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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