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WORD CHOICE I need great action verbs when writing descriptions.

intrusivesmokestacks

endlessly

belching

contaminants

polluting

spewing

boat motorboat skiff

dumping pollutants

throw

thoughtlessly

discard

Roundtable adjectives to describe the feelings reflected in this picture.

Other words for “said” based on 10 different emotions or purposes for speaking

In a happy wayWord to Substitute

– laughed– rejoiced– giggled– joked– lilted– sang out

In a sad way– cried– agonized– bawled– blubbered– lamented– sobbed– groaned– sniveled– wept– mourned

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Combine this idea with the paint swatch to rank the words.

Write GuyWatch the video clips. Prepare to share your reactions and application ideas.

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• Use of Mentor Texts

• Focused Free Writing

• Express Lane Editing

Video Clip of FANBOYSFor

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

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These are the only words in English strong enough to connect two sentences with just a comma.

Compound sentence.

Examples of FANBOYSWe will watch a video, for it is easier to implement what we can see in

practice.

The teacher will model compound sentences, and students will work in teams to find examples.

Many students don’t get excited about worksheets, nor do they effectively transfer the skills to their own writing.

Run-on sentences and comma splices are common errors, but FANBOYS can help students avoid them.

Teachers can stick with traditional practices, or they can try new strategies that have worked for others.

Jeff Anderson’s students will practice with others, yet they still need to work independently with appropriate authentic resources.

Punctuation is complex, so teachers need strategies to make teaching and learning fun.

Language to Avoid Making GeneralizationsTypically both cultures _______________________________________.

It is typical for family members in each culture to _______________________________________.

The people in each culture tend to ___________________________________________________.

There is a tendency in both cultures to _______________________________________________.

Generally these two communities ___________________________________________________.

Japanese and Mexican, in general, __________________________________________________.

Customarily, the people of Japan and Mexico __________________________________________.

Apparently both cultures _______________________________________.

It seems apparent that the families in each society ________________________________________.

Evidently each culture ______________________________________________________________.

One could infer that both Japanese and Mexicans ________________________________________.

Usually the children in each country ___________________________________________________.

DIFFERENCESVery evident differences could be expressed in statements similar to those in the section on animals.Language to Avoid Making GeneralizationsTypically Mexicans, ______________, but the Japanese ___________________________________.In general, people in Japan ___________;however, this is not common in Mexico.Generally in the Mexican family, ___________________, yet in the Japanese home _____is the custom.Mexicans are more apt to ____________ than are the JapaneseAlthough there is a tendency I the Japanese culture for people to _________, the custom in Mexico is to ___.In Mexico people customarily _________________, while in Mexico ___________ is more common.It seems that Mexican children ______________, while Japanese Children ___________________.___________________

See the “hook” words in dependent clauses:

• As • Although• After• While• When • Unless• Because• Before• If• Since

AAAWWUBBIS

As

Remember

AAAWWUBBIS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AAAWWUBBIS_ _ _ _.

No comma is needed if there is no pause.

When the clause is first, listen for the pause and use a comma.

Suggestion for ELLs and others: use visuals to introduce and practice the skills prior to use of literacy resources.

COMPLEX SENTENCES FOR SEQUENTIAL ACTION 1. Before _________________________________,

_____________________________________.2. After ____________________________________,

_____________________________________.3. ____________________________________before

_________________________________ .4. ____________________________________ after

_____________________________________ .5. When_________________________________ ,

________________________________________ .6. _______________________________ when

________________________________________.

COMPLEX SENTENCES FOR SIMULTANEOUS ACTION1. When_________________________________ ,

______________________________________ .2. __________________________________ when

_______________________________________ .3. As ____________________________________,

______________________________________ .4. ____________________________________ as

______________________________________ .5. While __________________________________,

_____________________________________ .6. ___________________________________while ________________________________________

COMPLEX SENTENCES FOR CAUSE AND EFFECT

1.______________________________because____________________________________.

2.Because ____________________________, ____________________________________.

3.Since______________________________, ___________________________________.

4._______________________________ since ___________________________________ .

COMPLEX SENTENCES TO EXPRESS CONDITIONS1. If _________________________________,

________________________________________.

2. _________________________________ if _______________________________________.

3. Unless ____________________________ , ________________________________________ .

4. __________________________________ unless _______________________________________ .

5. Only if _____________________________, _________________________________.

6. _____________________only if _______________.

Exit cards

Example 1• I am the most excited about

___________________________________________.• I am reflecting on

___________________________________________.• I am worried about

___________________________________________.

Example 2

3 ideas I learned:

2 ways I can apply:

1 question I have.

PROMPTS FOR LEARNING LOGS

What is the most important big idea you learned?

I learned that_____________________________________________________________________________

For example: __________________________________________________________________________________________

How does this connect to what you already know?_____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

How can you use this in the future?_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________

Choral read with meNote: Michael Dunn, assistant to the

Superintendent for the Right to Read Initiative at the Illinois State Board of Education, cited findings from the New Jersey Writing Project at the Illinois Annual Statewide Conference. He stated that in that project learning improved by 400% in classrooms where students did this form of “journal” or Learning Log 3 or 4 times a week.

(This is an adaptation of that form. “For example” has been added to help students focus learning on the big ideas. )

PROMPTS FOR LEARNING LOGS

What is the most important topical idea you learned?

I learned that_____________________________________________________________________________

Now I understand that: __________________________________________________________________________________________

How does this connect to what you already know?_____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

How can you use this in the future?_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________

I learned that:__________________________________________________________PICTURE

Now I understand that: __________________________________________________