September
th
th
15 -19
This week’s standards &
essential question
O 7RL2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text
and analyze its development over the course of the
text; provide an objective summary.
O 7L1b– Chose among simple, compound, complex, and
compound-complex sentences to signal differing
relationships among ideas
O Essential Question - How does comprehension of
informational and/or literary text contribute to lifelong
learning?
September 14, 2014
Warm-up
Constructed Response
Writing section
O Read the passage you received when you
entered the classroom
O In your writing section, write a constructed
response to the following question: In the
President’s speech he listed several strategies to
combat ISIS. What were the strategies
President Obama proposed to use to against
ISIS?
O Use your Show Me the Evidence and R.A.C.E.
handouts to help you formulate your response.
Journal – Blue Foam
September 16, 2014
Amigo Brothers
O List the names of the two main characters. List
three details that tell how similar, or alike, they are.
Why do you think the author wants us to know this?
O In boxing, a competition between two boxers is
called a bout, just as a competition between two
baseball teams is called a game. Why do you think
different terms are used to label competitions in
different sports?
O Knowing what you do about Felix and Antonio, what
do you think they might feel about having the
opportunity to fight in the Golden Gloves
Championship Tournament?
Amigo Brothers
O Felix tells Antonio that he plans to train
alone. What impact, or effect, do you think
this will have on their friendship?
O The suffix –ly usually turns adjectives into
adverbs. Write a sentence using the
adjective lame rather than the adverb
lamely.
O How does the boys’ decision to train
separately add to what you know about
Felix and Antonio?
Amigo Brothers
O The word torrent means “flood” or “rush.”
Why does Felix release a torrent of
punches?
O Has Felix completely resolved his internal
conflict about fighting Antonio? How do
you know?
O Yesteryear is a term that is not in common
use today. Draw a line between “yester” and
“year.” What might this word mean?
Amigo Brothers
O How has the conflict between the two
friends changed?
O Compare and contrast the boys’ actions.
O List Antonio’s actions. List Felix’s actions.
How are they similar and different?
O What do you learn from the advice of the
two trainers?
Amigo Brothers
O Frenzied means “wild.” Why do you think
the use of this word is appropriate in this
scene?
O How does round three connect to the boys’
fears of fighting their best fights?
O List details that build suspense right up to
the climax of the story. Write the
resolution that shows whether Antonio
and Felix can still be friends. What do you
think of what has happened in the end?
A. Simple, B. Compound, C.
Complex, D. Compound-Complex
1. Chin is an outgoing person
C who enjoys socializing
with friends.
2. I went home, and I went to sleep because I was
tired. D
3. Like a good student, he studied his work.
4. I was coming, but I’m late.
B
5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.
6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.
D
A
A
A. Simple, B. Compound, C.
Complex, D. CompoundComplex
1. Carmen checked the books out of the C
library because she was curious about sailing.
2. The costumes are perfect, not at all oldA
fashioned.
A
3. He wears showy shoes, capes, and robes.
4. The work is lovely; I have seen it before.
B
5. In the beginning, we saw the previews.
A
6. Uncle Henry wears rings and chains.
A
A. Simple, B. Compound, C.
Complex, D. CompoundComplex
C
1. Chin is an outgoing person who enjoys socializing with
friends.
2. I went D
home, and I went to sleep because I was tired.
3. Like a good student, he studied his work.
A
4. I was coming, but I’m late.
5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.
B
6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.
A
D
Sentence Structure:
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
OSimple
OCompound
OComplex
OCompound-Complex
Basic Elements of Every Sentence
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Simple Sentence
O
A simple sentence has one subject
and one predicate.
Simple Sentence
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:
We went to San Juan yesterday.
Simple Sentence
Pronoun
Verb
Prepositional phrase
We went to San Juan .
Simple subject
Complete predicate
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
plays tennis.
one subject
one predicate
Compound
Sentence
Compound Sentence
O A compound sentence has more than one part
that can stand alone (independent clauses).
O Independent
coordinating
clauses
are
conjunctions,
adverbs or a semi-colon.
connected
by
conjunctive
Compound Sentence
We went to San Juan, and
most of us danced all night.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause 1
Independent
Clause 2
Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1
Independent
Clause 2
Independent
Semicolons
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
SEMICOLON
Tom has benefited from his
exercise program; he is slim and
energetic.
Complex Sentence
Complex Sentence
O A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that
can stand alone and another one that cannot
O The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the
rest
of
the
conjunction
sentence
by
a
subordinating
Complex Sentence
Since my friend and I wanted to have
fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,
Subordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Subject
Predicate
we went to San Juan yesterday.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Bob is popular even though he is weird.
Clause 1
Independent
Clause 2
Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Even though Bob is weird, he is popular.
Clause 1
Dependent
Clause 2
Independent
Compound-Complex
Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
O This type of sentence has more than one part that
can stand alone, and at least one that cannot.
O Conjunctions link the different parts of this
sentence.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to San Juan
yesterday,
and we danced all night.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Subordinating
Conjunction
Since we wanted to have fun,
Part that cannot stand alone
my friend and I went to San Juan,
Coordinating
Conjunction
Subject
Predicate
and we danced all night.
Exercises
Say if the following sentences are:
Simple, compound, complex or compoundcomplex.
Grammar Warm-up – September 17, 2014
Sentence Types
Write the sentences in your grammar section. Label
the sentence types: S (simple), C (compound), CX
(complex), and CPCX (compound complex)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The bell rang.
Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara biked
the second part.
He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the
climber moves up the rock.
The skier turned and jumped.
Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and
understood the material.
Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Simple
complex
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Because Kayla has so much climbing experience ,
we asked her to lead our group.
You and I need piano lessons.
I planned to go to the hockey game, but I couldn’t
get tickets.
Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she also
enjoys kayaking.
There are many problems to solve before this
program can be used, but engineers believe that
they will be able to solve them soon.
Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Complex
Simple
Compound
Compound
Compound-complex
References
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice
Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley,
Longman, 1999.
The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and
Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.