Due October 15 (Letter & FI #8)

Essay Assignment:
Write a letter to a loved one, preferably to someone you care about greatly.
Choose someone who would especially appreciate a letter from you.
Suggestions in class included:
1) Brother or sister in college
2) Grandparent
3) Aunt fighting cancer
4) Pen-pal
5) Retired Priest or Nun
6) A sponser child
7) A shut-in, Meals-on-Wheels

If you need someone to write to, I personally know: a jet fighter named Clancy who is overseas & could always use a letter from home. I also know a cloistered nun who would love to hear from a young person. I also know certain young man (14) who is discerning the priesthood and is at school 1000 miles away from home.

 
WHERE TO START:
• Brainstorm subjects you might want to write about.                            
• Create your KWO next! Jot down reminders of what you want to share. See the list of ideas at the end of this post.
• Staple RD, Checklist and KWO to finished letter
• Minimum 3 paragraphs.   
Note: 
1^st Year: @ least 4 sentences per paragraph. 
JV & V:  @ least 5 sentences per paragraph.

  THIS ASSIGNMENT ONLY!                                             
Include at least one of each dress-up and each opener and each DEC in your whole letter. I AM NOT REQUIRING 1 per paragraph as usual. Soooooooo, start a new paragraph when you switch topics. Make sure each paragraph has at least 5 to 6 sentences minimum (JV & V).          
4 sentences minimum for 1^st Years. 
No T/C required.
 

REPEAT: INDICATE ONLY ONE OF EACH DRESS UP AND REQUIRED OPENERS & DECs IN THE WHOLE LETTER.
Keep a copy without the bolding, underlining, etc., so that you can mail to your loved one. 

Examples of the kinds of subjects that your KWOs could include:

Weather
    Sweaters here Sunday
     Rain on Mon
     Roses happy 7Bloomed!
     Dogs loving it
     Fido outside lots
TY 4 sweater (still use!)
       liked zigzag embroidery
       People compliment
       Never want 2 outgrow
I like class
      Kisses 4 Kate bk.
      Writing getting better
       A's on papers

        Read w/ microphone
       Share w/ U soon
Sister's school picture
       Silly smile
       Blinked eyes
       Teacher laughed
       Re-taking next week
Football game w/ neighbors
       Parents against kids
       P' better than expected!
       I caught pass
       Sister made touchdown
       kids won
Thanksgiving plans
         Can U come?
          Miss you
          @ least Skype
Homily @ Mass good 1!
         Priest told joke
         Gospel from Matthew
         I understood & liked b/c
         Had 2 explain 2 brother
         Included fav Bible verse
         Reading next Sun.'s B4 Mass
         Easier to follow
Learning to kayak
         Fell in twice
         Water not deep
         Dad took picture
         Will post on FB
         Practiced again yesterday
         River pretty & clam
         Heron, Fish, Dragonflies


 

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (vss)
3)  Fix It #8
4)  Vocabulary assignment

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (5), (vss)
3)  DEC requirements:
(ALLIT), (Q?), (SIM)
4)  Fix It & Vocab #8

1)  DRESS UP requirements:  
ly, ww, bc, asia, QA, SV
2)  OPENER requirements:
(2), (3), (4), (5), (vss)
3)  DEC requirements:
(ALLIT), ("Q"), (Q?), (SIM)
4)  Fix It & Vocab #8




Fix Its: 

Remember that periods and commas go inside the closing quotation marks.  

• Correctly use like or as. Like is a preposition and should be followed by an object to create a prepositional phrase (she sings like a bird). As is a conjunction and should be followed by a clause with a subject and a verb (she sings as a bird does).  
• A predicate nominative is the noun following a linking verb such as “is.” Example: She is the queen. Queen is the predicate nominative.  Use I instead of me if it is a predicate nominative. Do not say, “It is me.” Instead say, “It is I.”  

Week 8  

 

If you would permit me madam I should be honored to rescue your plaything”, a throaty voice offered. And Dorindas tears dried instantly as she looked around for the person belonging to the voice.  

  

A little flustered when sighting no one, she inquired “pray tell, who has tendered such a thoughtful offer Groomed in courtly speech Dorinda could talk as a princess when convenient.  

  

When a slimy putrid green amphibian hopped toward her on the rim of the well, croaking, “It was me Dorinda let lose a spine tingling shriek and nearly ran away, her inquisitiveness got the better of her however.  

  

“How is it you can talk Mr Frog” “Its a dull story but maybe I’ll tell it to you one day, for the present, would you like me to salvage your ball?”  

  

throaty: 
 tendered: 
 inquisitiveness: 
salvage: