Complex Sentence

• A sentence containing one or more subordinate clauses.

REMINDER: Sentence= complete thought—subject and verb.

Subordinate= cannot stand alone (dependent)

Example: • Although my friend invited

me to a party, I do not want to go.

Although my friend invited me to a party (what?)

I do not want to go. (where?)

When they joined together=complex sentence

Skinny side

Compound/Complex SentenceA sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Tip: You know it is dependent because it cannot stand alone—it needs the others.

Example:

• We decided that the

movie was too violent,

but our children, who

like to watch scary

movies, thought we

were wrong.

May 5 & 6, 2015

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INTEGRITY AND HONOR

1. Revision opportunitiesclose—May 15

Replace: Julius Caesar/ District WritingNew grade: Censorship essayTUESDAY/WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK AND NEXT

FOR 1:1 EDITING

2. Mythology Unit (May)Materials: magazine--multiple grades

3. Grammar CBA (final day)

4. Achieve 3000 re-set?

Bellwork (10 minutes)

Agenda (4 minute) Skill/Activity (20 minutes) AoW instruction Workshop (45 minutes) Rough Drafting materials

Peace/Out (5 minutes)

Classes left

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UPCOMING- A DAY

This week5/4

½ Designing- AoW5/6

FULL Designing (A4)- reporting

5/8½ Designing (A3)-ads

Next week5/12

Designing- Work cited5/14

½ Designing½ Achieve 3000

5/15 ALL REVISIONS DUE

Final week5/ 18

ALL MATERIALS DUE Presentations

5/20PresentationsGrammar CBA

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UPCOMING- B DAYThis week

5/5 Design-lab- reporting

5/7Peer editing- ads

Next week5/11

Design-lab- work cited5/13

Peer editing5/15

Design-labAchieve 3K

REVISION WORK DUE

Final week5/19

Presentation5/21

Grammar CBA

What is Mythology?

Final ProjectResearch/

Reading/Comprehension/Connections/Creation

MYTHOLOGY

INTEGRITY AND HONOR

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I’ve put two newspaper

templates in my handout folder…

anyone with a good magazine

template? Use flyer template otherwise

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Without research, no

good information

Who are they?Greek/Roman/otherRelationships too (parent/sibs)

What’s their story? God/goddess of what? What happened in their

life that is interesting? Power?When

did they show up (is there a time period?)Where

Do they exist anywhere interesting? Hades, for exampleHow/Why?

Who honors them? Why? Is it a fear relationship or healthy respect?

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Make sure you could

answer these

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RESUME COVER LETTER

ARE THESE DONE?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

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Article of the WeekUsing Semester 2 language

SEM 1The article (called

what, by who, found where) does what?

SEM 2Bleak. Bleak is the

outlook for teens in today’s job market.

According to… (here’s where you put the citation)

IS THIS DONE?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

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ReportingTone/word choice/ using quotes

1. Assume you did research

2. TWO PROJECTS

3. AT LEAST ONE STORY

4. How will you report on it?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

Hot off Press

Descriptive writing (5 W’s and

senses)

What is myth on which you are

reporting?

Consider tone

Consider narrative voice

Consider setting

Reporting/Imbedding

Myth

5w’s

Use of quotes

Word choice“said” is dead

PROJECTMINI LESSON

Who is reporting?

Would their tone be biased?

To whom is the magazine/newspaper being

marketed?How are you making me want

to read?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

Who is reporting? Would tone be biased?

If I’m Zeus reporting on some Poseidon story, maybe I have a different opinion of how/why

something went down…How do I want my readers to feel at end

of article?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

To whom is the magazine/newspaper being marketed?

Consider audience

If I’m reading a magazine for “top gods”, maybe my approach is sympathetic to

a god who smites those who don’t listen. If I’m a “Ladies magazine” what

type of story is interesting to my audience?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

How are you making me want to read?

What’s your “hook” strategy?

“Once upon a time…” isn’t it.

PROJECTMINI LESSON You are the reporter

On which element of the story are you focusing?

What is your tone?

What is theirs?

How are you getting around “said” in every quote?

Are you looking up how to punctuate dialogue?

PROJECTMINI LESSON

You are the reporter

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INTEGRITY AND HONOR

Homework:

Pacing wise-finish the two stories.

Bellwork (10 minutes)

Agenda (3 minutes) Skill/Activity (25 minutes) Research discussionIntroduction of materials Workshop (45 minutes) Research/work

Peace/Out (5 minutes)

You don’t have

homework

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