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DOL #17 Answers

Here are the answers for this week's DOL#17 - QUIZ Friday, 2/1

The                                          finally                        

homerooms                             treated                        

who                                          to

worked                                    pizza

hard                                         juice

selling                                     and

cans                                         a

were                                        healthy

                                                snack

Type of sentence complex

Subject homerooms

Predicate were treated;  worked hard selling

Independent clause The homerooms were finally to pizza, juice, and a healthy snack.

Dependent clause who worked hard selling cans

Non-essential phrase who worked hard selling cans

Type of non-essential phrase appositive OR adjective clause

Verb phrase were finally treated

Thursday, Jan. 31st

DOL - clauses and phrases (see Tuesday's BLOG for questions)

CLASSWORK
1.  Find the ROOT word for ALL spelling words.
2.  Find the definition for ALL (20) spelling words.
3.  Spelling book, page 49
ALL CLASSWORK is due at the end of class.

HOMEWORK
DOL Quiz tomorrow - study your DOL
Capitalization sheet #1

Student Capitalization Lessons

Students are working on CAPITALIZATION rules.  On Wednesday, several students began presenting their lessons.

REMINDER:  Lessons should include:
Capitalization rule
Definition
Examples
Practice for students

CLASS TIME was given on Tuesday and Wednesday and many students are creating POWER POINTS or POSTER visuals to teach their rule.  MANY students have also created short practice assignments that Ms. Bailey is copying for distribution during the lesson.

REMAINING LESSONS should be completed AT HOME. 

Students will be presenting their lessons on Friday, 2/1 and Monday, 2/4.
Check with you child to make sure they have ALL of the components completed.
PROJECT/TEST grade given for execution of lesson.

DOL #17 Week Jan 29-Feb 1

Here is the DOL for the ENTIRE WEEK. 

The homerooms, who worked hard selling cans, were finally treated with pizza, juice, and a healthy snack.

Tuesday, 1/29- parts of speech

Wednesday, 1/30

         1.    Type of sentence 

          2.    Subject
3.  Predicate

Thursday, 1/31

1.         Independent clause
2.          Dependent clause

3.          Non-essential phrase
4.          Type of non-essential phrase
5.          Verb phrase(s)
6.        Prepositional phrase

DOL QUIZ on Friday, Feb 1st

Spelling words - January 29th

Here are a list of spelling words given on Monday, Jan. 29th

safety, loyalty, society, personality, university, authority, recognition, description, introduction, certainty, specialty, cruelty, publicity, electricity, reality, subscription, retention, intention, reduction

Capitalization Unit

Today we started a Mini CAPITALIZATION UNIT.

Each student will be assigned a Capitalization rule (some are in groups of 2s and 3s).
The student needs to find the definition for the rule AND examples.
Each student will present (teach) their RULE to the rest of the class.
Each lesson is 5 minutes.
Students MUST have some type VISUAL and PRACTICE designed for students.
Ms. Bailey will make necessary copies of practice.

Comma Test

Pop Quiz today on commas.

Today students were given the entire period to finish their COMMA POOF Books. 

HOMEWORK
Poof Book due tommorrow
Comma Test tommorrow!
Use your glossary to study.

Quarter 3 UPDATED Grades

Today we passed back (8) graded assignments for Quarter 3.  Student grades are updated and current.  Please check with your child to make sure they are filing their graded work!

Comma Poof Books

NO DOL this week

ALL this week, students are working on an IN CLASS assignment.  We are making a POOF BOOK.  The POOF BOOK includes the rules for using commas and include examples.

Students handed in their COMMA Glossary and they are using it to complete the POOF BOOK.
POOF BOOKS will be due on Friday at the beginning of class.
HOMEWORK- NONE
REMINDER - Comma test Friday

Happy Friday

Today, we took our first spelling test of the quarter.

Students completed copying notes in their COMMA GLOSSARY.  They copied Rules # 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

COMMA GLOSSARY due on Tuesday, Jan. 22nd.
Comma glossary should have ALL (12) rules.
Each rule MUST have a NUMBER, TITLE, and DEFINITION.
Each rule MUST have (2) sentences using the rule.

EXAMPLE:
Rule # 7 DATES
Use a comma when a date is made up of two or more parts
Ex:  We traveled to Paris on Monday, October 30, 2007, with Air France.
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