THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH

• HELLO, CLASS!

• TODAY’S LEARNING TARGETS:I CAN IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENTENCES, AS WELL AS RUN ON SENTENCESI UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT USES OF COMMAS

TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK: COMMA USE WORKSHEET

WHAT MAKES A SENTENCE?

• A SIMPLE SENTENCE IS A GROUP OF WORDS EXPRESSING A COMPLETE THOUGHT, AND IT MUST HAVE A SUBJECT AND A VERB.

• I SLEPT.

• MEGAN LOVES THE GREEN BAY PACKERS.

TYPES OF SENTENCES

• A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE MAKES A STATEMENT.

• EXAMPLE: THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW.

TYPES OF SENTENCES

• AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE GIVES A COMMAND OR MAKES A REQUEST.

• EXAMPLES: HAND IT IN NOW.

• STOP.

• THE SUBJECT FOR AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE IS ALWAYS “YOU”

TYPES OF SENTENCES

• AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE ASKS A QUESTION.

• EXAMPLE: DO YOU KNOW THAT MAN?

TYPES OF SENTENCES

• AN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE SHOWS STRONG FEELING. DECLARATIVE, IMPERATIVE, OR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES CAN BE MADE INTO EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES BY PUNCTUATING THEM WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT.

• EXAMPLES:

• THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW!

• HAND IT IN NOW!!!!!!

• DO YOU KNOW THAT MAN!?

RUN-ON SENTENCES

• RUN-ON SENTENCES OCCUR WHEN TWO (OR MORE) SENTENCES RUN TOGETHER WITHOUT PUNCTUATION OR WITHOUT A COMMA AND A CONNECTING WORD.

• EX. MY GREAT-UNCLE ATE UNHEALTHY FOODS ALL HIS LIFE HE LIVED TO BE 91.

RUN-ON SENTENCES INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

HOW CAN YOU USE A COMMA?

• TO SEPARATE TWO OR MORE ADJECTIVES BEFORE A NOUN:

• THE SHINY RED RIPE APPLE DRIPPED WITH POISON.

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE WORDS OR GROUPS OF WORDS IN A SERIES

• THE BAT SWOOPED INTO THE LIVING ROOM INTO THE FIREPLACE AND OUT THE CHIMNEY.

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE OPENING PHRASES IN SENTENCES

• AFTER A RIDE THROUGH THE COUNTRY SIDE THE PRINCE RETURNED TO HIS CASTLE TO PLAY CHECKERS.

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE A PHRASE THAT INTERRUPTS THE MAIN THOUGHT IN A SENTENCE

• MICHAEL JORDAN IN MY OPINION IS THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME.

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH A CONJUNCTION

• THE HOBBIT WANTED THE RING BUT HE KNEW IT WAS EVIL.

COMMA USE

• TO INTRODUCE A QUOTATION IN A SENTENCE

• PBANKS31 ASKED “CAN I GO TO THE BATHROOM?”

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE THE DAY FROM THE YEAR IN A DATE

• OCTOBER 24TH 2002

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE A CITY FROM A STATE

• DOYLESTOWN PENNSYLVANIA

COMMA USE

• TO SEPARATE A PERSON’S NAME AND TITLE

• CINDERELLA DIRECTOR OF HOUSE CLEANING

COMMA USE

• TO INTRODUCE A PERSONAL LETTER

• DEAR SOPHIA

COMMA USE, INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE

CLOSURE

• HELLO, CLASS!

• TODAY’S LEARNING TARGETS:I CAN IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENTENCES, AS WELL AS RUN ON SENTENCESI UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT USES OF COMMAS

TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK: COMMA USE WORKSHEET

JANUARY 14TH, 2016

• HELLO, PERIOD 3!

• PLEASE TAKE A SEAT AND FIND A CLEAN SECTION IN YOUR NOTEBOOK AND TITLE IT WITH TODAY’S DATE

20 MINUTE FREE-WRITE

• WHAT ARE YOUR THREE BIGGEST STRENGTHS? OR WHAT THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOURSELF DO YOU TAKE MOST PRIDE IN? THESE CAN BE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC, THEATRICAL, SOCIAL…WHEREVER YOUR STRENGTHS EXIST!

• FOR EACH STRENGTH, GIVE A PARAGRAPH LONG DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH PLAYS A PART IN YOUR LIFE

• IF YOU FINISH EARLY, YOU ARE TO REEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD

20 MINUTE FREE-WRITE

• WHAT ARE YOUR THREE BIGGEST WEAKNESSES? OR WHAT THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOURSELF DO YOU MAYBE HIDE FROM OTHERS OR FEEL THE MOST UNCERTAIN ABOUT? THESE CAN BE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC, THEATRICAL, SOCIAL…WHEREVER YOUR STRENGTHS EXIST!

• FOR EACH WEAKNESS, GIVE A PARAGRAPH LONG DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH PLAYS A PART IN YOUR LIFE

• IF YOU FINISH EARLY, YOU ARE TO REEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAD