7 th grade english subordinating conjunctions

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7th Grade EnglishSubordinating ConjunctionsMarch 3, 2014- March 7, 2014

+Monday, March 3, 2014

Fill in the blank with the appropriate WOW. It is ______________ to tell

your parents if your plans change when you are out.

It would ______________ you to stay on task on your digital device.

Coordinating Conjunctions are _____________ to recognize when diagramming.

Word of the Week Exam, Friday March 7, 2014.

Be sure to bring Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen next Monday, March 10, 2014

To revise and edit informative essay for language, style, and conventions.

Prior Skills Learning Goals

+Assignment- Answer the following questions.Language and Style

Did I use precise words? Are my words descriptive Did I use an action verb for at

least the first and last sentence of every paragraph?

Did I write in a formal style and not a conversational one with slang?

Are all sentences written in the active voice and not passive? The candle was lit by Mrs.

Caple (passive).

Conventions

Does my writing demonstrate proper use of grammar?

Have I corrected all spelling and capitalization errors?

Have I checked my writing for any punctuation errors?

Is the meaning of every sentence crystal clear the first time I read it?

Do I have my Works Cite Page complete?

Have I given credit to all information in my essay by citing the source properly at the end of each sentence or paragraph?

+Closing

What is a writing skill that you learned from writing an informative essay?

+Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Fill in the blank with the

appropriate WOW. It is ______________ to tell your

parents if your plans change when you are out.

It would ______________ you to stay on task on your digital device.

Coordinating Conjunctions are _____________ to recognize when diagramming.

Write a sentence using an action verb, direct object, and indirect object.

Write a sentence using a linking verb.

Informative Essay due 11:59 pm Sunday, March 9th

Word of the Week and Informative Writing Exam is Friday, March 7, 2014.

Bring Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen next Monday, March 10, 2014

Word of the Week Define and recognize clauses

and phrases Define and recognize the

difference between independent and dependent clauses.

Practice Prior Skills Learning Goal

+Word of theWeek

laud (v) to praise laudable (adj) praiseworthy. I lauded the students for making "A's" on the exam.Making all "A's" on your report card is more laudable than winning the game.

+Access Prior Knowledge The key elements of an introductory paragraph are ____________, __________________ and

______________. Three examples of grabbers are _______________, _________________, and

__________________. To be effective a thesis statement must contain _______________, ____________, and an

__________________. ____________________ is the analogy Mrs. Caple used in class for the thesis statement? The thesis should be located in the ____________________ sentence of the first paragraph and the

______________________ sentence of the last paragraph.

A body paragraph must contain a _____________________ sentence and ___________________ details.

______________, ____________________, and an ________________ verb must be included in a topic sentence.

The closing paragraph consists of _________________ restated, 2-3 ________________________ sentences, and the _________________________.

Three examples of a clincher are ________________________, _____________________, and ___________________________.

Informative Writing

+Access Prior Knowledge

Parts of a Sentence A complete sentence is an _______________ clause. This means it can stand

on its own. It contains a subject, verb

and makes a complete _______________.

Example: John is in a conundrum

about which college to attend.

+Clauses

Clause: Before I eat As soon as we leave Until I arrive home

Phrase: After school On the table Between the lines

A clause has a subject and a verb and a phrase does not.

+Clauses

An independent clause I swim. I ran home fast.

A dependent and a independent clauses Before I eat, I swim. After I brush my teeth, I go to bed.

Two independent clauses I swim, and I run. I am an athlete, yet I earn straight “A’s.”

It cannot be made up of two dependent clauses. Before I swim before I eat. (Wrong) When I arrive home.

Sentences can be made up of the following combination of clauses.

+Guided Practice

When school is out, I am going home. I am late since it was snowing this morning. Everywhere he goes, he brings his iPhone.

Label the independent and dependent clauses in the following sentences.

+Adverb Clause

It acts just like an adverb, meaning it can modify a verb, adverb or adjective.

Example: After I run, I stretch my muscles. In spite of running late, I finished on time.

An adverb clause is a dependent clause.

