HOMEWORK for Monday, March 12

READ AND WRITE

*  Read Community Reaches Out to Help Science Whiz 

* Write 2 paragraphs

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  Paragraph 1:  If you were Samantha and could snap your fingers and have a degree (and all the knowledge) from a particular college or university, what would the degree be in, and which college would it be from?  Explain why Samantha would like to have this degree.
• Paragraph 2:  Answer the question from your own point of view.

http://newsforyouonline.com/index.asp

Lab Work Thursday March 8

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

1.  Take one of these tests  for Multiple Intelligences.  (Take the test in ENGLISH!!)

http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

2.  Print your results (1 page)

3.  Write one paragraph explaining why you agree or disagree with these results.  Bring this to class tomorrow.    

Last Week Schedule

Monday, 3/12:       Final Reading Proficiency Test
Tuesday, 3/13:       Final Writing Proficiency Test
Wednesday, 3/14:  Final Grammar Test
Thursday, 3/15:      Get grades
Friday, 3/16:           9:45 AM; Register for Spring Quarter BE 3109

Sentence Connector Practice

These sites review transition words and have practices at the end.  You really need to know these!

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/9-10.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/3/4/76/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/3/4/77/

Adjective Clause Practice

Test yourself! 

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-1.html 

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj2.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj3.htm 

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause01.htm 

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause02.htm

Weekend Homework for Monday, March 5

http://newsforyouonline.com/index.asp

Read four stories:  Greece's Spending Cuts Spark Protests, New US Planting Map Shows Warmer Nation, Experts Find Cancer in Mummy, and India Close to Wiping Out Polio.

1. Complete the worksheet exercises for each story.
2. Write answers to the discussion questions on a separate piece of paper.