Wednesday, June 28, 2017

WEEK #3- FOURTH OF JULY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

WEEK #3- FOURTH OF JULY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
In honor of the upcoming holiday, I have created a crossword puzzle. All of the answers can be found online and are common "fun facts" about the holiday. Some you may already know. Each is worth .2= 3 possible bonus points. To submit your answers, just type the number and its answer. 

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

WEEK #2: ANSWERS

WEEK #2 ANSWERS- COMMAS
1. school,
2. yes,
3. course,
4. student,
5. addition,
6. year, 
7. there,
8. Well,
9. homework,
10. Indeed,
11.sure,
12. Jack,
13. like,
14. Fortunately, 
15. choice,

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

WEEK#2- COMMAS
Read each sentence and put in the one comma that each sentence needs. If you need to brush up on your comma rules, here is a link to a site that might help https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma/. This activity is worth .2 X 15= 3 bonus points. When you submit your answers, you may just type the word before and the comma. You do not need to retype the whole sentence.
1. When I graduate from high school I plan to go to college.
2. Yes that is a good idea.
3. Of course you will need good grades to get into the college of your choice.
4. Seeing that you are a good student I know you'll have no problem.
5. In addition your involvement in extracurricular activities is important.
6. I know that you played softball your freshmen year and you were also in the spring musicals.
7. If I get there I'd like to study oceanography.
8. Well you will have your work cut out for you.
9. I know that I will need to study, do tons of homework and attend all of my classes.
10. Indeed it won't be easy!
11. You will find, I'm sure that it is a competitive field.
12. Jack how about you?
13. I would like I think, to go to medical school.
14. Fortunately I've been studying hard all year.
15. You may not be accepted into your top choice but I know that you will find a college.

WEEK#1 ANSWERS- SENTENCE TYPES

WEEK#1 ANSWERS- SENTENCE TYPES
1. Imperative
2. Interrogative
3. Exclamatory
4. Declarative
5. Exclamatory
6. Imperative
7. Interrogative
8. Declarative
9. Interrogative
10. Declarative
11. Is a camera an expensive piece of equipment?
12. Take a photography class in high school.
13. Photography is a challenging yet interesting profession.
14. What an unusual moment that photograph caught!
15. What is a typical photographer's salary?

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Summer Blog 2017: WEEK #1- Sentence Types

SENTENCE TYPES=3 bonus points (.2X15)
SECTION #1-This week's challenge is to identify each of the following sentences as declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Each sentence can only be one type of sentence. I have omitted the end marks in order make this more of a challenge.
1. Look carefully at the photograph to the right of the text
2. How did the photograph manage to capture such an unusual shot
3. What amazing use of light in the photograph
4. Photographers study for years to learn how to use light effectively
5. What skills these types of artists possess
6. Observe the shapes of the objects in the picture
7. What do you think they could possibly be
8. Photos likes this taken in such darkness create an eerie feeling
9. Have you ever considered studying photography
10. I think you have a talent for capturing interesting moments on film
SECTION #2- Now take the 5 sentences and rewrite them according to the sentence type indicated after each sentence. 
11. A camera is an expensive piece of equipment. (change to an interrogative)
12. You might find it interesting to take a class on photography in high school. (change to an imperative)
13. Doesn't photography look like a challenging yet interesting profession? (change to a declarative)
14. Some photographers capture unusual moments. (change to an exclamatory)
15. Every photographer's salary is a little different based on his/her talent. (change to an interrogative)