DOL: Verb tense, Punctuation (Direct Quotation), Capitalization,

Cars my Mother exclaimed when our car dies its third death in a

month. "You can't live with them and you can't live without them".

JOURNAL: When I think of my favorite restaurant . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Tom Sawyer seems to know many things, although

he does not go to school often.

Current Events

Homework Helps (live or die by 'em)

Standardized Test prep

"A More Perfect Union" - ditto - ancient history

Maps - How are you doing?

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Discussion of plot and themes

Mind Maps - Lesson 2 or 3

Exploration and Colonization

DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Capitalization, Quotation Marks

The hawaiian word aloha and the hebrew word Shalom means

both hello and good-bye.

JOURNAL: My favorite time of day . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Camping in the forest makes me happy.

Current events

Standardized Test Prep

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - discussion - What was life like?

Colonization - What kinds of colonies did we have?

Mind Maps - Lesson 3 or 4

DOL: "The Fatal Moment" - 18 corrections

JOURNAL: My Favorite Animal. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Winter and Spring breaks remind me of summer vacation.

Current events

Standardized Test Prep

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Discussion of Attitudes

Colonization

Mind Maps - Review

DOL: Adverb, Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, Comma Splice,

When swollowing, both toads and frogs close its eyes tight,

this action presses the roofs of there mouths onto there tongues,

pushing the food into there digestive tracks.

JOURNAL: If I had one wish . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Colonists created their own problems.

Current events

Standardized Test Prep

Colonization

DOL: Incomplete Comparison, Adverb (comparative), Abbreviation,

Teenagers are 50% most likely to catch colds then people

over 50, also, people who are basically good are least likely to

get sick then those who are run-down.

JOURNAL: One way to ensure world peace. . .

DIAGRAMMING: My friends and I will play and enjoy ourselves this weekend.

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Current events

Spelling test

Turn in DOL, Vocabulary, Journals, spelling test and homework

Standardized Test Prep

Colonization - What do your products need to show? - grades?