Thursday, October 3, 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

If you handed in a hard copy of your first book project, please pick it up from the lower wire basket for your class.
If you haven't turned in the first book project, please do as soon as possible!

See Sample Character Cube

Character Cube Example: Ponyboy


1. Individual Reading Time

  • Collect evidence from your book.
  • Work on your book character cube evidence and rough draft.
  •      It is due next time! 
    • What's due? 
      •     Pencil in your ideas on the blue template draft.
        c  Complete a notes page with three passages from the book about your character.
        c  Get your draft and notes page checked off by a teacher by October 9.

See me if you haven't handed in your first book project.



2.           




CSI  American Fork



Now Investigating:  Conventions in Sentences Investigation 

Your task:  Copy the sentence below the example, then examine it for two or three reasons to use commas. 
Label: "Motivation"     List those reasons.
Do NOT copy this one: 
Example: If your sentence were this one -- "I would have laughed, but I had a terrific headache." (p. 114) -- You could say that you should  use a comma between two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. (compound sentence)





 Here is your sentence: 
"Thanks, grease," he said, trying to grin.  Then he stopped. "I didn't mean that.  I meant, thanks, kid." p. 117   -- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 


Reasons to Use a Comma that are shown by this sentence:
1. 
2. 
3. 

Answers to Reasons to Use a Comma October 7


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3.  Getting Started with Spelling
Quiz on essential spelling words
Receive your first set of essential spelling words. 
You will learn those words, then will lose points if you misspell them in your writing. 

Essential, Non-Negotiable Spelling – Set 1



4. The Outsiders
B5   page 126. iTunes p. 110 Nightmare. . .,  29:03

B6 to   bottom of page 138,   iTunes, Chapter 9, cut  

12:44

B7 to page 131,  iTunes  Chapter 9, cut 0:00

B8 to page 143,   Chapter 9, cut , 21:36


"It ain't long enough. Sixteen years ain't long enough." p. 121