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