Announcements and Reminders for Friday/Monday, February 9/12, 2018:
If needed, revise your book of the month project, print it, and hand it in stapled to the front of the rubric. If you have lost your rubric, you could download it and print it from Skyward or from here: Jan BookoftheMonth 2018.docx If you haven't created, turned in, and presented your slideshow yet, do that immediately!   On Friday, February 9, we will have our school Valentine's Dance! This is one dance for all grades in the girls' gym starting right after school until 4 pm.Your next book-of-the-month is nonfiction: biography, autobiography, or literary nonfiction.  The assignment: Select a central idea from the book, and find supporting details in the book for that idea. Example: The Great and Only Barnum by Candice Flemming Possible Central Ideas: P.T. Barnum was a humbug because most of his exhibits were fake. P.T. Barnum was not a humbug because many of his exhibits were real. You would look for supporting details in the book that would suprot and show that your central idea is true.  How to find literary nonfiction in the media center: Go to:
or you could go to
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Targets for Today:
I can create a variety of sentence types to communicate effectively. I can correctly spell commonly used (and commonly misspelled) words. I can collect information from articles in preparation for writing an essay. |
Today’s Agenda:
1. CSI: Investigation by Imitation
Copy this sentence into your composition book.
She looked out the window, but her gaze turned inward.
Terry Tempest Williams, An Unspoken Hunger, page 93.
Study the pattern and the examples:
Pattern:
Subject predicate (verb) , (coordinating conjunction) subject predicate (verb).
Examples of Imitations:
He dashed through the garden, but his dog ran away.
Jerry jumped into the pool, but his shorts stayed behind.
Now make your own imitations. Make two.
Pattern:
Subject predicate (verb), (coordinating conjunction) subject predicate (verb).
Here is a way to recognize a compound sentence: A compound sentence could be divided into two complete sentences without adding any words. You could divide the two sentences in a compound sentence by taking out the comma and coordinating conjunction and capitalizing the first word of the second sentence.
Example:
Suzie hated Valentines Day, for she never received any Valentines.
Divide it into two sentences:
Suzie hated Valentines Day
Suzie hated Valentines Day. She never received any Valentines.
_________________________________________ 2. Practice the FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions)
Coordinating conjunctions can connect phrases, words, or clauses.
Watch conjunction junction.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
3. A bit of sparkle (to practice spelling)
This week's words (We will use review words, too, on sparkle.)
were/we’re/where
We were happy to see you.
We’re going to lunch.
Where is he?
then/than
First we ate, then we played outside.
I like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate.
___________________________________ Looking for Information in Text is like Raiding the Refrigerator
You will pull out what will help you complete your task. __________________________________
4. Read articles and collect notes for an essay you will write next time (in one sitting) on MyAccess.
My Access Prompt: Take a Position
Topic: Taking One’s Own Food into a Movie Theater
Type of Writing: Argument
Your writing prompt: Write a 4-6 paragraph essay to present to your English class, arguing why a person should or should not take their own food into a movie theater.
Take one side or the other: Should a person take their own food into a movie theater?
Use and cite the articles
“Is it OK to bring food to the movies?” and
“Popcorn Ethics.”
You will use informal and/ or parenthetical citations. According to Leonard James in an article written for the Deseret News, "Over fifty percent of seventh graders at American Fork Junior High plan to attend this year's Valentine dance." (or) "Over fifty percent of seventh graders at American Fork Junior High plan to attend this year's Valentine dance" (James).
You are citing Vande Bunte and Vann.
You may use quotes from Rabbi David Krishef, Rev. Howard Earle, Jr., or Rev. Fred Wooden.
Make sure you have an introduction which contains your thesis sentence, two to four body paragraphs, a counterclaim, and a conclusion.
Use information from the articles and cite it. Use informal or parenthetical citation.
Have I included these items in my essay?
p Introduction
p Thesis Sentence at the end of the introduction
p Two to Four Body Paragraphs
p A transition to begin each body paragraph and the concluding paragraph
p Two pieces of evidence in each paragraph,
p Explanation for how each piece of evidence supports your claim.
p Citations
p Counterclaim with Rebuttal
p Conclusion
p Careful editing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, complete sentences |
If You Were Absent:
See above.
If you were not here today, you may get caught up at home by downloading the articles and notes page above, and taking your notes. |
Vocabulary:
A compound sentence is two complete thoughts (independent clauses) that are joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
A compound sentence structure shows that two thoughts are connected and of equal importance.
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Help and Enrichment
Your spelling and other conventions assignment for this week: Conventions of the Week #4.docx
Reminders:
A simple sentence is the same as a main clause. It must have a subject and a verb, and it must express a single idea. A simple sentence can have two subjects doing the verb, two verbs being done by the subject, or both.
A compound sentence could be divided into two complete sentences without adding any words. You could divide the two sentences in a compound sentence by taking out the comma and coordinating conjunction and capitalizing the first word of the second sentence. |
Help and Enrichment for Your Next Test
Links for conjunctions and types of sentences:
Conjunction Junction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc
Coordinating conjunctions can connect phrases, words, or clauses.
and clauses
Spelling
This is a link to helps for learning were/we're, then/than.
7. were/we’re/where
We were happy to see you.
We’re going to lunch.
Where is he?
8. then/than
First we ate, then we played outside.
I like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate.
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