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EXAMPLES OF TYPES SENTENCES:

DECLARATIVE	Makes a statement. It ends with a period.	Rice is a popular food.
INTERROGATIVE	Asks a question. It ends in a question mark.	Are there many rice farmers in America?
IMPERATIVE	Gives a command or makes a request. Ends with a period.	Begin harvesting the wheat tomorrow.
EXCLAMATORY	Expresses strong feeling. Ends with an exclamation mark.	How beautiful the waving wheat looks!

The Abstract Noun

Recognize an abstract noun when you see one.

Nouns name people, places, and things. One class of nouns is abstract. Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns. You cannot see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, or feel them.


Cannot see	Cannot hear	Cannot smell	Cannot taste	Cannot touch

Check out the following example:
When Joseph dived into the violent waves to rescue a drowning puppy, his bravery amazed the crowd of fishermen standing on the dock.
Bravery, one of the nouns in this sentence, is an example of an abstract noun. You can see Joseph, the water, and the crowd. But you cannot see bravery itself. Bravery has no color, size, shape, sound, odor, flavor, or texture; it has no quality that you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Any noun that escapes your five senses is an abstract noun.

Don't confuse an abstract noun with a concrete noun.

Many nouns are concrete, not abstract. Concrete nouns register on your five senses. Here is an example:
Joseph cuddled the wet puppy under his warm jacket.
Puppy is an example of a concrete noun. You can see a puppy, stroke its fur, smell its breath, and listen to it whine. You can even taste the puppy if you don't mind pulling dog hair off your tongue! Because a puppy will register on all five senses, puppy is a concrete noun.
Look over this chart contrasting abstract and concrete nouns:

Abstract Nouns Concrete Nouns

deceit
dedication
curiosity
trust
relaxation
the President
teacher
cat
airplane
bubble bath
When you have finished, try the Concrete-Abstract Nouns Quiz.

COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

Proper nouns are words that name a specific person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized so the reader can tell them apart from common nouns.

Common nouns do not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.

Proper - George Washington

Common - man

Proper - White House

Common - building

Proper - United States Constitution

Common - document
When finished, try the Common-Proper Nouns Quiz
FOR Gerunds and Infinitives CLICK BELOW http://www.lvarv.org/el-civics/EE%20III%20PDF/Gerunds%20and%20Infinitives.pdf

EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE SENTENCES:

I shall haunt you till your dying day.

Fred finally proposed to her near the waterfall.

EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND SENTENCES:

He fiddled with his cufflinks, and he chewed on his tie.

Fanny Dooley likes sunbathing, but she loves mooning.

She had lost her castanets, so she used her uncle's dentures.

The cat had broken their Ming vase, yet he did not seem to care.

COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS:
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO

EXAMPLES OF COMPLEX SENTENCES

As soon as they were married, she began to miss her bulldog. (DC,IC)

The salesman swore to follow Egbert wherever he might go. (IC DC)

A list of some SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:

after
although
as
as soon as
because
before
by the time
even if
even though
every time
if
in case
in the event that
just in case
now that

once
only if
since
since
the first time
though
unless
until
when
whenever
whereas
whether or not
while
while

EXAMPLES OF APPOSITIVES

Mexico City, the biggest city in the world, has many interesting archaeological sites.

Mexico City = the biggest city in the world

Denver, the capitol of Colorado, is the home of the Denver Broncos, the best football team in the US.

Denver = the capitol of Colorado
Denver Broncos = the best football team in the US.

EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR

1. Love is a flower.

Is love actually a flower? No. This statement is a metaphor, so it passes the test. What things are being compared? LOVE to a FlOWER. (don't use like or as)

2. The Internet is the information superhighway.

Is it really a highway? No. This statement is a metaphor, so it also passes the test. What things are being compared? INTERNET to INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.

EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH VERBS ENDING I-N-G:

Dashing to her next class, Desiree realized she misplaced her math book.

BEGIN YOUR DEPENDENT CLAUSE WITH A VERB ENDING WITH I-N-G.
AFTER YOU CREATE THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE, ADD A COMMA.
AFTER THE COMMA, YOU NEED AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

Jumping over the fence, the robber dashed towards the get-a-way car.

