STAGE 1
What are the three general sentences needed in a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting sentence, and concluding sentence.
It expresses actions in the past that happened at the same time.
BONUS 200: Give an example
Past progressive,
How do you use the present perfect tense?
BONUS 200: Give an example of a present perfect sentence.
"have/has + past participle form of main verb
The material used to complement and help or support a topic
Visual aids
"A ______ and _______ are parts of speech that modify a noun by atributing póssesion to someone or something.
possessive adjectives and possesive pronouns
When conjugating to past, what is the rule for choosing -ed or ied?
If a verb ands with e, drop the e and add -ed
smile - smiled
If the verb ends in y, change the y to an i and add -ed IF THE WORD HAS A CONSONANT BEFORE THE Y
Carry - carried study- studied
How do you use the past perfect tense?
BONUS 200: How do yous structure an interrogative past perfect sentece?
had + past participle form of main verb
BONUS:
Had + subject + main verb + complement + ?
Name three kinds of visual aids
objects, models, photographs, charts, pie graphs, diagrams, maps, videos. etc.
WRITE DOWN what a complex sentence is comprised of and give an example
BONUS 200: When are clauses devided by a comma?
An independent clause and one (or more) dependent clause(s)
Bonus: when the dependent clause is placed before the independent clause.
A _________ is a parapgraph that initiates the topic defining statement
definition paragraph.
A ______ is a series of steps that explain how something happens or how to make something.
process paragraph
The Pattern of organization in which you devide a topic into main points and discuss each main point separately.
Logical Division of Ideas
Explain:
- what a sentence clause is comprised of
- what is a independent and what is a dependent clause
BONUS 100: fill in the blank "A dependent clause always begins with a ______"
A clause is comprised of a subject and a verb. Independent clauses explainn a complete idea and dependent ones don't.
BONUS: subordinator
What is the comma rule for separating appositives?
BONUS 200: Give an example
Use commas to separate extra information appositives from the rest of the sentence.
Words that show time or order in a phrase
Time order signals
Describe the ideal visual aid presentation
- Short text
- Images
- Contrast
- Big font
What is the correct order of adjectives and its abbreviation?
BONUS 200 POINTS if you can state the order of opinions
OSASCOMP
Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose
BONUS
First general opinions then specific opinions.
WRITE DOWN: Nouns or noun phrases that rename a preceding noun or noun phrase. Write an example.
appositives
examples may vary
What is the comma rule for separating clauses within a complex sentence?
If the dependent clause comes first, separate the clauses with a comma.
If the independent clause comes first, do not separate them.
What is a problem with presenting that you think your STEM team had?
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