Monday, February 8th

Bellwork: Get out a piece of paper and pencil

Research◦Look at sample report◦Brainstorm topics

Grammar◦Sentence types (SAV)

Bellwork—On paper, respond...Imagine you find out an alien is visiting earth. You are asked to choose ONE place to take it that best represents Earth. What place would you choose and why?

ObjectivesUnderstand what a research

report isUnderstand the purpose of a

research reportPlan, draft, revise, edit, and

publish a research report

Assignment OrganizationWhy the place you have chosen

is importantTell its historyDescribe its condition todayPredict something about its

future

Sample Paper’s OrganizationThesis:Important because…

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History◦ >◦ >

Today◦ >◦ >◦ >◦ >

Future◦ >◦ >

GrammarStudents will write sentences in

the SAV pattern.

Draw lines to connect the sentences beginnings and ends.

The stormThe childrenThe New Orleans

SaintsThe rabbits

played.won.hopped.ended.

See if you can add a prepositional phrase between the subject and verb (see a list of prepositions on page 742)

The storm ____________________ ended.

The children ___________________ played.

The New Orleans Saints _______________ won.

The rabbits __________________ hopped.

See if you can add a prepositional phrase after the verb (see a list of prepositions on page 742)

The storm ended ____________________.

The children played ___________________.

The New Orleans Saints won ____________ ________________.

The rabbits hopped___________________.

Sentence PatternNotice that no matter how many

prepositional phrases are in the sentences, the pattern remains

SUBJECT ACTION VERB