Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter
How many children does Mrs. Appert have?
3
It's/ Its going to rain this weekend.
It's
The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. What is this sentence called?
Topic sentence
mrs appert will miss all of you
3 errors
Mrs. Appert will miss all of you!
What are 2 of the reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
How many pets does Mrs. Appert have?
one
I ate too/two/to many nuggets at lunch.
too
What is the first thing you should do when you start a paragraph?
INDENT
We are going to toms house for dinner.
We are going to Tom's house for dinner.
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
The letter I
Name one of Mrs. Appert's children (or dog)
Alexa, Izzy, Bobby, or Cooper
I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.
They're
(they are)
How many sentences should make up a paragraph?
At least 5
On the way home, the children on the bus.
It only names something.
It only gives the subject.
The predicate is missing.
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
What is a period, question mark or exclamation mark?
What is Mrs. Appert's favorite color?
Joey Blue
Their/There/They're house is yellow with black shutters.
Their
(Their air)
What sentence of my paragraph would also be my main idea sentence?
Topic sentence
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My Mother taked me to the museum of science yesterday
(5 mistakes)
My mother took me to the Museum of Science yesterday.
the students' at afton-lakeland elementary love to play Outside
The students at Afton-Lakeland Elementary love to play outside.
When is Mr. Appert's birthday?!
We are going they're /their/ there.
there
What are the parts of a paragraph (paragraph dance!)
indent
topic sentence
at least three sentences that tell more
concluding sentence that wraps it up!
i visited sams scool rutherford elementary.
(7 errors)
I visited Sam's school, Rutherford Elementary.