Prepositions
Preposition
What word connects part of a sentence?
Conjunction
What is the subject? Mr. Ramirez went to the store.
Mr. Ramirez
What are the four purposes of sentences?
Statement/Declarative
Question/Interrogative
Direction-Command/Imperative
Exclamatory
What does it mean to summarize?
To provide a brief explanation of a topic
Name a preposition
Most common: at, of, in, to, for, with, from, beside, etc.
Identify the conjunction: Dario won the high jump as well as the bike race.
as well as
What is the verb? Van and Ethan traveled to the concert.
traveled
What are the four sentence structures?
Simple, complex, compound, complex/compound
Describe The Summary without Words strategy
Use drawings and no words to summarize information.
What is the prepositional phrase: The computer is on the desk.
on the desk.
Name the conjunction: Because it rained, the game was canceled.
Because
What is the direct object? I baked mom cookies.
cookies
What kind of sentence structures is this?
Tanya received a new computer when she returned from camp.
complex
How many words, excluding a, an, and the, can a "Money Summary" have?
No more than 20
What is the object of the preposition: Nick is sitting among his sisters.
sisters
What is a word or phrase that expresses an emotion?
Interjection
What is the object complement? We elected Charlotte president.
president
What is the independent clause? Nayef is a boy who is very talented.
Nayef is a boy
What is the 12 Word Trick?
After reading,viewing, or listening to information, list 12 key words. Then write a topic sentence. Then use each of the 12 words in sentences summarizing the topic.
Adjective
What is the interjection? No kidding, I like cooked spinach.
No kidding
What is the predicate adjective? Yesterday the weather was warm.
warm
What is wrong with the sentence: Did you send me a letter if you did I did not get it and I would like to hear from you.
Run-on
Name the four steps of the summary paragraph
1. Identify the item/topic plus a verb
2. Convert that into a proper topic sentence
3. List details using words or phrases
4. Use topic sentence and phrases converted to sentences to build summary paragraph