DOL: Commas (Appositive), Spelling, Fragment, Capitalization

Nelson Mandela the president of south africa. Has spent most

of his life behind bars.

JOURNAL: The rules I'd change at this school . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Did you look at your grade or do you prefer to

remain in ignorance?

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Chapter 9, review Lesson 1 and 2

Poetry Project

DOL: Apostrophe (Possession), Pronoun/antecedent Agreement,

The interlocking bones on a horses legs allow it's body to hang like a

hammock while they sleep standing up.

JOURNAL: The group (or groups) that I belong to . . .

DIAGRAMMING: The trip to the high school had both good and bad points.

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Chapter 9, review dittos

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Film – The Library – Helen Keller

DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Usage (Right Word),

Its a allusion of course but the moon and sun does appear

to grow smaller as they rise in the sky.

JOURNAL: If I had to teach Helen Keller . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Lincoln disliked slavery, and he ended most of it in 1863.

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Chapter 9, review for test

Poetry Project

DOL: Usage (Right word), Comma Splice, Subject/Verb Agreement

Unscented hair spray do have perfume added, it merely has fewer

perfume then the scented variety.

JOURNAL: One adversity I have had to overcome. . .

DIAGRAMMING: In 1861 the Civil War began, and it ended in 1865.

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Chapter 9, test

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Miracle Worker - process

DOL: Fragment, Usage (Right Word), Comma (Nonrestrictive Clause)

The glue on a postage stamp is made with polyvinyl acetate. Which

is the basic ingredient in bubble gum, too.

JOURNAL: How adversity builds character. . . .

DIAGRAMMING: The South stood for states’ rights.

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Chapter 10