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