Monday, September 23, 2013

Announcements and Reminders:

• Sign up for your next book for the Basic 8 Book of the Month by Friday, September 27.  See these links that explain the genre:  Realistic Fiction -- Contemporary --  Contemporary Realistic Fiction   
• If you did not finish the Edmodo assignment -- answering two  questions about The Outsiders -- in class, finish it outside of class as soon as possible.
• There is now a third question about The Outsiders on Edmodo.
• And there is an extra credit opportunity also -- reading an article and writing about vandalism. 

• Scholastic book orders are due by September 25.   Class Activation Code: GKLJW  https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LogonForm 
• Consider entering the PTSA Reflections contest.   Extra Credit Opportunity!
• All-Pro Dads Breakfast -- September 27  -- 7:00-7:45 am                http://afjh.alpineschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/APD-Flyer.pdf
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1. Individual Reading Time -- You may be working on preparing to type your book assignment.  

2. CSI  American Fork

Now Investigating:  Conventions 

in Sentences Investigation 



Label in your composition book:  CSI #2  with today's date.

• What do you notice about these sentences?  
• What do they have in common? 
• Write down at least three things you notice about them. 
• Select one of the sentences to copy into your composition book. 

"In the moonlight, Sophie caught a glimpse of an enormous long wide wrinkly face with the most enormous ears."  

                       The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl

"With an earsplitting bang of metal on wood, they hit the thick tree trunk and dropped to the ground with a 

heavy jolt."

           Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Reason #2 to Use Commas:  To set off an introductory  (at the beginning of the sentence) word, phrase, or clause to make the meaning clear.  

Commas with Introductory Elements

3. Type your book assignment in computer lab 211.

Take whatever you need to complete your assignment.

Take your planner if you hope to go to the media center.
 


---   Use Edmodo and open the assignment, or

open your template here:  Basic 8-1 Template.doc

---   You may turn it in on Edmodo, or  print a hard copy to 

hand in to the top wire basket for your class. 

If you are done, type your answers to the three questions 

about The Outsiders, and, if you wish, to the extra credit

question about vandalism.   

If you have extra time, select or read your realistic fiction 

book for the next book assignment.