Classwork - Week 15
December 2, 2002
DOL: Verb Tense, Abbreviation , Commas (Number
and Date), Comma splice
Basketball All-star Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 pts.
In one game on March 2 1962, in the same year he scores
4029 points, a record far from being matched.
JOURNAL: As a researcher I am best at. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Do you understand my problem, and will it ever
go away?
Current events
Homework Helps
Light in the Forest
Map packet
Mind Maps
Essay organization
December 3, 2002
DOL: Verb tense, Punctuation (Direct Quotation), Capitalization,
Comma (Independent Clauses), End Punctuation.
Cars my Mother exclaimed when our car dies its third death in a
month. "You can't live with them and you can't live without them".
JOURNAL: When I think of my favorite restaurant . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Tom Sawyer seems to know many things, although
he does not go to school often.
Current Events
Turn in Map packets
Standardized Test prep
BIG Maps - How are you doing?
Mandala
Light in the Forest - Discussion of plot and themes
Mind Maps
Exploration and Colonization
Essays
December 4, 2002
DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement, Capitalization, Quotation Marks
(Words Being Discussed)
The hawaiian word aloha and the hebrew word Shalom means
both hello and good-bye.
JOURNAL: My favorite time of day . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Camping in the forest makes me happy.
Current events
Standardized Test Prep
Mandala
Light in the Forest
Colonization - What kinds of colonies did we have?
Mind Maps
December 5, 2002
DOL: "The Fatal Moment" - 18 corrections
JOURNAL: My Favorite Animal. . .
DIAGRAMMING: Winter and Spring breaks remind me of summer vacation.
Current events
Turn in Mandalas
Standardized Test Prep
Essays
Light in the Forest- Discussion of Attitudes
Colonization
Mind Maps
December 6, 2002
DOL: Adverb, Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, Comma Splice,
Usage (Right Word)
When swollowing, both toads and frogs close its eyes tight,
this action presses the roofs of there mouths onto there tongues,
pushing the food into there digestive tracks.
JOURNAL: If I had one wish . . .
DIAGRAMMING: Colonists created their own problems.
Current events
Spelling Test
Hand in DOL, Journal, Diagramming, Spelling test, Vocabulary
Mind Maps
Colonization