Proofreading
Locate & fix the mistake:
hammy was a pig he was very sweet
Hammy was a pig, and he was very sweet.
or
Hammy was a pig. He was very sweet.
Because the kids were tired, they went to bed at 8pm.
Complex
What is it called when two independent clauses are combined incorrectly?
a run on sentence
What is the first step of writing a paragraph?
Point sentence
A commonwealth / territory
Locate and fix the mistake(s):
Whenever Marcy goes shopping she always sends to much money
Whenever Marcy goes shopping, she always spends too much money.
Haley went to Starbucks, but she forgot to bring her money.
Compound
What's it called when you go line by line and read something, looking for mistakes and fixing them as you go?
Proofreading
What is the second step of writing a paragraph?
Evidence!!!
What are those two empires we learned about earlier in the year???
The Aztec and Inca
Locate & fix the mistakes.
Lindy john and me went to walmart to go Shopping.
Lindy, John, and I went to Walmart to go shopping.
Simple
What is the specific type of word that connects two independent clauses?
Coordinating Conjunction/FANBOYS
What is the third step of writing a paragraph?
Expand
What was our writing benchmark about?
Whether or not animals should live in zoos and nature parks.
Dogs cats and turtles is my favorite animals, but I love them?
Dogs, cats, and turtles are my favorite animals, and I love them.
OR
Dogs, cats, and turtles are my favorite animals; I love them.
Although alligators can be scary, I think they are very cute.
Complex
What are these called?
Texas
Sadie
McDonalds
Mexico
Mrs. Ibarra
Proper nouns
What is the final step of writing a paragraph?
Link
What's different about an argumentative essay vs an informative essay?
Argumentative essays have 2 key points and a counterclaim.
Fix and find the mistake(s).
Elmo is a cute, red monster.
No mistakes - this is a correctly written simple sentence.
Bad Bunny is a great musician he is also funny.
Run-on
What is it called when there is just one clause and it's not complete?
Dependent clause
or
fragment
What is something you HAVE to do if you want to use a quote in an evidence sentence?
Tell me the order in which you write a conclusion paragraph
Restate thesis flipped
Restate key points
Statement of Importance