Classwork - Week 2 - September 4-7, 2001
September 4, 2001
DOL: Semicolon (Independent Clauses), Spelling, Comma (Conjunctive Adverb)
Pet iguanas like to sit in high places however it is still a suprise when one
jumps onto your head.
JOURNAL: The most important right I have right now is. . .
DIAGRAMMING: I had fun over the Labor Day weekend.
CURRENT EVENTS
Agendas - Homework Helps (live or die by 'em) Copy the information into your agenda.
Hand in DOL, JOURNAL, DIAGRAMMING
Spelling and Vocabulary - weekly expectations
Begin spelling rules
Preamble to the Constitution
Legislative Branch packets
Autobiographical incident - introduction, examples, and brainstorm
September 5, 2001
DOL: Semicolon (Independent Clauses), Usage (Right Word), Spelling
Allowing species to go extinct is a big risk its imposible for us to know
which link will upset the whole balence of the earth.
JOURNAL: The autobiographical incident I have chosen for my first essay. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Shelly ran to the store quickly.
Current events
Spelling rules
Government - Preamble to the Constitution
Check out The Giver
Autobiographical Incident - examples and time to write
September 6, 2001
DOL: "A Good Pet" - Quiz
JOURNAL: One thing that bothers me about the book. . .
DIAGRAMMING: A green iguana is an unusual pet.
Current events
Spelling rules
Preamble
Autobiographical incident - peer edit
Meet the Press
Legislative Branch - discussion
SEPTEMBER 7, 2001
DOL: Punctuation (Foreign word), Commas (Appositive and introductory phrase), Plural, Usage (right word).
Instead of reading and writing the incas used the quipu a cord with knotted strings of various lengths and colors to record every aspect of there daily lifes.
JOURNAL: In the book I definitely did not like. . .
DIAGRAMING: Government can surely be complicated!
Current events
Spelling test
Turn in Spelling test, DOL, JOURNAL, DIAGRAMMING,
and spelling homework
Essay rough draft - edit
Meet the Press
The Giver - discussion
Legislative packet