Classwork - Week 8
October 14, 2002
DOL: Number, Plurals, Capitalization, Periods (Abbreviation),
Apostrophe (Possession)
In 1957, tennis player Althea Gibson son the womans single's
championship at Wimbledon; later that year, she became the 1st black
woman to win the us open.
JOURNAL: The person I trust most. . .
DIAGRAMMING: I will try to "ace" the next Constitution test.
Current events
Homework Help
Standardized test prep
Animal Farm - story picture board
Executive Branch - complete packet
OCTOBER 15, 2002
DOL: Plurals, Apostrophe (Contraction), Usage (Right Word),
Spelling
Everything seems to be designated around car's: wide
streetes arent safe for pedestrianes, deers and other animals are
killed in tremendous amounts on roades, and polution from car
emissions harms everyones.
JOURNAL: Charlie Gordon's best personal characteristic. . .
DIAGRAMING: Campaigning for the up-coming elections is "hot and heavy."
Current events
Standardized test prep
Executive Branch- test review
"Flowers for Algernon" - found poem - directions
Community Service - What's this, you ask?
OCTOBER 16, 2002
DOL: Abbreviations, Number, Hyphen (Single-thought Adjective)
The woman had been heading s.w. on hiway. Forty-nine,
traveling at 57 miles p.h., when she lost control of her vehicle
and hit a three and a half year old child.
JOURNAL: Some day I hope to understand. . .
DIAGRAMMING: The World Series interests my brother and me.
Current events
Spelling Rules
Executive Branch - test review
Found Poem
How are you coming with your service project?
October 17, 2002
DOL: Plural, Abbreviations, Usage (Right Word), Dash (Emphasis)
Its interesting to visit another country such as Mex. Or Can.
And check out the differences among it and your own, everything
from traffic rules to dining habites.
JOURNAL: If I knew a bigot. . .
DIAGRAMMING: However, I try to do my work well.
Current events
Standardized test prep
Executive Branch - test
Judicial Packets
Found Poems - turn in
October 18, 2002
DOL: Run-on sentence, Capitalization, Spelling
The piaroa tribe in venezuela has an interesting custom on special
occasions, they roast spiders the size of dinner plates.
JOURNAL: The book that I choose to read is . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Therefore, I do well on my schoolwork.
Current Events
Spelling test
Turn in DOL, diagramming, journal, vocabulary, spelling test
Judicial Branch
The Diary of Anne Frank