Classwork - Week 4
September 16, 2001
DOL: A Lost Empire - Quiz
JOURNAL: One thing about the Homework Helps is. . .
DIAGRAMING: I have a best friend.
Current Events
Homework Helps and agendas
Biographical sketch - samples
Legislative Packet
Giver
September 17, 2002
DOL: Colon (Time), Semicolon (independent clauses),
Periods (abbreviation), Punctuation (Book Title).
She closed the book and looked at the clock she had finished
reading the elder brothers at exactly 1204 pm
JOURNAL: When I am with my friends . . .
DIAGRAMMING: We eat chocolate and licorice.
Current Events
Return papers - How grades are earned
How essays are graded
Spelling Rules
Giver - Questions activity
Legislative Branch packets
Biographical Sketch
Periods 2 and 5 - Library presentation
September 18, 2001
DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE: Punctuation (Direct Quote),
Hyphen (Capital Letter Noun), End Punctuation, Commas
(Interrupter and Title), Usage (Right Word)
Hey Elena said Steven Baron Sr. as we unpacked did you forget
the grapes. You forgot the T shirts, to? Oh brother!
JOURNAL: The best thing I can do to help the guest teacher is . . .
DIAGRAMMING: We will behave well for the guest teacher.
Current events
Spelling Rules
Biographical sketch - one more sample - to be read aloud
Read and discuss book story outline - test tomorrow
September 19, 2001
DOL: Semicolon (Independent Clauses), Commas (Appositive and
Conjunctive Adverb), Spelling
The lungfish an unusual animal has both lungs and gills therefore
it can breath eather underwater or on land.
JOURNAL: Growing up includes learning about (or experiencing) . . .
DIAGRAMMING: George and Anita ran.
Current events
Giver - test
Edit essays- Biographical Sketch
Legislative Branch - Reproduce "How a Bill Becomes a Law"
September 20, 2001
DOL: Punctuation (Song title), Commas (Date and Independent Clauses),
Spelling
It was Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter who wrote the song Here
Comes Sunshine but it was my friends and I who heard it preformed
on July 2 1995.
JOURNAL: The most puzzling question I still have about The Giver . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Marty and Gertrude have money "to burn."
Current events
Spelling Test
Turn in Biographical Incident 2nd draft
Reaction to the book - Meet the Press II
Book - themes possible
Legislative Packet