October 16, 2000

DOL: Plural, Abbreviations, Usage (Right Word), Dash (Emphasis)

Its interesting to visit another country such as Mex. Or Can. And check out the differences among it and your own, everything from traffic rules to dining habites.

JOURNAL: If I knew a bigot. . .

DIAGRAMMING: However, I try to do my work well.

CURRENT EVENTS

Homework Helps - Questions?

Judicial Packets - Highlight

Found Poems

Book reports

Film - Witches of Salem; the Horror and the Hope

What happens when the Judicial System breaks down?

Separation of church and state

October 17, 2000

DOL: Run-on sentence, Capitalization, Spelling

The piaroa tribe in venezuela has an interesting custom on special

occasions, they roast spiders the size of dinner plates.

JOURNAL: The book that I choose to read is . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Therefore, I do well on my schoolwork.

CURRENT EVENTS

Judicial Branch Packets

Found Poems

Discovery film - Salem Witch Trials - more information

Discussion

October 18, 2000

DOL: Quiz - An Historic Evening - 33 corrections

JOURNAL: One good decision that I have made. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Do your service project early.

CURRENT EVENTS

Hand in Found Poems - Present?

Judicial Packets

House on Mango Street - check out and review handout

Reactions with thumbnail sketches

October 19, 2000

DOL: Rambling sentence, capitalization, abbreviation,

John Muir decided to become a naturalist at the age of 30 and

he hiked from the midwest to the gulf of mexico to acquaint himself

with the land and with his writings he inspired the development of

national parks in the U.S.

JOURNAL: My symbols for House on Mango Street . . .

DIAGRAMMING: Plan your project well, and bring all the materials.

CURRENT EVENTS

Spelling pretest

Judicial Packet

Write one sentence with each spelling word.

Class dictionaries available.

October 20, 2000

DOL:

In 1875 Matthew Webb of great Britain became the first person to

swim across the english channel which lies between england and france

and he arrived in france 21 hours and 45 minutes after he left england.

JOURNAL: The thing that frustrates me most. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Ginny did her homework, and Hector played alone happily.

CURRENT EVENTS

Spelling test

Judicial Packet

Short story and reaction