Announcements and Reminders Wednesday/Thursday, April 24/25, 2019:
April 24 Alpine Days
Please check the bottom basket for work returned. Some students need to finish their short answer packets from the debate. |
Targets for Today:
I can write complete sentences. I can correct run-on sentences. I can find the main idea/central idea in a paragraph or article or other passage. |
Today’s Agenda Wednesday/Thursday, April 24/25, 2019:
Run-On Sentences Complete both sides of the handout. Why? Communicate! Communicate clearly! Communicate precisely! Without punctuation or capitalization: winston is one of the most laid-back people i know he is tall and slim with black hair and he always wears a t-shirt and black jeans his jeans have holes in them and his baseball boots are scruffy too he usually sits at the back of the class and he often seems to be asleep however when the exam results are given out he always gets an "A" i don't think hes as lazy as he appears to be Ways to repair run-on sentences: comma, conjunction: , and semi-colon . . . ; . . . period, capitalization The monster broke through the wall afraid for his life, Joe ran out of the house. The monster broke through the wall. Afraid for his life, Joe ran out of the house.  Main Idea/ Clues for Finding the Topic and Main Idea Main Idea? Central Idea? Overall Idea? What is the author trying to say? Find the topic/subject of the paragraph or passage or article. Check out the title. Check headings, subheadings Check illustrations, captions repeated words synonyms pronouns What is the author saying about the topic? Main Idea
Book Groups:
A2
How much can you read in 10 minutes?
Time yourself.
Group -- not slowest or fastest.
Resist getting more than a couple of pages ahead of your group. Have another book on hand if you are the type of person who gets ahead.
Set up your calendars.
Pencil in pages-- that may change.
You may bring treats for your group.
Everyone should take a turn.
Please remember, no homemade treats.
Record your
Thinking Questions Ah-Ha's!
Bring at least one comment and one question to your group.
Thought Log writing for 1st meeting:
1. Who’s here, how are they connected, and what are they like?
2. What kind of place is this?
3. What’s the trouble?
B5
Record your
Thinking Questions Ah-Ha's!
Bring at least one comment and one question to your group.
Thought Log writing for 1st meeting:
1. Who’s here, how are they connected, and what are they like?
2. What kind of place is this?
3. What’s the trouble?
B6
How much can you read in 10 minutes?
Time yourself.
Group -- not slowest or fastest.
Resist getting more than a couple of pages ahead of your group. Have another book on hand if you are the type of person who gets ahead.
Set up your calendars.
Pencil in pages-- that may change.
You may bring treats for your group.
Everyone should take a turn.
Please remember, no homemade treats.
Record your
Thinking Questions Ah-Ha's!
Bring at least one comment and one question to your group.
Thought Log writing for 1st meeting:
1. Who’s here, how are they connected, and what are they like?
2. What kind of place is this?
3. What’s the trouble?
On the back of your calendar, write down one Question and one Comment you have about the reading you just did. When you are ready, get together with your group to discuss your questions and comments. On the back of your calendar, write down one Question and one Comment you have about the reading you just did. When you are ready, get together with your group to discuss your questions and comments. |
If You Were Absent:
|
Vocabulary:
|
Help and
Enrichment
|
For Later -- Look ahead
 |
| 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. |
 |
| Coordinate Adjectives are Equal. You could use "and" between them. You could reverse them. Place commas between them. |
