Tuesday, 4/6/04 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Capitalization.
  1. the sun that brief December day

    2. rose cheerless over hills of gray
         John Greenleaf Whittier
  2. We read the poem "she walks in beauty" by Lord Byron.
  3. natalie sang "the star-spangled banner" before the kickoff.
  4. ralph can play "purple haze" and "louie, louie" on the guitar.
  5. "did you hear," Ida asked, "our classmate Brian playing the piano at the talent show?"
  6. all students of American government should read the federalist papers.
  7. "many paintings," our art teacher told us, "are based on stories from Greek mythology, such as the story of Icarus and his waxen wings."
Organization/Outline Practice I
Each list below contains three different kinds of items. One describes the general category to which all the others belong. it could be called the theme. Three items are main topics. Each of these names a category of things or ideas. The rest are subtopics that belong under one or another of the main topics.

1. bananas, peanuts, dry cereal, fruit, cashews, bread, apples, grains, snack foods, walnuts, oranges, crackers, nuts
2. laboratory work, discussions, quizzes, kinds of schoolwork, written assignments, reports, tests, class activities, bubble tests, essays, debates, final exams, notes
3. ground, ferry, bus, air, steamship, hot-air balloon, jet plane, helicopter, bicycle, transportation, canoe, car, water
4. July 4th, religious holidays, graduation, celebrations, Hanukah, anniversaries, national holidays, Labor Day, personal holidays, Easter, birthdays, Christmas, Memorial Day
Theme:

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