Thursday, 5/28/09 (10)
RESEARCH IS DUE TOMORROW.
UPDATE: Value = 200, not 250. Late penalty (for Monday turn in) is still 20%, which is 40 points.
Last minute questions?
Research Paper Grading Scale:
Content:   /75
Writing/Editing/Organization:    /75
Citations/Use of Sources/Works Cited:    /30
Formatting/Requirements:    /20
Total:    /200

Bonuses: Early turn in: +5, Good use of primary source(s): up to +10, Exemplary paper: up to +10
 
 

Yee #5. Do it in your notebook. Only tear it out if you get 100%.
NDP in upper right corner. Title. If it says copy, copy. Otherwise, don't. Don't forget the century on dates.

  1. It is rather ironic that Thomas Jefferson, the author of those famous words "...all men are created equal..." was a slave owner. Those immortal words come from __________(what), which was signed in ______, _______ (city, state), on ___/____/___ (month/day/year).
  2. Franklin Roosevelt referred to it as "a day which will live in infamy." (who, what, where, when-MDY)
  3. (Copy.) Title Page : __________ :: Works Cited : end
  4. (Copy.) 10% of 250 = _________
  5. (Copy.) 36/45 = ______% = ______(letter grade) Hint: -9
  6. a) ______ books have been sitting b)_______ for a long time; I hope c)______ coming back soon.
  7. Copy the sentence below and label each word with its part of speech. (The word the is an adjective. Be VERY CAREFUL on this one.)

  8. D'oh! Homer was very awkward, and hit his big, fat head on the door.

Alternative. Note: All Alternative Activity Assignments must have the date, otherwise they don't count.
  1. Palindromes
  2. Rotate/revolve. Which does a globe do?
  3. Insert the missing number: 4, 9, 17, 35, _____, 139.
  4. A man walked into Sam and Ellas's Cafe and sat down at a table exactly two and one quarter feet from the window. The first waitress with straight hair came over to take his order, but he sent her away and asked for the waitress with curly hair to take his order.  He ordered a cucumber and cheddar cheese sandwich, a cup of Cuban coffee, and a chocolate chip cinnamon bun.  After taking the order, the curly haired waitress immediately said,  "You must be in the army."  She was right, but how did she know?


Scrabble Practice.
 
 

Final Exam, Part II.
On a separate sheet with NDP and title; Final Exam, Part II.
(20) Listen, and write. Exactly. With correct punctuation and spelling. Neatness DOES count this time.
 
 

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