Welcome! January 12th, 2017 Thursday Do Now Get your folder from the front crate and find your seat Begin working on your Daily Edit paragraph. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find all 10 mistakes in today’s paragraph. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

Thursday January 12, 2017 Before computers, people would type letters and other documents on Typewriters. The first patient for a typewriter was granted on January 7, 1714 but it is years before the first typewriter was invented. In 1808, Pellegrino turri build the first typewriter for his friend, countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzano. He also invented carbon paper, which was used for the machines ink. Not much is known about the first typewriter but people can still read letters that the Countess typed on that typing mashune.

Goals for Today Finish your research project! Make sure you have a title slide, at least 5 content slides (but no more than 10), a slide with three quiz questions, and a works cited slide at the end. Prepare your presentation. Remember, your slideshow should be a guide that highlights the important parts, not your entire presentation. What can you elaborate on that isn’t in your slideshow? Go to IXL.com and click on 11th grade skills under Language Arts. By Sunday afternoon, complete TWO of the three IXLs below with a score of at least 80%. Commas H.3 Sentence Fragments O.3 Subject/Verb Agreement S.3