` 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