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Bellringer PLEASE HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR DESK SO I CAN CHECK!!

Bellringer PLEASE HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR DESK SO I CAN CHECK!!. Please write the incorrect sentences and correct using the editing marks that you already know. Leave space to write the correct sentence underneath it. Why wood you chews 2 be unhapy ? She asked. “It is a happy day”.

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Bellringer PLEASE HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR DESK SO I CAN CHECK!!

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  1. BellringerPLEASE HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR DESK SO I CAN CHECK!! • Please write the incorrect sentences and correct using the editing marks that you already know. Leave space to write the correct sentence underneath it. • Why wood you chews 2 be unhapy? She asked. “It is a happy day”

  2. Parts of speech review

  3. Parts of Speech review • Pronoun:

  4. PRONounsin action • She was tired. • They spoke amongst themselves. • Bradley was excited for this.

  5. Conjunctions • Coordinating conjunctions: • AND, BUT, OR, NOR, FOR, YET, SO • Correlative conjunctions: • Both…and • Not only…but also • Either…or • Neither…nor • Whether…or

  6. Conjunctions in action • Tessa was tired and cranky, but then changed her attitude. • Harini not only came in with a smile, but also said hello to me quite nicely. • Neither my class last year, nor the year before compares to you.

  7. Interjections UGH!

  8. Interjections AHHH!

  9. Wonderful!

  10. Interjections in action • Ugh. Ms. Sullivan said to reach for the stars. • Ahhh! She screamed at the scary man. • Aw, Ben felt satisfaction from a job well done. • Huh? Taylor looked skeptically at the energetic teacher. • What? The class begged for forgiveness?!

  11. Prepositions A preposition is a word which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun’s relationship to another word in the sentence. The noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition is called the object of the preposition (OP).

  12. List of common prepositions (You WILL be memorizing these. Never fear.)

  13. Preposition Example Ms. Sullivan was considered the best teacher in the world.

  14. Prepositions in action • Sydney walked into the tree. • Tanner was tired of talking about grammar. • Merlin has already heard about the game. • Ammon went to the mall. • Kirsten played with the cat.

  15. Challenge! Oh my! She was caught in the field.

  16. 30 second think break!

  17. Your very first writing project!! YAY!!

  18. Ms. Sullivan’s Example • MARK THIS UP! We will be underlining phrases you might want to borrow and practicing adding in the details that I will be looking for in your paper.

  19. Checklist • Each paragraph is a minimum of 5 sentences. • Lines are skipped on the rough draft. • I have all 5 required parts of the letter. • I have used interesting details • My sentences are varied. • I have underlined 5 nouns. • I have circled 5verbs. • I have included at least 6 interesting adverbs and underlined them. • I have included at least 6 strong adjectives and underlined them.

  20. OTHER POWERPOINT!

  21. Mini-Lesson: Strong Adjectives

  22. Where can I find strong adjectives? Thesaurus

  23. Pre-writing • “pre” means… • This is a good way to get your brain warmed up and your writing fingers ready. • This is a simple trick of the trade that you can do whenever you are going to write…well, anything really!

  24. Informal Letter Prewrite Paragraph #2: • Paragraph #3 • Paragraph #4

  25. Drafting time Expectations • Quietly working THE WHOLE TIME. • Questions will not be taken during the first 5 minutes of writing. • Pre-writing is an essential piece of any writing project- make sure you do it! • Writing isn’t scary when you have the right tools- and you have the right tools, smarty pants! • You may freely use the dictionaries that are in class. • Make sure your draft includes ALL of the items on the checklist and in the instructions. • Remember how awesome you are. This hard work will pay off in a big way by the end of the year!

  26. Homework Expectations • Completed on separate sheet of paper • Proper Heading • Your name • Ms. Sullivan • 2nd Composition • August 28, 2013 • Nouns and Verbs Exercises • Do not write outside of the margins • Paper neatly stapled to the assignment sheet • Completed by tomorrow

  27. Period 4 Bellringer • 1. What is something that makes you different from other people? • 2. What is the magical phrase we learned yesterday?

  28. Response questions • What piece of the short film stuck out the most to you? • Is there anything you learned from watching? • What do you think is the THEME or take-away message of this film?

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