Announcements and Reminders:
Next time: Post tests on coordinate adjectives, fact or opinion, and theme with evidence. Do not forget to write Santa Letters!
Do not forget that the LAST day to hand in late and
revised work for this term is December 20.
Do not forget to complete and submit your theme letter for the November Book Assessment. You already received a grading sheet twice. If you still need one, please print this: November Bk of Mon Directions.doc Do not forget to get your Effects of TV score up! We will be in Computer Lab 201 for Cave Time Tuesday (today) and Thursday. Are you working on your Letter About Literature letter for the December Book Assessment -- due January 7? Samples for Letters About Literature/ December Book Assignment
Book orders are due by December 20. They will come AFTER Christmas Break -- of course. If you need to make up spelling, here is the document: Commonly Confused Word Make-Up(4).doc |
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| Cumulative Adjectives just pile up. It would sound strange to put "and" between them or to reverse them. They do not need commas between them. |
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| Coordinate Adjectives are Equal. You could use "and" between them. You could reverse them. Place commas between them. |
B7 and B8 received their copies of the Royal Order of Adjectives chart. B5 and B6 had received theirs earlier.
Coordinate Adjectives and The Royal Order of Adjectives
For part of the practice test on coordinate adjectives/commas, the students looked in their own books for sentences that used cumulative or coordinate adjectives. I found some in a book I'm reading:
Cumulative:
She went around to the back of the massive beige-colored brick building.
from Byrd and Igloo: A Polar Adventure page 6
Coordinate:
In 1902, when Byrd was a skinny, freckle-nosed fourteen-year-old living in Winchester, Virginia, . . .
from Byrd and Igloo: A Polar Adventure page 9
Class Activities:
1. Practice with Coordinate Adjectives/Coordinate Commas 2. Individual Reading and fill out your reading log. 3. Practice for Theme and Evidence Test 4. Persuading Santa? (Prezi) 5. Fact or Opinion Review (PowerPoint) B7 and B8 went through the PowerPoint very, very quickly, and did not see the Persuading Santa Prazi. We did not use the flash quiz today. Fact or Opinion? - Flash Quiz |
If you were absent:
Here are our practice tests: Answer Keys for Practice Tests December 10, 2013If you need to review them more: Themes from The OutsidersReview Coordinate (Equal) Adjectives: Monday, December 2, 2013 Scroll down to the Royal Order of Adjectives.
adjectives: http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/042301comcoordadj.htm
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/commas-with-adjectives and http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/commas-with-adjectives?page=1 Review Fact and Opinion: Fact or Opinion? What Makes Either? |
