found in the warm tropical areas of the planet.
2. A small number of species inhabit the cooler temperate regions.
3. The colorful birds have red, green, blue, and yellow plumage.
4. Parrots eat a wide variety of hearty seeds and nutritious fruits.
5. Parrots are monogamous, often remaining with a single mate for life.

Nouns Used as Adjectives: A noun used as an adjective answers the question "What Kind? or Which one?" about a noun that follows it.

Exercise 2: Write the noun used as an adjective in each sentence.

1. Macaws are large, noisy members of the parrot family.
2. The colorful macaws live in large flocks and roost along steep canyon walls.
3. They dig small nest holes in the relatively soft sandstone.
4. Major food sources for macaws are fruits and nuts.
5. Macaws perch among the tree branches while they eat.
6. Occasionally, they will also search the forest floor for food.
7. Because they live in the warm tropics of South America, the birds do not migrate to a winter territory.
8. Unfortunately, the macaw population is dwindling because of the actions of humans.
9. Cattle ranches are the biggest threat to the remaining habitat of the macaw.
10. The birds are also threatened by wildlife poachers.

Crossing my arms tightly; I squeezed my shoulders until my knuckles turned white.  I wasn’t going to cry.  I wasn’t going to let him do this to me again.  Breathe, Breathe, Breathe.  I had to find the strength to fight him this time.  I couldn’t let him hurt me anymore.  I pulled back my shoulders, stood a little taller, lifted my chin, and then reached out my trembling hand to touch the ...

Think about human nature.  Read the prompt at the bottom of the image below and create a short story.  Use your knowledge of human nature, other stories you have read, and world experiences to create a new perspective.  Change this to 1st person perspective. 2 pages. (* Remember a short story has only one main conflict.) 

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Create a short story based on the 7 point short story structure.  Begin by filling out #1-7.  Then begin writing your story.  Assignment Twist: story must include the line, "...but if anyone asks, tell them we're  fine."  Underline this line in the story.  Story should be a minimum of one full page not including the 7 point story structure.  Have fun with this. Think beyond what is typical and ordinary.