Thankful
Everyone needs to be more appreciative and thankful. Today write a sentence about someone you are grateful for. Could be a family member, friend, neighbor, anyone...why are you grateful to have them in your life?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Thankful
Everyone needs to be more appreciative and thankful. Today write a sentence about someone you are grateful for. Could be a family member, friend, neighbor, anyone...why are you grateful to have them in your life?
Friday, February 6, 2009
Describe the room
Room Description
Remember the rules of My Access and to always revise to get the better score. Revisions must show effort.Today I want you to look around the room and think of ways you would describe this room to someone who has never been in here using adjectives and adverbs.
1. Write a very descriptive sentence with details to describe what the writing lab room looks like.
Remember the rules of My Access and to always revise to get the better score. Revisions must show effort.Today I want you to look around the room and think of ways you would describe this room to someone who has never been in here using adjectives and adverbs.
1. Write a very descriptive sentence with details to describe what the writing lab room looks like.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Room Description
Remember the rules of My Access and to always revise to get the better score. Revisions must show effort.
Today I want you to look around the room and think of ways you would describe this room to someone who has never been in here using adjectives and adverbs.
1. Write a very descriptive sentence with details to describe what the writing lab room looks like.
Today I want you to look around the room and think of ways you would describe this room to someone who has never been in here using adjectives and adverbs.
1. Write a very descriptive sentence with details to describe what the writing lab room looks like.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Scrooge
Today is Scrooge's birthday. He is the main character in the story Christmas Carol. For most of the story Scrooge is really "stingy" or selfish and mean. Can you think of a time it would be smart to be stingy or selfish?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Temperature
On this day, in 1947, a town in Canada has the record lowest temperature of 62 degrees below zero. This is the coldest temperature ever recorded. It gets really cold here in Joliet but not as cold as 62 degrees below zero.
1. Tell me what you think is the most ideal perfect temperature that you would like it to be year round and why.
I think the perfect temperature would be......because....
1. Tell me what you think is the most ideal perfect temperature that you would like it to be year round and why.
I think the perfect temperature would be......because....
Monday, February 2, 2009
Groundhog Day
Today we celebrate Groundhog Day. If the groundhog sees his shadow we have six more weeks of winter and the groundhog goes back in his hole. Today the goundhog did see his shadow so looks like we have 6 more weeks of winter.
1. Write a descriptive sentence using adjectives to describe the weather today using sound, smell, or sight. example:
It was such a cold day you heard the students teeth chatter and the snow crunch as the students walked into school.
1. Write a descriptive sentence using adjectives to describe the weather today using sound, smell, or sight. example:
It was such a cold day you heard the students teeth chatter and the snow crunch as the students walked into school.
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