Week 1-5
This type of writing is used to tell a story and should include descriptive writing to help "paint a picture" in the reader's mind.
What is narrative writing?
1. This order is when the subject comes before the verb in the sentence.
2. This order is when the verb comes before the subject in the sentence.
1. What is natural order?
2. What is inverted order?
Correct the following run on sentence:
The movie is beginning, it will be over by 3:00 p.m.
Answers vary:
The movie is beginning. It will be over by 3:00 p.m.
The movie is beginning; it will be over by 3:00 p.m.
The movie is beginning, but it will be over by 3:00 p.m.
This type writing is used to explain or inform.
What is expository writing?
This type of writing is focused on one side of a claim to persuade someone to think or believe as the writer believes.
What is persuasive writing?
This is known as a group of words that acts like a single part of speech and does not contain a subject or a verb.
What is a phrase?
BONUS: Identify the preposition(s) and the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence:
Army took the bread off the counter and carried it to his bowl.
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
Study for the exam tomorrow!
Who is "you"?
Identify each type of sentence:
1. I will win the game.
2. Because I have practiced, I will score a homerun.
3. Many insects can crawl; however, several can fly.
1. Simple Sentence
2. Complex Sentence
3. Compound Sentence
1. This verb expresses action directly toward a person or a thing.
Ex: Madelyn dropped a beaker.
2. This verb expresses action that is not directed at a person or a thing.
Ex. Madelyn works at a chemical company.1. What is a transitive verb?
2. What is an intransitive verb?
This type of writing uses logic and facts to support the claim in order to convince the reader/audience that side is truth.
What is argumentative writing?
This expresses a complete thought.
What is a sentence or an independent clause?
1. This is made up of a helping verb and a main verb.
2. Identify the helping verb and the main verb in the following sentence:
The artist is painting the colorful picture.
1. What is a verb phrase?
2. What is "is painting"?
1. Names people, places, things, or ideas.
2. States action or being.
3. Modifies a noun or a pronoun.
4. Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
5. Takes the place of a noun.
1. What is a noun?
2. What is a verb?
3. What is an adjective?
4. What is an adverb?
5. What is a pronoun?
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
The sun must be a medium-sized star.What is must be?
A paragraph should begin with this type of sentence and should be followed with these types of sentences.
What is a topic sentence and supporting details?
This expresses an incomplete thought.
What is a sentence fragment or a dependent clause?
Identify the four types of sentences:
1. We are in school.
2. Will you study?
3. Go to the dean!
4. We have a two-hour delay!
1. What is a declarative sentence?
2. What is an interrogative sentence?
3. What is an imperative sentence?4. What is an exclamatory sentence?
The word or group of words that a pronoun replaces or refers to is called this.
What is its antecedent?
BONUS:
What is the antecedent in the following sentence?
Roosevelt created many programs. They helped people.
Subjects and ____ must match in number.
For example:
Frogs were on the earth fifty million years before dinosaurs.What is verbs?
2. The writer should create a _______ ______ to share with the reader what topics will be explored in the essay.
1. What is a hook?
2. What is a thesis statement?
The ancient Egyptians made paper from reeds.
2. Identify the simple predicate from the sentence above.
1. What is "Egyptians"?
2. What is "made"?
Correct the following phrase fragment or the clause fragment:
1. To make people laugh.
2. When you answer a phone call.
1. answers vary but must be a complete sentence.
2. answers vary but must be a complete sentence.
Identify each type of pronoun:
1. I myself will make the cake!
2. Robert kept telling himself that he would finish the book.
1. I (personal), myself (intensive)
2. himself (reflexive)
2. This degree is used when to compare two people, things, or actions.
3.This degree is used to compare more than two people, things, or actions.
1. What is the positive degree?
2. What is the comparative degree?3. What is the superlative degree?
The _____________ paragraph of an essay should recap the thesis statement and summarize the main idea from each of the paragraphs.
What is the conclusion paragraph?
BONUS: Students should _STEP 4_____ & __STEP 5_____ before submitting their work!