Name: ______Date: ______D.O.L. Week #____

1. On july 6, 1994 my family takeing a trip to Arizona. On July 6, 1994, my family is taking a trip to Arizona. ______2. Did Mom or Dad actually say “let’s visit grand canyon national park?” Did Mom or Dad actually say, “Let’s visit Grand Canyon National Park”? ______3. Yesterday morning aunt Leyla say, “What a huge canyon this is”! Yesterday morning Aunt Leyla said, “What a huge canyon this is!” ______4. Its about 280 miles along the Colorado river and its average width is nine miles. It’s about 280 miles along the Colorado River, and its average width is nine miles. ______5. Dad told we childs, “The Colorado River and erosion has dug this deep canyon.” Dad told us children, “The Colorado River and erosion have dug this deep canyon.” ______6. “Them forces” he added, “are still continueing there work.” “Those forces,” he added, “are still continuing their work.” ______7. In history class i writeing a report called a Journey Through Time In history class I am writing a report called “A Journey Though Time.” ______8. Its seventy five kinds of mammals include rocky mountain mule deer, mountain lions and coyotes. Its seventy-five kinds of mammals include Rocky Mountain mule deer, mountain lions, and coyotes.

Did you know . . . ?
The Spanish once called the Colorado River the Red River (Rio Colorado) because the minerals carried along in the water colored it.
The present boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park were established in 1975.
The park includes more than one million acres.
The Grand Canyon floor is a desert that averages fewer than ten inches of rain a year.