ASK - If you need help on subjects and predicates, bring a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) that uses a variety of subjects and predicates that flow together about one topic to ASK.

Parts to Whole - Summative Tomorrow ( You can use ALL your NOTES from this week) You will be given a text that you have already read and you will have to explain how one part, captures the whole - using 'analogical interpretation techniques.

Friday - Grammar TEST - Make sure you have studied some of the online practice exercises.
Test will be in two part:
Grammar Grade - Naming different subjects and predicates in a multiple choice format
Writing Grade - Writing a short paragraph that correctly uses different subjects and predicates. Example below

Writing Grading Rubric

4- Students used advanced subjects and predicates accurately in 4 sentences and named them correctly. Some sentence tools are also correctly used

3- Students used advanced subjects and predicates accurately in 3 sentences and name them correctly.

2- Students used some advanced subjects and predicates accurately in  3 sentences and named most of  them correctly. Some errors were present.

1- Students mostly confused advanced subjects and predicates and could not craft at least   3 sentences correctly or name the types of subjects and predicates used. 

No H/W - Enjoy your halloween!


Lesson Recap - Showing how a 'part'  can capture the 'whole' of a story.

ALL CLASSES Install the Add-ON - SASwriting reviser into your google docs.

Add ONs  - GET Add ONs - Search SAS WritingReviser

Part to Whole Day 1

H/W - Choose a 'part' of your book club book (line, scene, quote etc') - that you believe captures the message of the entire story or the state of character change. Come ready to share that part with your book club.

Use these databases to help with 'abstract brainstorm'

Emotions  Word list

Weather Word list

Symbols word list

Lesson RECAP - Thinking abstractly about events

Grammar - Subjects and Predicates (TEST is MOVED to FRIDAY)

• Subjects and Predicates Test - FRIDAY - IF - you want to do more practice on subjects and predicates - see these links below. 
• YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO WRITE A SHORT PIECE THAT USES ADVANCED SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES COMBINED IN A PIECE OF WRITING

EXAMPLE OF A STRONG TEST ANSWER

Optional Practice: Try to spend 5 mins each night practicing some of these exercises.

http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisesubjpred2.htm

http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/673842.html?AP_rand=1501518670

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/TagAWord/TagAWord.cfm?Topic=SubjectsPredicates

http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/cshope/Grammar%20lessons/subject%20predicate%20quiz.htm

Book Clubs

Next Week - Do this for Monday...

You need JUST an IDEA to write about

The idea is that you come to class with a moment in your life that was  a 'A Ha'  - moment.

Grammar Recap

You will have a grammar test on Subjects and Predicates next THURSDAY