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January 2008

January 23, 2008

Read 180 Bonus (4th and 5th Period)

Name the three rotations in the Read 180 class. (5 points)

What are the zones of Read 180? (5 points)

Explain the Oral Cloze routine. (10 points)

Deadline for submissions: January 31st

Reading Bonus (6th period)

How is the organization of a website different from that of a book?    (5 points)

What does URL stand for? (5 points)

What are the five steps in the plan for reading a graphic? (10 points)

Deadline for submissions: January 31st

Language Arts Bonus Questions

Name 2 examples of technical writing. (5 points)

In business letter writing, what is the full block format? (5 points)

List the 8 parts of a business letter (refer to your notes). (10 points)

Deadline for submissions: January 31st

January 15, 2008

Spelling List #5: Irregular Plurals

wives                   mosquitoes         wharves        sisters-in-law

giraffes                 crises               ghettos        diagnoses

tariffs                    analyses          pistachios      stimuli

great-aunts            criteria            vetoes           phenomena

mementos              species           embargoes       Sioux

CHALLENGE:

armadillos         supercargoes         memoranda    radii     commandos