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