--Pick up the pre-assessment titled "The Grammar Hammer--Comma Splice/Sentence Combining Assessment" from the front table. Carefully read the directions; then, carefully complete the "quiz" quietly and independently. Good luck!
--When you finish with the assessment, read either Divergent or your free reading book until everyone has finished taking the assessment.
S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework. It would behoove you to check the blog and SchoolTool often. Additionally, if you have an "NG" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP is in your best interest.
--agenda/HW
--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours?
- The due date for submission is Monday, 6/6 (about 2.5 weeks from today).
- During the first part of today's class, we will work on demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing (L.1). THIS STANDARD, WHICH IS FREQUENTLY ASSESSED WHEN YOU WRITE FOR THIS COURSE, WILL BE SELF-ASSESSED IN CLASS TODAY AS PART OF BOTH THE S. THE C. AND THE GRAMMAR HAMMER MINI-LESSON. ALSO, A COMPONENT OF THIS STANDARD WILL BE OFFICIALLY ASSESSED NEXT CLASS VIA A QUIZ.
--go over the "The Grammar Hammer--Comma Splice/Sentence Combining Assessment" via volunteers (or drawn cards) at the Smart Board
- If you missed #2, LUCKY YOU--today's grammar hammer instruction directly relates to #2 where the correct version is a compound sentence!
--Pick up the "Common Error: Missing comma in a compound sentence/unnecessary comma with a coordinating conjunction" sheet from the front table. Purposefully read the instructions and carefully complete the task at hand quietly and independently. I will be around to both check for understanding on the task at hand and ask a few of you to write your sentences up on the front board.
Mini-Lesson -- GRAMMAR HAMMER: Missing Comma in a Compound Sentence (before a FANBOYS)/Unnecessary Comma with a Coordinating Conjunction (FANBOYS)
--view 0:00-1:12 and 3:32-End of the following video from TEDEd: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/comma-story-terisa-folaron
--essential questions for going over today's grammar work with the comma:
- If compound sentences are formed by combining two complete sentences, what constitutes a complete sentence?
- When do writers need a comma before a FANBOYS word?
- When do writers not need a comma before a FANBOYS word?
--Closure
- contextualize today's grammar work with the comma:
- A comma rule that should be mastered at this point is the following: Comma splices are bad! A comma alone is not strong enough to combine two complete sentences!
- Five useful methods exist for fixing comma splices. Using all of these sentence combining methods within your writing creates sentence variety (which improves the "Style [Language Use]" aspect of your writing!).
- One such method of combining sentences is adding a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS word) after the comma in order to create a compound sentence.
- Two common errors exist when it comes to using FANBOYS words. Avoid making these errors by learning the rules (which improves the "Control of Conventions" aspect of your writing!)!
- answer the following essential question/work with paragraph projected up on the front board: How can I RE-READ and revise for FANBOYS errors?
Transition
--submit your self-scored "Comma Splice/Sentence Combining Assessment"
--take out your scored and commented upon writing piece
Application Activity/Writing Workshop -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay Revisions
--RE-READ and revise your essay for FANBOYS errors
--whole-group share-out ("I made the following revision: ...")
HW Time (time permitting)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Prepare for the quiz based on today's grammar work, which will take place at the beginning of next class. You will be presented with a paragraph that contains both of the common errors pertaining to FANBOYS words and asked to find and fix the errors. How might you go about preparing?
--Purposefully/actively read up to the end of Chapter 21 of Divergent. This includes taking detailed notes on the page related to your faction/group as well as completing three or more "Notice & Note" Post-its and any additional Post-its related to anything worth discussing. Review your purposeful/active reading notes, as an assessment is "fair game" at any point in time between now and when we finish the novel.
--Purposefully/actively read up to the end of Chapter 21 of Divergent. This includes taking detailed notes on the page related to your faction/group as well as completing three or more "Notice & Note" Post-its and any additional Post-its related to anything worth discussing. Review your purposeful/active reading notes, as an assessment is "fair game" at any point in time between now and when we finish the novel.
--Try to find some time to read your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
HW (Writing)
--The due date for submitting a revised The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Monday, 6/6 (about 2.5 weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. In fact, you can expect me to ASSIGN meeting times if necessary to "get the ball rolling". When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em!
HW (Writing)
--The due date for submitting a revised The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Monday, 6/6 (about 2.5 weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. In fact, you can expect me to ASSIGN meeting times if necessary to "get the ball rolling". When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em!
