Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory

There are four sentence types that you should know.

Declarative - states a fact; ends with a period.

Imperative - makes a command; end with a period

Interrogative - asks a question; ends with a question mark

Exclamatory - sentence said with excitement, emotion; ends with an exclamation point

Finish the worksheet handed out in class for Friday.

Bring in your essay!

You've been working on them this week. Please make sure to bring them in for Thursday.

Also, you were handed back your Watsons Go to Birmingham test and many people did not do so well. Correct your test and both scores will be averages together. Your correction needs to include correct capitalization and end punctuation.

TPCASTT

Tonight, please read the poem "Birmingham Sunday" by Langston Hughes.

We analyzed it in class, but you need to fill out your TPCASTT organizer.

Remember what each letter stands for:
T- title
P - paraphrase
C - connotation
A - attitude
S - shift
T - title
T - theme

Please bring in the completed organizer tomorrow.

Essays are due Thursday!!

Essay - Watsons Go to Birmingham

This weekend, please fill out the two organizers that were handed out in class that will help you with the essay assignment.

Remember, you need to pick a theme that you believe you can find evidence for in the text.

The themes we talked about in class are Racism, Support of Family and Grief.

Bring your organizers to class so we can start writing on Monday.

Know which one you are going to pick? Tell us here.

Speech Competition or Grammar Sheets?

It's your choice.

We need entries for next week's speech competition? So if you want to try out, write a 2-minute speech on a topic of your choice. Flexing your writing muscle will also earn you some bonus points towards your Humanities grade, as well.

Not feeling brave? Then please complete the two grammar sheets handed out in class today.

Night Off

Enjoy.

Continuing with Capitals

We're continuing our work on capital letters.
In class today, we talked more about when capital letters are used in sentences.

• A person's title before their name, such as Governor Lincoln Almond
• Abbreviations of titles, like Dr. or Mr.
• Days
• Months
• Parts of an address
• Titles of the military

Complete the worksheet on handed out in class tonight.

Ancient Egypt - The Test

Tomorrow is it! The test for Ancient Egypt.

Make sure to look over all your notes and handouts. Everything is fair game:

Gifts of the Nile
Pharaohs
Old Kingdom vs. New Kingdom
Mummification
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian Art
Daily Life

Good luck!

Capital Letters

Capital letters are an important part of creating correct sentences. We use them:

1. At the beginning of sentences
2. At the beginning of each line of poetry
3. At the beginning of dialogue
4. For proper nouns

Need more practice? Take a look at this interactive game.

For Thursday, please finish the worksheet handed out in class.