August 20- August 24Week 3

RootsRoot Definition

arch/archi Rule, first, chief

astro/aster/astr star

aud hear

auto- Self; alone

avi bird

bel(l) war

bene- Good; well

bi-/ bin- two

bibl/i/o book

bio life

Motivational Monday

▪ The Present

▪ Respond to the video by considering the following:– What lesson did you learn?– What did the boy and the “present” have in common?– Did the “present” help the boy?– Would you have reacted in the same way as the boy?– How would you deal with a handicap? Would you let it stop you, or would you keep

living?

▪ You have 3 minutes.

https://youtu.be/o_D11Kt8bo4

Let’s Review

Review: The Writing Process and 6 Traits of

Writing● Prewriting= Voice and Ideas

○ Decide purpose audience & Brainstorm● Drafting = Organization and Word Choice

○ Develop main idea/theme, use words appropriate for topic, decide structure/form/layout of writing

● Revising = Sentence Fluency○ Check sentence variety and transitions

● Editing = Conventions○ Correct grammar, usage and mechanics

● Publishing = Presenting○ Writing is legible/ready for others to see (final copy) & the message/point is clear

Sentence Fragments and Run-ons

What is a sentence?

▪ A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

▪ Every complete sentence has two basic parts: a subject and a predicate.

▪ A complete subject includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.

▪ Example:– Metropolitan areas include suburbs.▪ (Metropolitan areas = complete subject)

▪A complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that modify the verb.

▪Metropolitan areas include suburbs.(includes suburbs = complete predicate)

What are verbs?

▪ A verb is a word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being.

▪ A linking verb tells what the subject is.

▪ An action verb tells what the subject does, even when the action cannot be seen.

▪ The Mexicans fought a French army. (action you can see)

▪ They wanted independence. (action you cannot see)

https://youtu.be/AHyLqPspWR0

Example of Linking Verb

● Cinco de Mayo is very popular in Mexico City.○ is = linking verb

Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs

https://youtu.be/H3zlF3Jro6E

What is a sentence fragment?

▪ A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence.

▪ A sentence fragment is missing a subject, a predicate, or both.

Let’s Practice!

Practice!Directions: Copy the sentences. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.

1. Species of plants and animals are disappearing near cities.

2. Urban sprawl harms their habitats.

3. Growing families want bigger houses and yards.

4. Many of them move from dense central cities into suburbs.

5. Real-estate developers need land for new housing.

6. Some projects take over forests and woodlands.

Fragments

▪ Ghost towns usually around deserted mines and oil fields.

(missing a predicate)

▪ Abandoned them after the mines or fields were exhausted.

(missing a subject)

▪ Numerous in the western states.

(missing both)

How would you fix the sentences above? Rewrite them correctly.

Run- On Sentences

▪ A run-on sentence consists of two or more sentences written as though they were a single sentence.

▪ Example of a Run-on– Most ghost towns are in ruins, some have been restored to their original

condition.

▪ Revision– Most ghost towns are in ruins. Some have been restored to their original

condition.

2nd Revision Option

▪ Most ghost towns are in ruins, butsome have been restored to their original condition.

Let’s Practice!

PracticeDirections: Copy the sentence and identify each sentence as a fragment (F), run-on (RO), or a complete sentence (CS).

1. A tiny village in Arkansas had no name, residents walked to the next town for their mail.

2. Tired of walking such a distance.

3. They wanted their own post office.

4. The U.S. Postal Service replied to the residents, it sent them questionnaires.

5. Asked what name the village wanted.

6. Every family in town received a questionnaire, the instructions said, “Please write in ink.”

Practice Continued

7. The residents did just that.

8. Wrote in the word “ink” for the name of their town.

9. Now Ink, Arkansas, has a name and a post office.

10. Just 12 miles from Pencil Bluff, Arkansas.

More Practice!

Practice

Directions: Copy each sentence. Identify the following as fragments(F), run-ons (RO), or complete sentences(CS).

1. Beijing is a home to one of three great Chinese cooking styles, this style is called Beijing or Mandarin cuisine.

2. The food generally mild.

3. Wheat an important ingredient in many recipes.

4. Noodle dishes popular in Beijing cuisine.

5. Stuffed buns and filled dumplings are served as snacks or meals.

Practice Continued

6. Beijing duck a famous dish.

7. This delicious meal takes a long time to prepare, it is served in three separate courses.

8. Chefs in Shanghai base their meals on rice rather than wheat.

9. Many Shanghai dishes feature seafood, the city is close to the sea.

10. Shanghai recipes often have interesting names, such as hairy crab and lion’s head casserole.

A Retrieved Reformation

A Retrieved Reformation -Story Vocabulary

Directions: Copy the following terms and their definitions into your notebooks.

alibi rehabilitate retribution

perceived unobtrusively anguish

assiduously bullpen drills...augers

rogue- catchers confederates mail hack

specious guile platform four -in -hand

drummer irony phoenix

About the Author… “O. Henry”

● 1862- 1910● Born William Sydney Porter

○ O. Henry was his pen name

● Brought up in North Carolina by his grandmother and great aunt● Moved to Texas as a young man

○ Worked as a writer, cartoonist, and bank teller

● 1898- Convicted of stealing funds from the bank he worked at ● Spent 3 years in prison● While in prison, he published several stories using his “pen name”● His inspiration came from those he encountered while in prison

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