September 15th-19th
This week’s standards & essential question
O 7RL2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary.
O 7L1b– Chose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas
O Essential Question - How does comprehension of informational and/or literary text contribute to lifelong learning?
September 14, 2014Warm-up
Constructed ResponseWriting section
O Read the passage you received when you entered the classroom
O In your writing section, write a constructed response to the following question: In the President’s speech he listed several strategies to combat ISIS. What were the strategies President Obama proposed to use to against ISIS?
O Use your Show Me the Evidence and R.A.C.E. handouts to help you formulate your response.
Journal – Blue FoamSeptember 16, 2014
Amigo BrothersO List the names of the two main characters. List
three details that tell how similar, or alike, they are. Why do you think the author wants us to know this?
O In boxing, a competition between two boxers is called a bout, just as a competition between two baseball teams is called a game. Why do you think different terms are used to label competitions in different sports?
O Knowing what you do about Felix and Antonio, what do you think they might feel about having the opportunity to fight in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament?
Amigo BrothersO Felix tells Antonio that he plans to train
alone. What impact, or effect, do you think this will have on their friendship?
O The suffix –ly usually turns adjectives into adverbs. Write a sentence using the adjective lame rather than the adverb lamely.
O How does the boys’ decision to train separately add to what you know about Felix and Antonio?
Amigo BrothersO The word torrent means “flood” or
“rush.” Why does Felix release a torrent of punches?
O Has Felix completely resolved his internal conflict about fighting Antonio? How do you know?
O Yesteryear is a term that is not in common use today. Draw a line between “yester” and “year.” What might this word mean?
Amigo BrothersO How has the conflict between the
two friends changed?O Compare and contrast the boys’
actions. O List Antonio’s actions. List Felix’s
actions. How are they similar and different?
O What do you learn from the advice of the two trainers?
Amigo BrothersO Frenzied means “wild.” Why do you think
the use of this word is appropriate in this scene?
O How does round three connect to the boys’ fears of fighting their best fights?
O List details that build suspense right up to the climax of the story. Write the resolution that shows whether Antonio and Felix can still be friends. What do you think of what has happened in the end?
A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex
1. Chin is an outgoing person who enjoys socializing with friends. 2. I went home, and I went to sleep because I was tired. 3. Like a good student, he studied his work.4. I was coming, but I’m late.5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.
C
DA
BA
D
A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex
1. Carmen checked the books out of the library because she was curious about sailing. 2. The costumes are perfect, not at all old-fashioned. 3. He wears showy shoes, capes, and robes.4. The work is lovely; I have seen it before.5. In the beginning, we saw the previews.6. Uncle Henry wears rings and chains.
C
AAB
AA
A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex
1. Chin is an outgoing person who enjoys socializing with friends. 2. I went home, and I went to sleep because I was tired. 3. Like a good student, he studied his work.4. I was coming, but I’m late.5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.
C
D
AB
A
D
Sentence Structure:Sentence Types
Sentence TypesOSimpleOCompoundOComplexOCompound-Complex
Basic Elements of Every Sentence
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Simple Sentence
O A simple sentence has one
subject and one predicate.
Simple Sentence
We went to San Juan yesterday.
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:
Simple Sentence
We went to San Juan .
Pronoun Verb
Simple subject
Complete predicate
Prepositional phrase
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Mary plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
one subject one predicate
Compound Sentence
Compound Sentence
O A compound sentence has more than
one part that can stand alone
(independent clauses).
O Independent clauses are connected by
coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive
adverbs or a semi-colon.
Compound Sentence
We went to San Juan, and
most of us danced all night.
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Semicolons
COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON
Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim
and energetic.
Complex Sentence
Complex SentenceO A complex sentence has at least two
parts: one that can stand alone and
another one that cannot
O The part that cannot stand alone is linked
to the rest of the sentence by a
subordinating conjunction
Complex Sentence
Since my friend and I wanted to have
fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
PredicateSubject
SubordinatingConjunction Part that cannot stand alone
Bob is popular even though he is weird.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Even though Bob is weird, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Compound-Complex Sentence
O This type of sentence has more than one
part that can stand alone, and at least one
that cannot.
O Conjunctions link the different parts of
this sentence.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,my friend and I went to San Juan yesterday,and we danced all night.
Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to San Juan,
and we danced all night.
Subject Predicate
SubordinatingConjunction
CoordinatingConjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Compound-Complex Sentence
ExercisesSay if the following sentences are:
Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
Grammar Warm-up – September 17, 2014Sentence Types
Write the sentences in your grammar section. Label the sentence types: S (simple), C (compound), CX (complex), and CPCX (compound complex)
1. The bell rang. 2. Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara
biked the second part.3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the
climber moves up the rock.4. The skier turned and jumped.5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard
and understood the material.
Answers
1. Simple2. Compound 3. Complex4. Simple 5. complex
1. Because Kayla has so much climbing experience , we asked her to lead our group.
2. You and I need piano lessons.3. I planned to go to the hockey game, but I
couldn’t get tickets.4. Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she
also enjoys kayaking.5. There are many problems to solve before
this program can be used, but engineers believe that they will be able to solve them soon.
Answers
1. Complex2. Simple3. Compound4. Compound5. Compound-complex
References
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999.
The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.