Classwork - Week 7

OCTOBER 7, 2002

DOL: Capitalization, Comma Splice, Commas (nonrestrictive Clause)

The Cactus Finch which lives on the Galapagos islands displays

a trait rarely seen in birds, it uses a cactus spine to dig for insects in trees

and cacti.

JOURNAL: Some day I will travel to . . .

DIAGRAMING: The President may veto legislation from Congress.

Current Events

Homework Helps and agendas

Spelling Rules

Executive Branch Packet

"Rights" Essay

Read "Flowers for Algernon"

October 8, 2002

DOL: Capitalization, Comma Splice, Spelling

Kitty hawk was the name of the town where orville and wilbur

wright made the first powered airplane flite, it was also the name of the

first hot-air baloon to fly nonstop from the west coast to the east coast.

JOURNAL: My first memory. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Congress may impeach any elected United States official.

CURRENT EVENTS:

Spelling rules

Community Service - Questions?

Executive Packet

Essay - Quick-write (school-wide writing sample)

Read "Flowers for Algernon"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 9, 2002

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE: Capitalization, Comma Splice,

Spelling, Apostrophe (Contraction)

Teak loggers in burma use elefants to move the logs because

elefants are cheaper than other transporting methods, they

don’t require forest-damaging roads.

JOURNAL: My scrapbook (photo album) at home. . .

Current Events

Spelling rules

Essays

"Flowers for Algernon"

Presidential "Hats" - present

Executive Packet

October 10, 2002

DOL: Quiz - "The 'Unsinkable' Titanic" - 23 errors

JOURNAL: One of my favorite pictures . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Yesterday we played and had fun; today we work

quietly and diligently.

Current events

More spelling rules

Rights essay

"Flowers for Algernon"

Executive packets - So, when IS the test?

Introduce Colony Project

October 11, 2002

DOL: Numbers, Plural, Abbreviation, Comma Splice, Spelling

Attendence at the football game on Sept. 3 was 10379, twenty

percent were between the ages of 8 and sixteen year's old.

JOURNAL: My possession than carries the most memories. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Sometimes I have courage.

Current Events

Spelling rules

Executive Branch

"Flowers for Algernon"

Animal Farm - Questions?