Class Work - Week 13
November 18, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb agreement, hyphens (single-thought adjectives),
comma splice.
Most American car horns beeps in the key of F, a listener with a
good ear can tell a domestic made car from a foreign made car by
listening to its horn.
JOURNAL: The best thing about the book House on Mango Street. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Tom and Jerry ran frantically.
Current events
Homework Helps
Standardized test prep
Maps and packets
Essay assignment - What personal characteristics help a person
cope with disaster?
November 19, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Pronouns (Nominative Case)
Unusual and comical is the kinds of stories that her and
me like best.
JOURNAL: I like Anne Frank as a person because. . .
DIAGRAMMING: They fought bravely and fiercely.
Current events
Standardized test prep
Map project - where are we? Tracing to be finished by Wednesday
Mind Maps - Chapter 1 - lessons 1 and 2
Geography packet - due when?
Essay -write and ORGANIZE
November 20, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Usage (Right Word)
Neither Arlo nor Scott are able to continue painting the
fence while you just set there.
JOURNAL: I did not like Anne Frank as a person because. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Eating ice cream makes me happy.
Current Events
Standardized Test prep
Essay - questions and editing
Mind Maps
Geography packets
November 21, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Usage (Right Word), Fragment
Playwright William Shakespeare and Mystery novelist Agatha Christie is the English authors. Who's works have been most translated into other languages.
JOURNAL: Esperanza's family (From House on Mango Street) . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Doing homework is not fun, but it is required.
Current events
Standardized Test prep
Geography packets and Map project
Colony Project
November 22, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Number, Usage (Right word)
A elephant is the only creature, besides a human being, who
have 4 appendages with hinge joints.
JOURNAL: The sneakiest thing I've ever done . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Typing essays is difficult.
Current events
Spelling Test
Turn in DOL, Journal, Diagramming, Spelling Homework, Spelling Test
BIG maps - set due date
Geography Packet
Mind Maps - Lesson 1 or 2 - Where are we?
Colony Project