` CLASSROOM WORK - Week 29

April 2, 2001

DOL: Usage (Right word), Capitalization, Pronoun/Antecedent

and Subject/Verb Agreement

Stonehenge is a circle of huge stationery stones standing

upright on a plane in england; they are believed to be an ancient

tool for studying astronomy.

JOURNAL: Henry's biggest decision in RBOC. . .

DIAGRAMMING: What will we study next? - Test on Wednesday

Homework Helps (live or die by 'em)

Current events

Spelling quiz (yes, again!)

Debates - prepare

Chapter 12 - review Lesson 2.

Civil War Baseball

Review for Battle Jeopardy - 1862 tomorrow

Civil War - film or music

Reading - short story

 

April 3, 2001

DOL: Comma (Interrupter), Verb Tense, Comma Splice

Scientifically speaking an element is a substance that cannot be

broke down into simpler substances, there are only 81 stable

chemical elements in the world.

JOURNAL: The reason I joined the Civil War. . .

DIAGRAMMING: I will do well on the test tomorrow; my grade depends on it.

Current events

Short Stories - due Thursday

Reading - short story

Red Badge of Courage - quiz

Debates - prepare

Civil War - Battle Jeopardy

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2001

DOL: Usage (Right Word), dash(To set off Explanatory Clause),

Pronoun (Objective Case), Subject/Verb Agreement

X-Rays is a penetrating kind of light with short wavelengths that

can pass threw solid objects objects such as you and I.

JOURNAL: If I had more time to do what I want to do . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Give me a good reason for diagramming, or I won't do it.

Current events

Debates

Civil War - Gettysburg - the tide turns

Reading - Short Story

April 5, 2001

DOL: Quiz - "More than Transportation" - 18 corrections

JOURNAL: The best part about spring . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Today is the last diagramming test.

Current events

Debates

Read - Short story

Diagramming test - final episode

Hand in stories - second draft

Civil War

April 6, 2001

DOL: Usage (Right Word, Subject/Verb Agreement,

Comma (Independent Clauses)

Your liver, which lays just under your stomach, removes

waist from your blood, and produce digestive juices.

JOURNAL: If I had just one more day of vacation

Current events

Spelling Test

Debates

Reading books – due Monday

Civil War

Lyddie