Saturday, September 17, 2016

1st Six Weeks

Week 5

   September 19-23, 2016
"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."








MONDAY, September 19
* Our Writer's Notebook will now go to the section "Quotable Quotes".
* Define compound sentences,explain its structure,and the coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or yet, so - FANBOYS) that go with them.
* Practice combining simple sentences into compound using the correct conjunctions.
*  Fix mistakes in compound sentences: run-ons and coma splices.
* Launch National Hispanic Heritage Writing Contest. Prompt: Write an essay explaining what my Hispanic heritage means to me.
* For 7th grade, this essay counts for a grade.
*TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE BOOK REPORT ON The Old Man and the Sea

TUESDAY, September 20
* Quotable Quotes
* Define complex sentences, explain its structure, and the subordinating conjunctions ( after,as, although,  while, whenever, until, unless, because, before, if, since-AAAWWUUBBIS) that go with it.
   * Practice combining simple sentences into complex sentences.
   * Fix mistakes found in complex sentences: fragments, runons, and comma splices.

WEDNESDAY, September 21
*More practice of fixing sentence mistakes
* Cooperative learning and presentations will be done  for evaluation of learning.
* Introduce the writing process and expository writing if there is time.
   
THURSDAY, September 22
 * Define expository writing and the structure it needs
 * Explain and show MAGNIFYING (narrowing down a topic) and TELESCOPING ( staying on topic) as skills needed for a well-written essay.   
  
 FRIDAY, September 9
  * Show the expository structure of an essay-the expository house
         - roof: introduction with attention grabbers and the controlling idea
         - body: body paragraphs with their points and supports (explanation, examples from history,                              entertainment,literature, personal experience) 
         - floor: conclusion with insight,rephrasing,summary, abstract-concrete extension
REMINDER!!!!!
 Book Report  deadline, SEPTEMBER 19, MONDAY!!!! 


The Old Man and the Sea
by 
Ernest Hemingway
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September 15-October 15

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