Classwork - September 10-14, 2001 - Week 3
September 10, 2001
DOL: Commas (independent Clauses and Restrictive Phrase), Spelling
Oxygen was descovered in 1772 by the sweedish chemist, Carl
Scheele but he withheld the information until two years later when Joseph
Priestly made the same discovery.
JOURNAL: My favorite pass time. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Diagraming is difficult.
Current Events
Hand back papers
Homework Helps - live 'n die by 'em
Spelling rules
Autobiographical Incidents - Turn in your 2nd draft tomorrow
Assembly (5-6)
Meet the Press
Giver - Questions?
Legislative Branch packets - How do you take notes?
September 11, 2001
DOL: Commas (Introductory Phrase and series), Usage (Right Word)
On our camping trip their were fireworks going off all night dogs
barking all morning and music playing all day.
JOURNAL: The easy way to change the things that are wrong in the book is . . .
DIAGRAMMING: We will present Meet the Press tomorrow.
Current events
Check library cards
Spelling Rules
Hand in essays
Meet the Press
Read and discuss Giver
Legislative Packets - Three branches of government
September 12, 2001
DOL: Parentheses (Explanatory words), Commas (Introductory
Clause and Series)
If someone took away all of your senses sight touch hearing
smell taste what do you imagine would be left.
JOURNAL: One thing in our government that is like the book is . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Our government should fix things.
Current Events
Autobiographical incident - return and discuss.
Meet the Press - Present
Legislative Branch - How a bill becomes a law
September 13, 2001
DOL: Period (Abbreviation), Commas (Nonrestrictive Clause and numbers), spelling.
The Minoan cuvilizashun which lasted for 2000 years on the island of Crete developed a rich and prosperous culture beginning around 6000 BC.
JOURNAL: When I get to read a book of my choice . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Meet the Press was interesting and confusing.
Current events
Spelling Rules
Turn in Autobiographical Incidents - mount on wall
Biographical Sketch
Legislative Packet
September 14, 2001
DOL: A Lost Empire - Quiz
JOURNAL: One thing about the Homework Helps is. . .
DIAGRAMING: I have a best friend.
Current Events
Spelling test
Hand in DOL, Journal, Diagramming, Spelling homework, quiz, etc.
Spelling Rules
Biographical sketch - samples
Legislative Packet
Giver