Descriptive Sentences - Brag Sheet

Feel free to 'brag' by copy/paste  into a comment window a small selection from your  descritpive writing piece. If people like what they read, feel free to comment on other people's  writing.

Tyes of Subjects - Review

Can you manipulate the different openings to your sentences. Remember, a strong piece of writing uses a variety of these techniques combined with prepositional phrases, proper noun and emotion sttements

Simple Subject

The garden/

Complete Subjects
A long colorful carpet/

Compound Subjects
Parcels and packages/

Complete Compound Subjects
A mountain of dirty clothes or a pile of  spent books/

Integrating a prepositional phrase
In my mind, this disheveled cornor of  our family house/...


JUST WRITE FIRST...THEN GO BACK AND ADAPT THE GRAMMAR

THEN READ IT TO SOMEBODY. Can they see the place?  Can they tell how  YOU feel about the place from you writing?

Prepositional Phrase Story - Axle the Freeway Cat

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?ids=84&pnum=1&cnum=1&text=&lang=English&ilang=English&langid=11

Look at theway prepositional phrases were used in this story. Click the link above to finish the story we started reading in class.

Prepositional Phrase Practice -Videos and Games

You have one week to watch these videos and practice with these exercises and games before next week's prepositional phrase test.  Enjoy !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqDRn3CskAo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfM7IGKNSQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4jIC5HLBdM&feature=related

Use of the comma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePVa3IZiISY&feature=fvsr

Test Type Questions– Prepositional Phrases

http://www.quia.com/quiz/298373.html?AP_rand=810582058

http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-play.cgi

Prepositional Phrases - Test Practice
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos7.htm#Pop%20Quiz%201
http://www.toytowntreasures.com/Prepositional_Phrases_story.pdf
(print out this exercise and bring it to the class to be graded)
http://www.quia.com/quiz/298373.html?AP_rand=159214296
(drag and drop answers for speed)
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/prep_exercise.htm

Prepositions
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/k/words.php?f=prepositions

http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/FlashedESL/CatsMX.swf - fun with prepositions

http://www.quia.com/cc/73781.html

Online Discussion Forum - Reflection Question 1

Every so often, i will pose a question on the blog that encourages all of you to both reflect on your learning  and also certain events that are going on in the classroom. You are invited to add comments as normal.  In addition, you are also encouraged to respond directly to the comments other students add to the blog.

Warning: When adding comments or responding to comments, use CIVILITY at all times!  Never write anything on the blog or about a student that you would not say directly to an adult's face. Likewise, when responding to people's comments, focus on the positive by  'validating others'.

Discussion Question 1
What important lessons have you learned from the most recent 'Sentence Fluency' grammar assignment?