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