1` Monday, October 26, 2015 Corrections: numbers, abbreviations, using the right word Blood actually is thicker then H2O… 6 times thicker.

Then or Than Rule: Than is used only in comparisons, so if you’re comparing something use than. If not, then you have to use then. Example: Is she taller than you? I went to the store, and then to the bank

Today We Will: Bellwork & Rule Cath up on The Giver – The Giver handouts 4 & 5 Discuss chapters Unit 12 Vocabulary (with book) Begin annotations

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Corrections: appositive comma, comparative or superlative adjective Ceres the most large body in the asteroid belt follows an orbit between Mars and Jupiter 4

Appositive Comma Rule: In appositives and appositive phrases, use commas to set off and enclose an appositive (a word or phrase which can be substituted for a.) Note: Short or one word appositives are not set off with commas such as my friend Trystan or my sister Michelle. Example: Austin Granier, the captain of the football team, was in my English class. 5

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Corrections: numbers, wordy sentence, apostrophe, parentheses It takes the moon a little over twenty seven day’s about a month to orbit Earth and go all the way around it. 7

Possessive Apostrophe Rule: To see if you need to make a possessive, turn the phrase around and make it an "of the..." phrase. For example: the boy's hat = the hat of the boy three days' journey = journey of three days If the noun after "of" is a building, an object, or a piece of furniture, then no apostrophe is needed! room of the hotel = hotel room door of the car = car door leg of the table = table leg 8

Thursday, October 29, 2015 Corrections: end punctuation, hyphen, abbreviation Is the moon moving away from Earth at a rate of one half in. per year Corrections: using the right word, numbers Earth moves threw space at sixty six thousand seven hundred miles per hour. 9

Hyphen (1 of 2) Rule: Use a hyphen to join two or more words serving as a single adjective before a noun: a one-way street chocolate-covered peanuts well-known author However, when compound modifiers come after a noun, they are not hyphenated: The peanuts were chocolate covered. The author was well known.

Threw or Through (2 of 2) Rule: Threw is the past tense of the verb 'throw'. Drew Brees threw the ball to Cooks. Rule: Through is a preposition and an adverb. It can also be used as an adjective, but never as a verb. I can't believe all that the Saints have been through this year.

Today We Will: Bellwork & Rule X 2 Vocabulary Packets Due/Review Annotations Pet Project

Friday, October 30, 2015 Journal #12 – Imagine a Halloween with no candy. Do you think you would still have fun? Why or why not?

Today We Will: Journal #12 (full page) Review For Tests Weekly Tests – loose leaf Early Finishers: Complete all journals