+ Adverb Clauses – Subordinating Conjunctions

+Adverb Clauses

+AssignmentDiagram the following:

+Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Diagram and label the

following: Before I go to bed I will

brush my teeth. The students scored an

“A” on their exam after they studied solicitously all night.


Quiz tomorrow to assess knowledge and comprehension of subordinating conjunctions and adverb clauses on junoed.com.

Word of the Week Exam and Informative Writing Exam, Friday March 7, 2014.

Bring Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen Monday, March 10, 2014

Evaluate diagrams for accuracy. Apply adverbial clauses and

subordinating conjunctions in sentences.

Practice Prior Skills Learning Goals


The purpose of an adverb clause is the same as an adverb: to modify _________________, ________________, and ______________.

_____________________ are words that start adverb clauses.

When diagramming the __________________ clause always goes on bottom and the ____________________ always sits on the diagonal dotted line.

A phrase does Not contain a _____________ and ___________ while a ____________________ does.

+Please check your assignment.

+5 Types of Adverb Clauses

Place – wherever, anywhere, everywhere, whereExample: Everywhere she goes, she brings a camera.

Time – since, while, as soon as, before, after, until, when, anytimeExample: While we were waiting for the pizza guy to arrive, we played poker at the kitchen table.

Reason – because, since, as, for, so thatExample: Because it was exceptionally cold, I wore my winter jacket.

Familiarize yourself with these subordinating conjunctions so that you will recognize them.

+5 Types of Adverb Clauses continued Condition – if, when, unless, even if, even though

Example: Even if they lose by five goals, people will still love them.

Contrast – though, although, despite, in spite of, whereasExample: Despite the poor service provided by the wait staff, we still enjoyed the food and the atmosphere of the restaurant

+Punctuation with Adverb Clauses

The subordinate clause and independent clause can be reversed in a sentence.

However, if the subordinate clause comes first, there must be a comma between it and the independent clause.Example: Anytime I want to go outside, it always seems to rain.

+Punctuation with Adverb Clauses continued This sentence can also be flipped, so that the

independent clause comes first.

However, if the independent clause comes first, a comma is not necessary.Example: It always seems to rain anytime I want to go outside.

+Guided Practice – Diagram the following: Unless it stops snowing, we will not have school

tomorrow. We are leaving town as soon as school dismisses.

+Exit Assessment

Write down the adverb clause in the following sentence and underline the subordinating conjunction:

I feel sick because I ate too much.

+Thursday, March 6, 2014

List 10 subordinating conjunctions.

Label the following sentence: Anywhere I go in my

house, my dog follows me.


Word of the Week and Informative Essay exam tomorrow, Friday March 7, 2014.


Assess Adverb Clauses on junoed.com

Review and evaluate adverb clause assessment.



Subordinating conjunctions are used to attach a _______________ clause to an ___________________ clause.

When a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction and an adverb clause, a ________________ must inserted into the sentence before the independent clause.

A _____________ is not needed if the independent clause starts the sentence followed by a subordinating conjunction leading the ____________________ clause.

Adverb clauses act like adverbs in the sense that they modify ____________, ________________, and ______________.

Adverb Clauses and Subordinating Conjunctions

+Assessment

Assess the knowledge and comprehension of Subordinating conjunctions and adverbial clauses on junoed.com: Adverb Clause 1.

+Closing

What did you do well on this assessment? What challenged or confused you on this assessment?

Tomorrow is word of the week and informative essay exam on junoed.com

Review of Assessment

+Friday, March 7, 2014

Write a sentence that uses a subordinating conjunction, and then diagram it.

______________ means to agree. ______________ means attentive or

concerned. _______________ means cheerful

eagerness. The _____________ is the first

sentence of the introductory paragraph and the _____________ is the last sentence of the closing paragraph.



To assess Words of the Week and elements of informative writing for a Test Grade.


+Word of the Week Test Assessment Please take Word of the Week and informative essay

Exam on junoed.com When finished read Chapters 1-3 of Touching Spirit

Bear.