Explorers Galore...

We are about to start our unit on Explorers. In our Social Studies book, it is Chapter 3. We are going to learn about Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Prince Henry the Navigator, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Ferdinand Magellan over the next week and a half. Over the next week, homework will be pretty light because every night you will be REQUIRED to study (that means read, make flash cards, make a fake test, quiz yourself, teach your stuffed animals, make up a song, etc.) for at least 20 minutes per night! Start making time during your busy schedules to allow for a productive 20 minutes each night next week.

This weekend, check out this website about explorers.  See if you can find information about the explorers listed above.  Comment to this post and let the class know what you learned!  Be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation!

How to Write a Great Comment

Mrs. Yollis' Classroom blog has a great post on how to write quality comments.  Check it out! 

Fan Boys and Coordinating Conjunctions

Homework for tonight! (Thursday, October 7)

Find your "FANBOYS" Poster on this post. Take a close look at your sentences. Correct those sentences that you think might be wrong (make sure they have the formula: sentence comma conjunction sentence).

In a comment, explain which sentence you think is wrong, and how it can be corrected. Write your new sentence in the blog post as well. If you think all of your sentences are correct, write one excellent example of a compound sentence using a comma and coordinating conjunction.  


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Good luck!