WEEK 6 CONTENT. MONDAY BELLRINGER: COPY YOUR PLANNER MONDAY – Main Ideas & Sequence of events Modifiers & Context Clues The Monsters are Due on Maple.
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EEK 6
CONTENT
MONDAY
BELLRINGER: COPY YOUR PLANNER
• MONDAY – Main Ideas & Sequence of eventsModifiers & Context CluesThe Monsters are Due on Maple St. #1
• TUESDAY – Modifiers & Context Clues The Monsters are Due on Maple St. #2
• WEDNESDAY – Comparison & Contrast/Simple & Compound Sentences - Context Clues TEST - Honors Max. Ride Quiz
• THURSDAY – Semicolons & Colons• Main Ideas Quiz
• FRIDAY – Modifiers & Essential Vocab. Quiz
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Comma splice- an error caused when joining two independent clauses with just a comma; a run-on
Clause- a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
Compound Sentence- made up of two or more sentences that are joined with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon
Semicolon-a punctuation mark that joins two independent clauses
SUMMER READING
Time to turn in your projects!!
Make sure your name and class period are on them.
Please pass them forward.
THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET
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LITERATURE
P. 968 Do questions 1 & 2
Please finish P. 220 , Questions 1-5 if not completed on Friday.
When you finish, please read silently or begin your homework.
HOMEWORK• MODIFIERS HANDOUT
• HONORS: • Read through Chapter 35 -
do all related exercises. • Write a character analysis
for one of the main characters.
TUESDAY
BELLRINGERVery Neatly…Please write your
cursive alphabet three times (3X)
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Comma splice- an error caused when joining two independent clauses with just a comma; a run-on
Clause- a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
Compound Sentence- made up of two or more sentences that are joined with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon
Semicolon-a punctuation mark that joins two independent clauses
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THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET
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LITERATURE
P. 980 Do questions 1-6 You may print. Write the answers only.
WEDNESDAY
BELLRINGERPlease write a paragraph explaining
how to tie your shoes.
• Use sequencing words• Use descriptive language• Make at least one comparison
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Comma splice- an error caused when joining two independent clauses with just a comma; a run-on
Clause- a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
Compound Sentence- made up of two or more sentences that are joined with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon
Semicolon-a punctuation mark that joins two independent clauses
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LANGUAGE NETWORK P. 189
• Simple & Compound Sentences• A simple sentence contains one independent
clause and NO dependent clauses.
• Independent clauses: expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
• Dependent clauses: does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
• Benita teaches young children acrobatics after school.
INDEPENDENT WORK
• P. 190 Practice & Apply - odd
CONTEXT
CLUES
TEST
HONORS QUIZ
HOMEWORK IF YOU MADE 100 LAST WEEK, YOU’RE EXCUSED FROM THIS!!
• Write each Essential Vocabulary word and definition 5 times.
• You may print. • Stay within your margins.• Turn in tomorrow.
THURSDAY
BELLRINGER: USE CONTEXT CLUES TO
DEFINE• Mr. Newton was there with Mike and
Mr. Weber, Angela’s father; they all were watching me more surreptitiously than the strangers…..Half the town must’ve been looking for me.
ANSWER: CONTEXT CLUES
• Mr. Newton was there with Mike and Mr. Weber, Angela’s father; they all were watching me more surreptitiously than the strangers. Half the town must’ve been looking for me.
secretly
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Comma splice- an error caused when joining two independent clauses with just a comma; a run-on
Clause- a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
Compound Sentence- made up of two or more sentences that are joined with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon
Semicolon-a punctuation mark that joins two independent clauses
Go over and take up homework
HONORS ASSIGNMENT
Please write a five- paragraph essay examining the theme of
any novel that you have read recently.
25 min Thurs.
QUIZ T
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LANGUAGE NETWORK
P. 262 Semicolons - indicates a break in a sentence; stronger than a comma, but not as strong as a period
• A semicolon is used to join parts of a compound sentence without a coordinating conjunction.
Enslaved people sang songs with secret messages; the songs told listeners how to escape.
SEMICOLONS, CONT.• A semicolon is used between the parts of a
compound sentence when the clauses are long and complicated or when they contain commas.
Runaways navigated by the stars; and they lived off the land slept outdoors, and walked hundreds of miles to freedom.
• When there are commas within parts of a series, use semicolons to separate the parts.
The travelers took clues from songs, such as a song about the stars; from quilts, which had special coded designs; and from other people along the way.
COLONS P. 262
• Use a colon to introduce a list of items.An escapee carried few items: a knife, a
flint, and a warm cloak.
• Avoid using a colon directly after a verb or a preposition.
X The recipients are: Joe, Sam, and Rita.X Send this message to : Joe, Sam, and Rita. Send this message to the following
people: Joe, Sam, and Rita.
COLONS, CONT.• Use a colon after the formal
greeting in a business letter.Dear Mr. Smith:Dear Sir:
• Use a colon between numerals indicating hours and minutes in expressions of time.
INDEPENDENT
• P. 263 Practice & Apply
• Write the paragraphs, correcting errors in the use of semicolons and colons.
• You may print.
FRID
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BELLRINGERWhen Stanley finds Zero, he doesn’t look well.
Zero has been living on sploosh under the boat for days. Zero tells Stanley the sploosh tastes like peaches. Zero says he won’t go back to camp or dig any more holes. In the end Stanley shows Zero the mountain that looks like God’s Thumb.
Which sequence best describes the order of events in this passage?
1) Zero tells Stanley about the sploosh.2) Stanley shows Zero God's Thumb.3) Stanley finds Zero. 4) Zero says he will not return to Camp Green Lake.
THE ANSWER TO THE BELLRINGER
3 Stanley finds Zero.
4 Zero says he will not return to Camp Green Lake.
4 Zero tellsStanley about the sploosh.
2 Stanley shows Zero God's Thumb.
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QUIZ T
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HONORS ASSIGNMENT
Please write a five- paragraph essay examining the theme of
any novel that you have read recently.
25 min Friday
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