CLASSROOM WORK - Week 17
December 17, 2001
DOL: Misplaced Modifier, Punctuation (Direct Quotation),
Hyphen (Single thought adjective)
'These horses are usually sold to small scale breeders
with long hair and stout, muscular legs," the stable owner commented.
JOURNAL: I'll remember this year because. . .
DIAGRAMMING: I want to do well in my classes.
Current events
Homework Helps
Standardized Test Preparation
Turn in Reading Logs Friday
Light in the Forest
Colonies - Grand plan and due dates
Tom Sawyer - Essay due Friday
Following Directions
December 18, 2001
DOL: Quiz - "Passing Comments" - 20 corrections
JOURNAL: If I could do a project to show what I have
learned in social studies this year I would. . .
DIAGRAMMING: These map projects are going to be easy.
Current events
Standardized Test Preparation
Tom Sawyer- Discussion and questions
Colonies
Following Directions
December 19, 2001
DOL: Dangling Modifier, Capitalization, Commas (Appositive)
Reading a book on magicians, Harry Houdini the great escape
artist died of an acute appendicitis attack on halloween of 1926.
JOURNAL: My one hope for the world. . .
Current events
Colonies
Following Directions
Tom Sawyer - essay edit
December 20, 2001
DOL: Dangling Modifier, Hyphen (Single-thought Adjective),
Capitalization
Looking from outer space, the only man-made structure that
can be seen is the 3,500 mile great wall of China.
JOURNAL: My Community Service Project taught me. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Finals are coming, and we need time to prepare.
Current events
Essays - due tomorrow
Colonies
Following Directions
December 21, 2001
DOL: Double negative, Substandard Language
(Double Preposition), Comma Splice.
Catgut, the tough thread used for tennis strings and surgical
sutures, isn't never made from out of cat intestines, sheep and
horse intestines are used instead.
JOURNAL: The best thing about winter break . . .
DIAGRAMMING: The town of Little Falls, Minnesota, was Charles' home.
Current events
Colonies
Following Directions - assembly line