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Caught’ya Sentences 2. Teaching Opportunity: Direct address, Coordinating Conjunctions. Invitation to Notice (ITN):. Invitation to Notice is when I put up an example. I want you to get out your journals and write down what it is you notice about the topic I want you to learn.
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Caught’ya Sentences 2 Teaching Opportunity: Direct address, Coordinating Conjunctions
Invitation to Notice (ITN): Invitation to Notice is when I put up an example. I want you to get out your journals and write down what it is you notice about the topic I want you to learn. This is a great way to learn because instead of me telling YOU the rules, you figure it out for yourself and tell ME what the rules are.
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions Day 1 The following slide is going to have examples I have taken from The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. Pay attention to the commas and the construction of the sentence. Be sure to write your observations in your journal. ALSO, when we start talking about your observations, be sure to also write some of the good observations of your peers because they have some good things to say!
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions • He could be courteous and helpful on the surface, you never knew what was going on underneath. (p. 96) • His voice wasn’t loud, it commanded instant attention. (p.99) • Maria had insulted him in front of everyone, he intended to make her pay. (p. 108) • The lotus garden was lit only by starlight, the air was warm and smelled of stagnant water. (p. 132) • She was wearing a fine black dress with jet beads sewn on the front, Matt thought she looked strange without her apron. (p. 151)
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions • He could be courteous and helpful on the surface, but you never knew what was going on underneath. (p. 96) • His voice wasn’t loud, but it commanded instant attention. (p.99) • Maria had insulted him in front of everyone, and he intended to make her pay. (p. 108) • The lotus garden was lit only by starlight, and the air was warm and smelled of stagnant water. (p. 132) • She was wearing a fine black dress with jet beads sewn on the front, and Matt thought she looked strange without her apron. (p. 151)
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions • First, we need to learn what FANBOYS are • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • So • Let’s have some fun to help remember these!
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunction Sentence sentence . , • These sentences are called COMPOUND SENTENCES. for and nor but or yet so
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions Day 2 First, let’s chant our FANBOYS! Get your notes out if you need ‘em. Today for Invitation to Learn, reread your notes about Compound Sentences and Coordinating Conjunctions to refresh your memory. Now, for about ten minutes, I want you to look through your personal reading book and find examples of compound sentences. Write them down in your journal.
ITN: Commas –Coordinating Conjunctions Day 2 Now let’s share!
mausoleum (n)maw-suh-lee-uh m • A magnificent tomb
surreptitious (adj)sur-uhp-tish-uhs obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth
2:1 from what the mausoleum did he crawl out sam murmured william waggish surreptitiously so no one else could here. hey william look at the other weird teachers standing against the wall whispered always observant sam sagacious as he surveyed the room
To speak utter (v)
loquacious (adj)loh-kwey-shuh s • Tends to talk too much; talkative
2:2 as samuttered this last statement, dean dread suddenly appeared and loomed menacingly over the too boys. loquacious ones, eh you 2 come here the dean ordered. his voice had the flatness of a cockroach crunching under a shoe
usher (n)uhsh-er • A person who escorts people to his/her seat
2:3 dean dread put one huge ham sized hand on the back of each boy and ushered them to the front of the “cafetorium.” all the other new sixth graders of course giggled at the sight of william and sam caught talking
Jocose (adj)joh-kohs • given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
quell (v)kwel • To put an end to; extinguish
2:4 quiet students said dean dread in a deadly tone of voice as he placed william waggish and the mortified sam sagacious in the second row next to jesse jocose, another talker. when dean dread said this, he nodded his head, and teachers lined up in the aisles to quell the noise with proximity control
distraught (adj)dih-strawt • Distracted; agitated
garb (n) • Dress; apparel
2:5 the new sixth graders squirmed in fear and became distraught as they got a closer look at there knew teachers. only a few of them had genuine welcoming smiles on their faces, and most were garbed in grey or black, too.