Tuesday/Wednesday, April 11/12, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:

Targets for Today:  I can recognize where commas belong in a sentence, and can use them correctly for items in a series,  after first, second, third when in a series, with coordinate adjectives,  with a long introductory phrase or clause, with words or phrases or clauses that interrupt the train of thought, with direct address,  to set off appositives,  to set off the explanatory words with a direct quote,  with compound sentences, in certain dates, places, and addresses, following the greeting in a friendly letter (Today we are briefly reviewing several of the above comma rules.) I can read a short story and answer text-based questions with evidence-based answers. I can read and comprehend short stories and recognize elements of literature within them.

Today’s  Agenda: 1.  Short Stories -- Plot, Elements of Literature, and answering Text Dependent Questions with Evidence-based Answers.  Finish "Smallest Dragonboy" A1 -- answer the questions A2 -- answer the questions  B5 -- finish the story and answer the questions  B6  -- answer the questions (If you have extra time, work on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and/or "Three Skeleton Key.") 2.  Focus on Coordinate Adjectives --- and putting the commas in the right place.   Review page in your packet. Work with more explanation and more sentences.   Coordinate Adjectives and The Royal Order of Adjectives the ugly little round ancient piebald dwarf cruel irritable seven unusual enormous elongated antique gray American –made steel luxury automobiles expensive Coordinate Adjectives -- Play the Game!     On your phone, go to kahoot.it . Enter the  On one of the quizzes, you will sometimes see words run together.  That will not count as an error in the sentence.  https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/95fe2e5d-39e4-4de4-aa06-67eb4803075a and maybe  https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/431fee7f-1604-43a4-8427-fa46ca386a73 If extra time, work more with the comma packet.

If You Were Absent: When you come back, ask for the handouts. In the meantime, study the materials about coordinate adjective found here on the blog. If you haven't, read "The Smallest Dragonboy" and answer the questions on the worksheet.  It's attached to the assignment on Skyward.  See the post for last time for an example answer. If you have finished that, you can work on your assignments for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "Three Skeleton Key."

Vocabulary: Study the adjective chart.  Try creating some sentences of your own, using adjectives from several of the columns.   coordinate 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