Wednesday/Thursday, November 12/13, 2014

If you were absent, study the conjunctions and transitions, and complete the subordinating conjunction activity.   Get the tape in and tape it into your composition book.  Make sure to look at the sample Who's Who! 

                              

1.  Individual Reading Time   

(A1) or finishing  your packet 

with the article and story about outer space

http://www.nasa.gov/content/greg-olsen-soyuz-spaceflight-participant/#.VGTOeVfF_u4

An example of a Who's Who External Text Feature:  

A Who's Who for the Ross Sea Party

Your projects are due on November 24 (B-Day)/ November 25 (A-Day).

If you need to complete make-up work for the External Text Features Scavenger Hunt or for the assignment that asked you to find External Text Features in book, come to CaveTime on Friday. 

Today is ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.

Relationships Within the Classroom

 Relationships Among the Sentences and Sentence Parts

Relationships Among Sentences and Among Paragraphs (Parts of Essays)

2.  Selecting Our Class Dispositions.  

 “A successful classroom is about relationships 

– about how we are together.”

dis·po·si·tion

ˌdispəˈziSH(ə)n/

noun

1. 1.

   a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

   "a sweet-natured girl of a placid disposition"

   synonyms:

   temperament, nature, character, constitution, makeup, mentality "a nervous disposition"

Today we are working on creating a  constitution for the classes that meet in this room, selecting the qualities we feel are most important to a successful classroom.   In a couple of days, all of the English classes will vote on the qualities that will become the standard in this room.  

B5
Max Aaron Ameri Hallie	C.J. Jared Marley Madison	Elexus Richard Katelyn Dylan	Kassidy Fernando Katie H. Kyle	Mason W Brent Damon Caden	Paxton Morgan Victor Connor	Mia Channing Mercedes Mason R	Tanner Kenji Abe Taylor

B6
Colby Blake Lindsay Alaina	Andrew KeliAnn Luke Kenah	Jaxon Ryan Kaitlyn Quinci	Brayden Myah Allyson Jacob W	Maddie Justin Ivan Samantha	Cameron Diego Emily L Suzanne	Gabriel Alysa Emily R Brady K.	Ryan L Brady L Coby L Landon B

B7
Josh  B Dallin Joseph Dallin	Ashley Kristen Eoin Joshua W	Victor Heston Isabelle Cianne Jeremy	Emily C Melanie Taj Jayce	Hayden St Hunter Daniel Damien	Jace Hayden Sm Sarah Jenna

A1 -      Whom did I leave off?
Mariah Dallon Emma B Cameron	Jordan Mary James M Ixtlaly	Faith Noelle Jaxon Teigun	Jayde Amber James B Ryder W	Kaitlyn Alan Karina Grayson	Joseph Anabella Camille Ryan	Audrey McKell Hailey Emma	Breanna Ceirra Zoe	Kylie Matia Heaven

A.  In your composition book, list ways that class members could think and behave that would make this classroom a good place to be.

          You may have already done this at the beginning of the year.  If so, find your list, and perhaps change it or add to it. 

B.  Receive the illustrated page for Civic Dispositions.

C.  Match them with the items you already have. 

D.  Can you think of any that are left off the handout? 

E.  In groups of four or five, come to a consensus, selecting the five dispositions you think are the most important in the classroom. 

Be prepared to share out the dispositions you selected in ___7___ minutes.  

Group Work: 

 Involver:  makes sure everyone participates   THE OLDEST

 Recorder:  writes down what the group decides  NEXT OLDEST

 Speaker:  announces to the class, when called on, the five dispositions your group has selected   YOUNGEST

  Participants:  Everyone participates! 

Group Rules:

•   Everyone participates.
•   We take turns naturally.  
•   Everyone speaks, and everyone listens to the one speaking.
•   We do not interact with other groups during our group discussion time. 
•   We think through the topic together.  We reason with each other. 
•   No one person does all the work, and everyone pulls their weight.    

If you were absent, here is the handout:  Chart of definitions of civic dispositions from the Office of Civic Education and Engagement

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Rearrange chairs.  

Practically Perfect Paragraphs and Essays
For a successful paragraph you must have: For a successful essay you must have:
An interesting central idea (topic sentence)	An interesting introductory paragraph with a topic sentence (central idea) for the whole essay
Supporting details sentences that all fit “into” the central idea	Body paragraphs that all support the central idea -- Each will cover a major supporting detail about the central idea, and will include support for each of those major ideas.
An effective conclusion	An effective concluding paragraph
Transitions that guide the reader from one idea to the next, showing how the ideas are related.	Transitions that guide the reader from one idea to the next, showing how the ideas are related. Transitions are especially important between paragraphs.
Formal language	Formal Language
A variety of sentence types and lengths	A variety of sentence types and lengths
Careful editing for conventions	Careful editing for conventions

Add: Cite sources used.                        Add:  Cite sources used.

When do I need to cite a source?  If you did not know the information before you read the source, cit the source!

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3.   AAAWWEUBBIS's and Transitions 

                        Relationships Among the Sentences and Sentence Parts

Is there a difference?

1. Because Suzie liked James, she baked him a pie.

2. Although Suzie liked James, she baked him a pie.

3. Since Suzie baked him a pie, James liked her.

4. In spite of the fact that Suzie baked him a pie, James liked her. 

5. Before Suzie baked him a pie, James liked her.

6. After Suzie baked him a pie, James liked her. 

Conjunctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc

 Subordinating Conjunctions Activity (A1 did not do this activity.)

Subordinating conjunctions have two main jobs:  to show relationships (transition) among parts and to reduce the importance of one clause so that a reader understands which of the two ideas is more important.

You are writing COMPLEX sentences!

Another Explanation of Subordinating Conjunctions

Relationships Among Sentences and Among Paragraphs (Parts of Essays)

Speed Grammar  (All classes did this activity.)

Random Transition Generator: http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/55_DaXKHj

Speed Grammar:  Transitions 

In your conversation, in every sentence you must use the transition you are given.

Topics:

job-shadowing

Thanksgiving Break

this weekend

television or movies

food

chores/work you have to do at home

sports

living in American Fork

my family

Transitions for Informational Writing

If you were absent, study the conjunctions and transitions, and complete the subordinating conjunction activity.   Get the tape in and tape it into your composition book.   Make sure to look at the sample Who's Who!