It’s January 11. 
Today is “Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day.” Do you think you have more dots or dashes in your name in Morse Code?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   In 1844, Samuel Morse sent the very first message via telegraph: “What hath God wrought?” It was sent from a chamber in the Supreme Court to Baltimore, Maryland. Would that count as the very first text message?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “We all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.” --Louisa May Alcott (author)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  eponym (noun) – this fancy noun refers to a word that became a common word based on someone’s name.  Morse code, for example, was named for its inventor. So was diesel.  So was sandwich.  Know any other eponyms?

 

Happy Friday!!! Channel One News - Week In Review. We are changing up our stations today. Everyone is going to begin our writing for our semester exam and practice Grammar Bytes for the Hot Potato Quiz.