modern british literature unit 1 career research spring semester

Modern British Literature

Unit 1 Career Research Spring Semester

One more semester!!!

• Syllabus Review– Daily grammar– Daily SAT vocabulary– Literature– Writing

• Independent Reading Selection Form

Modern Brit Lit

Turnitin.comClass ID: 9266692Password: MODBRIT2015

Career Project Research Day

1/12/2015 Grammar Practice

Review of Subjects and Verbs, Predicate Nominatives, and Direct Objects:• A verb shows action or state of being.• The subject tells who or what about the verb.• A predicate nominative, or predicate noun,

completes a linking verb and renames the subject.

• A direct object receives the action performed by the subject.


Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, predicate nominatives, and direct objects in these sentences.1. Our neighbors are from Australia.2. Our best friends are visiting England.3. Was Samuel ever in the army?4. The basketball coach was a great example for the boys.5. Was the circus a thrilling time for you?


Answers:1. neighbors = subject / are = verb2. friends = subject / are visiting = verb / England = direct object3. Samuel = subject / was = verb4. coach = subject / was = verb / example = predicate nominative5. circus = subject / was = verb / time = predicate nominative

1/12/2015 Vocabulary Lesson 1 1-3

• 1. Vigilance (n) – alertness, unbreaking attention to duty

• 2. Aberration (n) – a variation or change from what is normal or right.

• 3. Tincture (n) – a typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy

Career Research Assignment So Far

• Assignment #1 – Your ideal career worksheet.• Assignment #2 – 3 Career Worksheet• Assignment #3 – Classified ads• Assignment #4 – Business LetterTurnitin.com

Class ID: 9266692Password: MODBRIT2015


Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, predicate nominatives, and direct objects in these sentences.

1. There has been a change in the schedule.2. Who brought the cake and ice cream?3. We saw and touched the baby panda at the zoo.4. Larry was my best friend and married a girl from Las Vegas.5. Oh, I lost my wallet and missed the bus for home.


Answers:

1. change = subject / has been = verb2. who = subject / brought = verb / cake, ice cream = direct objects3. we = subject / saw, touched = verbs / panda = direct object4. Larry = subject / was = verb / friend = predicate nominative //married = verb / girl = direct object5. I = subject / lost = verb / wallet = direct object // missed = verb /bus = direct object

Vocabulary Quiz Next…

Lesson 1 Vocabulary Quiz 1-3

1. Provide an antonym for the word vigilance.

2. Provide a synonym for the word aberration.

3. Complete the analogy:saline : salt :: _________ : medicine

Lesson 1 Vocabulary 4-6

4. Aghast (adj) – shocked; terrified or amazed

5. Spurious (adj) – not authentic; not bona fide

6. Appellation (n) - a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

Career Research Assignment So Far…

• Assignment #5 – Interview• Please remember all assignments need to be

typed MLA format



1. In the woods the rain came down in torrents.2. Jim will be waiting for you at the mall.3. The reckless driver hit the deer and swerved into another car.4. The policeman stopped to help and saved the man's life.5. The men and women stopped and helped the lame horse and its rider.


Answers:1. rain = subject / came = verb2. Jim = subject / will be waiting = verb3. driver = subject / hit = verb, deer = direct object // swerved = verb4. policeman = subject / stopped = verb // saved = verb / life =directobject5. men, women = subjects / stopped, helped = verbs / horse, rider =direct objects


4. Complete this analogy:degree : BA :: __________ : Mr.

5. Use the word aghast in a sentence.

6. Use the word spurious in a sentence.


7. Salient (adj) - noticeable or important; standing out

8. Bewilder (v) - to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person’s thinking

9. Rectitude (n) - correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles

Career Research Assignment

• Research paper – turnitin.com– Don’t forget your works cited (in text)– Presentation Due Next Class Period



1. Wow! There goes a yellow-bellied marmot.2. Ferrets eat prairie dogs and have been reintroduced into some areas.3. Some endangered animals are the cheetah, the Meer cats, and some marmosets.4. My father and I cut and sawed the tree but never killed it.5. You need more sleep and less television watching.


Answers:1. marmot = subject / goes = verb2. ferrets = subject / eat = verb / prairie dogs = direct object // have been reintroduced = verb3. animals = subject / are = verb / cheetah, Meer cats, marmosets = predicate nominatives4. father, I = subjects / cut, sawed = verbs / tree = direct object // killed = verb / it = direct object5. you = subject / need = verb / sleep, watching = direct objects


7. Provide an antonym for the word salient.

8. Provide an antonym for the word bewilder.

9. Provide a synonym for the word rectitude.


10. Chattel (n) - a thing that is owned; a possession

11. Prosaic (adj) - matter-of-fact; without spirit, style, or imagination

12. Contemptuous (adj) - thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

Career Research Assignment

• Presentations due now• Paper due by 11 pm on turnitin.com• Starting alphabetical (backwards)

1/22/2015 Grammar Quiz

• CIRCLE the subjects• UNDRLINE the verbs• TRIANGLE for predicate nominatives• SQUARE for the direct objects

ON THE BACK – VOCAB QUIZ 10-12Provide a synonym for each vocabulary word:10. Chattel11. Prosaic 12. Contemptuous

Vocabulary Review Worksheet

• Complete the worksheet to help you study for the vocabulary test

• The worksheet is due tomorrow before the vocabulary test

1/23/2015

• Grammar Quiz• Vocabulary Quiz

Career Research Presentations

• Continued…

modern british literature unit 1 career research spring semester

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