It’s October 2. 
Today is National “Name Your Car Day.”  What do you think you will name your first car?  What should you name your parents’ car?

Trivial Fact of the Day: Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Don’t go through life, grow through life.”  --Eric Butterworth (American minister and author)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  trite  (adjective) – This word describes something that is overused and, therefore, not very important or original.  What are two or three writing skills you use to avoid being trite with in your final drafts?

Terrific Thursday!!! 

Have you finished reading Ch 1 and defining the words from Ch 1??? If not, as soon as you finish reading the blog, get busy. Review Ch 1 and vocabulary. Transition words are necessary for our writing to flow easily for the reader. We are going to complete a Transitions practice to help us with our Courage essay.