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