After the DC (DEPENDENT CLAUSE), Add an IC (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) (Subject + Verb+ Predicate)

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS These conjunctions join independent clauses together. The following are frequently used conjunctive adverbs:

after all in addition next

also incidentally nonetheless

as a result indeed on the contrary

besides in fact on the other hand

consequently in other words otherwise

finally instead still

for example likewise then

furthermore meanwhile therefore

hence moreover thus

EXAMPLE:
We didn't follow the correct procedures; as a result, the experiment was a disaster.

EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES:

I danced the night away. I had to leave the fiesta early to make it home by curfew. I didn't want Samuel's party to end. (as, but)

As - Subordinating conjunction
But - Coordinating Conjunction

As I danced the night away, I didn't want Samuel's party to end, but I had to leave the fiesta early to make it home by curfew.

COLD Words

said	good	big	small	went	look
laugh	slow	happy	sad	nice	eat

INSTEAD USE THESE HOT WORDS:

Said - whispered, cried, screamed, hollered, shrieked, bellowed, believed, weeped, howled, wailed, blubbered, shouted, exclaimed, called, yelped, screeched Good - nice, pleasant, well-behaved, excellent, gracious, phenomenal, extraordinary, unique, fantastic, awesome, super, fabulous, wonderful, amazing, exceptional
Big - large, huge, enormous, gigantic, gargantuan, giant, immense, great whopping, extensive, massive
Small - tiny, miniature, teeny, little, microscopic, petite, undersized, minute
Laugh - chortle, chuckle, grin, guffaw, crow, titter, cackle, hoot, giggle, snicker
Slow - swagger, saunter, shuffle, meander, amble, stroll, sluggish
Happy - tickled, elated, thrilled, lighthearted, delighted, ecstatic, blissful, jovial, overjoyed, jubilant
Sad - pitiable, downhearted, woebegone, forlorn, dispirited, miserable, wretched, dejected, disheartened, depressed
Went - traveled, meandered, scurried, trotted, hurried, scuttled, rushed, darted, dashed, bustled, crept, crawled, edged, strolled, roamed, wandered, ambled, scampered
Nice - pleasant, good, kind, polite, satisfying, enjoyable, pleasing, pleasurable, lovely, amusing, cheery
Look - peer, gaze, peek, stare, glance, peep, glimpse
Eat - nibble, crunch, gobble, wolf, munch, chomp, devour, gorge, swallow, gnaw, chew, bite, snack

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RULES FOR SENTENCE FLUENCY

Do my sentences begin in different ways?

Are some sentences long and some short?

Is it easy to read my work out loud with expression?

Have I used transitions to help my sentences fit together?

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Gerunds and infintives can both function as the subject of a sentence:

Playing basketball takes up too much of her time. = GERUND
To play basketball for UConn is her favorite fantasy. = INFINITIVE
It is not impossible for an infinitive to appear at the beginning of a sentence as the subject (as in Ib), but it is more common for an infinitive to appear as a Subject Complement:

Her favorite fantasy is to play basketball for UConn. = INFINITIVE The gerund can also play this role:

Her favorite fantasy is playing basketball for UConn. = GERUND

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English Games

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Here are some helpful English games that you can play while brushing up on your grammar skills!!!

1.
PROOFREADING
www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

GRAMMAR

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar4.htm#

2.
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERTHING
USER NAME: burbankenglish@gmail.com
PASSWORD: burbank

http://www.free-english-games.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fMembers%2fShowGame.aspx%3fGameID%3d35&GameID=35

3.
SPELLING
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/everglades/index.html

http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/18/54.html

4. SUBJECT / PREDICATE

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

B1Class

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You will Create a Complete Sentence Study Guide for other 7th grade students.

The Title: Complete Sentence Study Guide

You must highlight the different types/examples
Fragment

Run-On

Complete Sentence

Each one you need to give:

The rule

How to identify it

Examples:

How to fix it

(one image/picture) (for the complete sentence section you have to dissect it)

On the back:

You must put why this information is helpful to students. (4 or more sentences)

JUMP STARTS

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B -Day classes

Find as much information about a metaphor as possible.
The information must come from sites other than WHOOPS.
Give the website name:
Information:
Example:

Do this for 6 different websites.
Email me your findings when you are finished!

