Tuesday

1st, 2nd, and 5th period:  Test Practice Bellringer-
STANDARD V: The student will use appropriate organizational skills for writing/revising. OBJECTIVE:  Determine logical progression and completeness of paragraphs.  Read the paragraph. Choose the sentence that BEST fits the blank in the paragraph.
_____________________. These gentle mammals look very much like walruses. They are now an endangered species with fewer than 3,000 in existence. Conservationists are working hard to
combat boating accidents, overdevelopment, and diseases that threaten the manatee.
A. For hundreds of years, warm coastal waters have supported manatees.
B. Three marine centers operate hospitals that treat medical problems of manatees.
C. Researchers are now better able to treat manatees that have been poisoned by red tides.
D. Approximately thirty percent of manatee deaths result from encounters with human beings.

Read the paragraph. Choose the sentence that would be the BEST concluding  sentence.
When four-year-old Pat Moldow went to the Grand Canyon, she noticed many people taking pictures and immediately asked her parents for a camera.  In the 20 years since then, she has traveled to five continents taking pictures.  _______________________________.
A. Careers are often established through significant childhood experiences.
B. Parents should think about what influence they have on their four-year-old children.
C. Her photographs have won many first-place prizes and have been published in major magazines.
D. Portrait photography captures some people, and they never lose the desire to take pictures wherever they go.

Read the sentence. Choose the transitional word or words that BEST fit the blank. 
More than ninety people applied for this  job; _________________, there has been a delay in selecting someone for the position.
A. as a result    B. furthermore   C. for example  D. on the other hand
Class Work:  Work on Poetry Packets; Due on Monday!

4th and 6th - 4th - complete book work on Chapter 14.  Practice Debating techniques in teams -