ISAT Practice
Monday (and prior Friday)
Freewrite- Respond to PETA article (15 min. - 200 words)
(article posted below)
Irregular Verbs- Worksheet posted below
D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language- Punctuation in Dialogue)
Sentence Types- Group Challenge (Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, Imperative)
Wednesday
Sentence types class quiz
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sentence_types_quiz.htm
Subordinating conjunctions are words that introduce adverb clauses.
although, because, before, if, since, while (on-line practice quiz below)
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/9-1.html#grammar
Assignment- Combining sentences without creating run-ons.
(Handout below)
Diagramming Sentences (to learn visual connection for modifiers)
(Handout below)
Monday (and prior Friday)
Freewrite- Respond to PETA article (15 min. - 200 words)
(article posted below)
Irregular Verbs- Worksheet posted below
D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language- Punctuation in Dialogue)
Sentence Types- Group Challenge (Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, Imperative)
Wednesday
Sentence types class quiz
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sentence_types_quiz.htm
Subordinating conjunctions are words that introduce adverb clauses.
although, because, before, if, since, while (on-line practice quiz below)
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/9-1.html#grammar
Assignment- Combining sentences without creating run-ons.
(Handout below)
Diagramming Sentences (to learn visual connection for modifiers)
(Handout below)
combining_sentences.doc |
peta_story.doc |
irregular_verbs_ws.doc |
diagramming_sentences_examples.doc |
Friday
Cursive Response- Alice Quotes (handout with instructions below)
Tall Tales- Q & A (Reading ISAT Prep)
Paul Bunyan OR Pecos Bill
1. Summarize the story in three complete sentences.
2. List four examples of exaggeration.
3. Compare the main character to a modern day comic book hero (3-5 sentences)
Discuss- Responses
Group Writing Challenge-
Select one of the following Idaho landmarks and write a 2-3 paragraph story about how it came to be (use exaggeration): Jump Creek, Craters of the Moon, Snake River, Shoshone Falls, Bogus Basin, Lucky Peak, Anderson Ranch Dam
Share- Each group reads/shares their story
Cursive Response- Alice Quotes (handout with instructions below)
Tall Tales- Q & A (Reading ISAT Prep)
Paul Bunyan OR Pecos Bill
1. Summarize the story in three complete sentences.
2. List four examples of exaggeration.
3. Compare the main character to a modern day comic book hero (3-5 sentences)
Discuss- Responses
Group Writing Challenge-
Select one of the following Idaho landmarks and write a 2-3 paragraph story about how it came to be (use exaggeration): Jump Creek, Craters of the Moon, Snake River, Shoshone Falls, Bogus Basin, Lucky Peak, Anderson Ranch Dam
Share- Each group reads/shares their story