Classwork – Week 26

March 4, 2002

DOL: Pronoun (Reflexive), Usage (Right word), Fragment

Amazonian Indians invented galoshes centuries ago but dipping there feet

into liquid rubber. To protect theirselves against insects on the ground.

JOURNAL: My Favorite Music . . .

DIAGRAMMING: I have a talent and use it well.

Current events

Homework Helps

Standardized test prep

Turn in Problem Solution letter draft tomorrow – questions?

Social Studies - Chapter 9 - introduction

Quickwrite

Miracle Worker

 

March 5, 2002

DOL: Quiz – "Pounds of Paper" - 22 errors

JOURNAL: The best fashion today. . . .

DIAGRAMMING: At the show I ate three buckets of popcorn.

Current events

Standardized test prep

Turn in Problem Solution letter

Chapter 9

Poetry Project

Miracle Worker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 6, 2002

DOL: Abbreviation, Comma Splice, Capitalization, comma (Introductory

Clause)

In 1968 an oil company heiress left 4.3 million dollars to her 150 or so

dogs, when the dogs died the money went to the auburn university school

of veterinary medicine.

JOURNAL: The journey to the high school today. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Carl Akeley suddenly became ill and died of a fever.

Current events

Standardized test prep

Chapter 9

Poetry Project

Miracle Worker

March 7, 2002

DOL: Punctuation (Appositive), Usage (Right Word), Verb tense

Eric the Red the Norseman who discovered Greenland gived the continent

that name to make it seam like an attractive place to live.

JOURNAL: One thing that worries me about high school. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Mary had a difficult problem, but she faced it bravely.

Current events

Standardized test prep

Chapter 9

Poetry Project

Miracle Worker

March 8, 2002

DOL: End Punctuation, Pronoun (Reflexive), Colon (To Introduce

Explanatory List), Commas (Series)

What music group called theirselves by the following names, the Quarrymen, Johnny and the Moondogs the Moonshiners and Long John and the Silver Beatles.

JOURNAL: When I go to high school I am confident that . . .

DIAGRAMMING: She remained in the Congo and finished Carl's work.

Current events

Spelling test

Standardized test prep

Chapter 9

Poetry Project

Miracle Worker