1. Welcome! October 5th, 2017 Thursday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Thursday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find the errors in the post.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Correct the spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors in the following social media post.
What’s on your mind?
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3. Yum!: Yum is an interjection and can stand alone as a sentence.
know if Crazy Wraps…?: Know was misspelled. Crazy Wraps is the name of the store, so it should be capitalized. A question was asked, so a question mark must be used.
used to love: The past tense of to use is used. Words shouldn’t be written in all uppercase.
Yum!: Yum is an interjection and can stand alone as a sentence.
their: While there refers to a place, their refers to possession/belonging.
Caesar wraps: Caesar is a proper noun (name) and is capitalized. Wraps was misspelled
badly: Badly is an adverb and is used to describe the verb craving.
Man,: Commas are used to separate introductory elements from the rest of the sentence.
because I: Cause is improperly used here. I should always be capitalized.
there right: They’re is a contraction for they are. There indicates a place. Right was misspelled
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4. Journal Heading At the top of your paper, you need: Your name The Date
Class/Block
“Thanatopsis: Day 2”

5. “Death Isn’t scary”
With your group, with a partner, or by yourself, read the article by Tassell– Matamua about NDEs, or Near Death Experiences.
Respond to the questions from the handout on your paper in complete, thoughtful sentences.
Be sure to provide textual evidence where necessary.
Once you’re finished, feel free to work on your IXL for the week: C.3 and C.4
Good luck! 

6. Near Death Experiences
Watch the video below for an overview of several famous NDEs: