November 16, 2009

Homework:
Pictionaries 1-10 unit 5
Review notes from the past few days on sentence structure.

Today:
We had quite the intense, boring day in class today. I was trying to nail down the concepts that they need to know. Now, these are things I have been discussing all last week, but when they saw them all together, they were like deer in headlights. So I will review the concepts one last time tomorrow and give them the quiz. If they have been paying attention, I think they will do OK on the quiz. It is multiple choice. There will be a sentence combining activity, but we practiced that in class today.

Monday, November 16, 2009 (F4)
Make a compound sentence by using coordinating conjunctions:
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Make a complex sentence by subordinating one independent clause:
after, although, as if, because, before, if, since, so that, than, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while


The dog chased the cat. The cat ran up the tree. (compound)
The dog chased the cat. The cat ran up the tree. (complex)

Seline needed to buy a new dress. Seline was performing in a concert.
Seline needed to buy a new dress. Seline was performing in a concert.

Tom and Seth hit home runs. The team won the championship game.
Tom and Seth hit home runs. The team won the championship game.

Would you like some lemonade to drink? Would you like some cookies to eat?
Would you like some lemonade to drink? Would you like some cookies to eat?

I am very hungry. I think I could eat a horse.
I am very hungry. I think I could eat a horse.