Adjectives & Adverbs
Quotations & Transitions
Relative Pronouns
LanguageWhat of Discussion & Opinion
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What are adjectives?
Words that describe a noun or noun phrase.
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Correct the mistakes:
She always said "life is full of hardships."
She always said, "Life is full of hardships."
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What are the 5 relative pronouns?
That, Which, Who, Whom, Whose
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Change the following basic sentence stem into a higher level sentence stem that means the same thing.
In my opinion...
Possible answers:
Personally, my opinion is that...
I'm certain that...
As far as I am concerned...
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What day are the upcoming elections on (hint: it is in November)?
November 6th
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What are adverbs?
Words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs (they end in "ly" usually").
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Insert a transition word into this sentence:
I do like ice cream,_______, I like cake better.
However, but, nonetheless
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Which relative pronouns refer to ONLY people?
Who & Whom
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What are the 4 ways to build on a discussion?
Encourage others to talk
Present your idea
Paraphrase the idea
Respond to your teammates opinion
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What holiday was on October 8th this year?
Columbus Day
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What are 5 examples of adjectives?
Answers will vary. Some examples: huge, round, old, burnt orange, fluffy
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In what types of writing should you use transition words?
ALL types of writing.
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Which relative pronoun would work in the following sentence?
My pencil broke during the test _____ meant I had to waste time sharpening it.
Which
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What are the three ways to respond to your teammates opinion?
Ask for elaboration
Affirm ideas
Challenge ideas
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Which U.S. City is known as the Windy City?
Chicago
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What are 5 examples of adverbs?
Answers will vary. Some examples: recently, around, lazily, sometimes, simply
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Write a sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
Answers will vary. Example:
According to the text, "Frogs jump when they get excited."400
In the following sentence, what is "that" referring to?
My car broke down off of the highway. I called the tow truck but they said it would take 4 hours for them to arrive. Because of that, I tried to fix it myself.
the tow truck taking 4 hours to arrive
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Use a high level language of OPINION sentence stem to describe your opinion on school uniforms.
Answers will vary
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What is the Pythagorean theorem?
a2 + b2 = c2
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Change the following adjectives into adverbs:
Happy
Rare
Simple
Soft
Happily
Rarely
Simply
Softly
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Write a short paragraph about identity and use 3 transition words.
Family is important to my identity for several reasons. To start, my parents raised me to believe certain things. Additionally, I spend a lot of time with them. Finally, they have taught me the traditions of our culture which add to my identity.
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Use 3 relative pronouns in 2-3 sentences.
Answers will vary. One example:
The homecoming dance was fun, according to people who were there. That is the only information I received about it, which probably means nothing bad happened.
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Why is it important to practice using sentence stems when having an academic conversation?
Answers will vary:
To get familiar with academic discourse.
To practice using academic language correctly.
To make sure to use academic and not conversational language.
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Draw a picture of the Colorado state flag. (You don't need to have the right colors)
