• Nov252008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 06:45 AM

    Book Fair
    Collect C/C essays
    Check HW - 30 Flash cards
    Begin A Christmas Carol
     Discuss book as we read

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    Nov242008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 07:00 AM

    Collect early c/c essays
     Introduce  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
         Guided reading questions
         Vocabulary
          Books


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    Nov212008
    Today in class

    POSTED AT 06:20 PM

    Journal #15 - What was the last compliment you received?  How did it make you feel?
    Collect grammar WS #128
     
    Students will peer edit their compare and contrast essay
    "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Third Wish"
     
    Open book, open note grammar capitalization quiz
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    Nov202008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 09:17 AM

    DOL # 14

    Collect book report #2

    Check over template answer questions – let students work for a while or start draft.

    Cap

    Rule #11 Capitalize the first world of a salutation and the first word of a complimentary close.

    Example – My dear Mr. Smith:

    Very truly yours,

    Rule #12 Capitalize words derived from proper nouns.

    Examples I must take English and math. English is capitalized because it comes from the proper noun England but math does not come from mathland.

    I must take French and Math 1.

    Math 1 is a specific course title. 

    Students each create 3 sentences that need to be corrected. Change papers and practice for open-book open-note quiz tomorrow.

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    Nov192008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 07:07 AM

    Journal #14 - Would you still keep your 3 wishes from journal #13?  Or have you changed your mind after reading "The Monkey's Paw" and "A Third Wish?"
     
    Go over template for writing assignment
     
    Fill in template
     
    Start draft due Friday
     


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    Nov182008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 06:59 AM

    Check and go over homework (page 951 quick ck #3)
    Copy notes:
    Cap rule 9
    You may capitalize words such as department, bureau and office if you have prepared the text in the following way:
    Ex - The Bureau of Land Management will have some jurisdiction over Ford Ord.
     
    Rule #10
    Do NOT capitalize names of seasons.
    Ex - I love autumn colors and spring flowers.
     
    Review what we read yesterday
    Finish reading "The Third Wish"
     
     


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    Nov172008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 07:12 AM

    DOL #13
    Check and go over chart for "The Monkey's Paw"

    Capitalization notes:
    Rule #7
    Capitalize titles of publications except for a, an the, but as, if, and, or ,nor and othre little words when used internally.  Capitalize short verb forms like Is, Are, and Be.
    ex - I Know What You Did Last Summer
    What Color Is Your Parachute?
     
    Rule #8
    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.
     
    ex - The State has evidence to the contratry.  Or - That is a Federal offense. 
     
    Pate 101 "The Third Wish" 

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    Nov142008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 07:41 AM

    Journal #13
    If you had three wishes what would you wish for?
    Check and go over HW page 949 quick ck #2
     
    Copy notes
    rule #5 Capitalize the titles of high-ranking government officials when used woth or without their names.
     
    EX - The President will address Congress.  All Senators are expected to attend.
     
    Rule #6 Capitalize points of the compass only when they refer to a specific region.
     
    EX - Wh have had Presidents from the South.
    Go south three blocks and then turn left.
    We live in the southeastern section of town. 

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    Nov132008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 07:06 AM

    DOL #12
    check and go over cap ws #127
    Copy notes in grammar section:
     
    #3 - It is often requested that you capitalize a person's title when it precedes the name.
    ex - Chairperson Haines, will address us at noon.
    Ms. Haines, the chairperson of the company will addres us at noon.
     
    #4 - Capitalize when the person's title follows the name on the address or signature line
    ex - Sincerly,
    Ms. Haines, Chairperson
     
    Read page 84
    "The Monkey's Paw"

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    Nov122008
    Today in Class

    POSTED AT 10:49 AM

    Working on SS project
    Students will gather evidence from paperwork
    in class to help them produce a biography.
     
    Gatherind details
    1. Who? was involved (name and family names)
    2. What? happen in their life (war, illness, marriage, children, death)
    3. When? did events happen in their life
    4. Where? did events happen in their life
    5. Why? did these events happen
    6. How? did they feel about the event
     
     
    After you have gathered your evidence create a time line of their life
     
     
     Then draft your biography from the timeline and details that have been gathered
     
     
     
     

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