Mrs. Lamontagne

Students were able to take the time to finish the packet for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Collect grammar sentences rule 11 & 12
Read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
work on packet due tomorrow

Collect grammar rule sentences for 9 & 10
Copy grammar rules in notebook:
Rule 11 - Cap the first word of a salutation, and the first word of a complementary close.

My dear Mr. Smith:


Very truly yours,


Rule 12 - Cap words derived from proper nouns.
Example - I must take English and math.
All languages are capitalized
However you do cap a subject when it is followed by a number - Math 101.

Cont. reading TBITSPJS

Copy grammar rule 9 & 10 for Caps in grammar section of notebook:

Rule 9 You may cap words such as - department, bureau, and office if you have prepared your text in the following way

Example - The Bureau of Land Management will have some jurisdiction over Fort Ord.
              - The Bureau is finding this role difficult.

Rule 10 DO NOT CAP the name of seasons

Example - I love autumn colors and spring flowers.

Review and Cont reading TBITSPJS

Students were able to use the laptop labs and work on their book report that is due on Tuesday 2-16-10

Journal #29 - Pretend that you are the ruler of the world what would you do with all that power?
Copy grammar rules:
7-Cap. titles of Publication except for a, an, the, but, as, if and or, nor and other little words when used internally.  Cap short verb forms such as, Is, Are, and Be.

Example – What Color Is Your Parachute?

                 The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas

Rule 8 The cap rules for state and federal continue to be hotly debated. Capitalizing the words state and federal, when referring to them as agencies, is optional. When state and federal are actual parts of the agencies’ names, capitalize. 

Examples – The State has evidence to the contrary.

That is a federal offense.

Collect homework

Review what we read yesterday and cont. with The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

DOL #38
Collect HW
Copy grammar rules:

Rule 5 Cap the titles of high – ranking government officials when used with or without their names.

Example – The President will address Congress. All Senators are expected to attend.

Rule 6 – Capitalize point of the compass only when they refer to specific regions.

Example – We have had Presidents from the South.

Go south three blocks and then turn left.

Review what we read yesterday and cont. W/TBITSPJS

Journal #28 - Is it better to be the oldest child, the youngest child, the middle child or an only child.
Collect HW
Write down grammar rules:

Rule 3. It is often requested that you capitalize a person’s title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name.

Examples: Chairperson Holmes or chairperson Holmes

Mr. Holmes the chairperson of the company will address us at noon.

Chairperson Holmes will address us at noon.

 

Rule 4 – Cap when the person’s title follows the name on the address or signature line.

Example – Sincerely,

       Mrs. Haines, Chairperson

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Cont. reading TBITSPJS - ch 9

DOL #37
Copy grammar rules into grammar section of your notebook:
Rule 1 - Cap. the first word of a quoted sentence.
Rule 2 - Cap a proper noun.

Review TBITSPJS - cont reading

Check HW TBITSPJS ch 6 & 7
Work on Book report #3 - we have the laptop lab today