March 27/30, 2009
Self-Starter: More Test Preparation -- Answer practice questions about using reference works.
(If absent, make sure you get the paper for this.)
Looking at using resources -- Look at media center activity and suggested books.
Some resources you should know how to use:
almanacs
atlases
encyclopedias
Special dictionaries
Dictionaries
Biographical reference books to find information about people
Thesaurus
Self-Starter, continued: Take a quiz about what we've learned so far about sentences. (If absent, make sure you get a chance to do the quiz.)
1. More on Sentenced! See our wikki for the handout and even the PowerPoint. http://cavemanenglish.pbwiki.com/?pwd=e3xjtdh2p5
Students took a review quiz --
Then we learned about phrases and
illegal ways to combine "sentences" non-sentences
fragments/ run-ons/comma splices
A-DAY STUDENTS WILL TAKE A QUIZ later ON SUBJECTS, PREDICATES, AND IDENTIFYING DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT CLAUSES (on another day). (B-DAY ALREADY TOOK IT.)
2. Getting Started with Stand Tall -- What is a hero? What is a leader?
Ask for the portion of the packet completed today: Page 1-2.
