Class work - Week 10
October 29, 2001
DOL: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, Plural, Capitalization
In many companys everyone, including the president, takes their
turn at making coffee.
JOURNAL: In JFK's speech he said,"Let the word go forth from this
time and place that the torch has been passed to a new generation . ."
DIAGRAMMING: Are you anticipating Halloween?
Current events:
Homework Helps - live and die by 'em
Grades and paper return
Teen Court - presentation
Judicial Packet - check answers. What will be on the test?
House on Mango Street - Mandala due 11/1
Diary of Anne Frank - finish and discuss
October 30, 2001
DOL: Pronoun (Objective Case), Capitalization, Punctuation (Direct
Quotation)
Whenever the neighbor's dog trespasses on our lawn, my Mom likes to recite
this line from a Robert Frost poem to my brother and I: 'good fences make good neighbors.'
JOURNAL: What "Good fences make good neighbors" means. . .
DIAGRAMMING: The judicial system in the United States is fair sometimes.
Current events
Judicial Branch - study for test
Mandala
"Diary of Anne Frank"
Never Forget
OCTOBER 31, 2001
DOL: Pronouns (nominative case), Pronoun/antecedent
agreement, capitalization, commas (nonrestrictive clauses)
Her and me are researching the peace corps which was
established in 1961 by president Kennedy to see how it has
changed since their early days.
JOURNAL: Halloween means. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Do you know the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe?
Current events
Never Forget
Next essay - Expository
November 1, 2001
DOL: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, Usage (Right word),
Punctuation (Direct Quotation), Comma Splice
It is not a question of who's water balloon it is, its the mere fact that
someone left their water balloon on the seat of my chair said Ramon.
JOURNAL: My service project . . .
DIAGRAMMING: I read the story "Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.
Current Events
Constitution Test
Mandala - due tomorrow
Never Forget
NOVEMBER 2, 2001
DOL: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, Comma (Independent
Clauses), Fragment
The clavicle, or collarbone, is the most frequently broken bone in the body. Because they're a relatively thin bone, and often involved in shoulder injuries.
JOURNAL: My least favorite tradition . . .
DIAGRAMMING: The first Thanksgiving was in Jamestown, Virginia, not in Plymouth, Massachusets.
Current events
Essay
Bill of Rights
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