PowerPeriod

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CLICK HERE ! : 10-24-08
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy57mbw.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html

Activity One:
http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/ppts/LAppts/35/Comon-ProperNouns.ppt#285,24,Project LA

Activity Two:
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html

Activity Three:
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/ratslist3.asp

ALL CLASS PERIODS

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YOU MUST FIND THE LYRICS TO 5 DIFFERENT SONGS: LISTING THE ARTIST, TITLE AND PULL OUT AN EXAMPLE OF A SIMILE. CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE SIGNIFYING WORD (LIKE OR AS). UNDERLINE THE FIRST THING BEING COMPARED AND PUT PARENTHESIS AROUND THE SECOND THING BEING COMPARED.
PULL OUT THE SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND VERB

HOMEWORK! GET YOUR HOMEWORK!

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B4 CLASS

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POP QUIZ

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Today, you will take a pop quiz over a particular Unit assigned by Mrs. T. Anderson. Make sure that you apply all of the rules and skills you were taught during class.

GOOD LUCK!!
http://www.quia.com/pop/6336.html?AP_rand=418965487

http://www.quia.com/quiz/106467.html?AP_rand=840118560

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?MIGM8477

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/

9-26-08

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5complsubpred

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Meet the Teacher

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WHERE I’M FROM

I am from 8 track cassette tapes,

from Parliament-Funkadelic

and relatives swinging out

over the red dirt hills of Mima’s front porch.

I am from mustard colored wall paper

and granny’s hanging décor,

a life-sized fork and spoon.

I am from eating Sunday dinner

with the family at 3:00pm

and a tribe of Cherokee Indians,

from Dorothy and Marcellus

and Aunt Betty’s monkey bread

on Thanksgiving day.

I am from pig-tails and barrettes,

straightening combs

and Mrs. Dudley scorching my forehead.

From “don’t chew with your mouth open”

and Denise’s and Michelle’s

hand-me-downs

two sizes too big.

I'm from the Rose City,

rouge red dirt and BTU on Wednesday

evenings.

From Mc Hammer pants,

clown suits and those black shiny shoes

with the fluffy ribbon.

I am from banana clips,

mood rings, and airbrushed Girbaud jeans.

I am from those marinated moments

snapped before me,

awaiting in my album of memories.

- Mrs. T. Anderson

WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK

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Meeting Room Schedule

Date	Time	Group/Meeting	Venue
Sept 11th	All classes	WHOOPS Day	E-Lab Rm 131
Sept 12th	All classes	WHOOPS Day	E-Lab Rm 131

Marshall ELA

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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

(February 27, 1902—December 20, 1968).

John Steinbeck was one of the best-known and most widely read American Writer of the 20th century.He even published a novel in 1939 called(The Grapes of Wrath).John also came up with a novel called Mice and Men. So In all he wrote twenty-five books,including sixteen novels, six nonfiction books and several collections of short stories.

John Ernst Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas California. He was of German American, and Irish American descent. Johann Adolf Großteinbeck (i.e. Grossteinbeck), Steinbeck's grandfather, changed the family name from Grossteinbeck to Steinbeck when he migrated to the United States. John father, John Steinbeck, Sr., served as the Monterey County Treasurer while his mother, Olive (Hamilton) Steinbeck, a former school teacher, fostered Steinbeck's love of reading and writing.

John Steinbeck grew up in the salinas Valley region of Califorina. Steinbeck moved briefly to New York, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writer, and he started writting about memories in of his life in califorina.

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Student Spotlight

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Freaky, Freaky, Halloween
by Katreece Flournoy

It was Halloween, the moon was full, the wind was howling, I had a slight chill going up my back, but it was not because of the freezing cold air. All you could hear is growling coming from my Uncle’s big mouth. He was dressed as a monster with teeth as green as grass and fake blood on his arm as red as a rose, but the scariest thing was his face, it looked like he was a vampire who had just came from a blood fest. I ran faster than a coyote after his prey, yet he still caught me.

I am scarier than a mouse so just to see how I would react before I knew it they heaved me in the garage where they had a haunted house replica going on and my cousins who were dressed up as zombies slowly walked towards me with every step they took my knees buckled and my teeth rumbled and that is when I knew I had to get out.

I screeched to the top of my lungs that day. The minute I tried to trudge to the door, it was locked, so I hit and banged and pulled but all of a sudden the door fell down. As soon as it fell, I had a frightened look on my face and that same night I was like Reggie Bush running down the street.
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also	incidentally	nonetheless
as a result	indeed	on the contrary
besides	in fact	on the other hand
consequently	in other words	otherwise
finally	instead	still
for example	likewise	then
furthermore	meanwhile	therefore
hence	moreover	thus