FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE ARTSWEEK 14 AGENDA

Monday: Computer Lab -- EssayTuesday: Fragments/Run-onWednesday: Vocabulary BuildingThursday: Reading Test # 5Friday: MPR

NEW SEATING CHART – LANGUAGE ARTS 7TH PERIOD

• Ramadan & Yonis• Aisha & Abdullahi

Abdullahi• Abdirisaq & Hafsa• Salma S. & Jabir• Volunteer #1 (walking

around)

Muna & Abdulqadir

Zakariye & Fatma

Kamal

Abdikarim & Asha

Abdijabar & Idil

Abdikalik & Habso

Abdullahi Farah & Saynab

Salma Y & Ayanle

Volunteer #2 (walking around)

Front/Teacher’s Desk

Front/Door

MONDAY:COMPUTER LABEDIT YOUR WORK FOR:

PUNCTUATION & CAPITALIZATION ERRORSAT LEAST 4-8 SENTENCES PER PARAGRAPHADD SENTENCE VARIETYASK QUESTIONS! YOU HAVE ME AND

THREE VOLUNTEERS!E-MAIL ME YOUR FINISHED 1ST ROUGH DRAFT.

TUESDAY:

FRAGMENTS&RUN-ON SENTENCES

WHAT IS A SENTENCE FRAGMENT?

A SENTENCE FRAGMENT IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT DON’T STATE A COMPLETE THOUGHT.

SOMETIMES A FRAGMENT IS MISSING A SUBJECT, AND SOMETIMES A VERB.

OTHER TIMES, AFRAGMENT HAS A SUBJECT AND A VERB, BUT THE THOUGHT STILL ISN’T COMPLETE.

THESE ARE FRAGMENTSTook the books.My mom and dad.A puppy crying in Matt’s

backyard.

COMPLETING THE FRAGMENTSCarlos took the books.

Now we know who took the books.My mom and dad bought a new car.

Now we know what my mom and dad bought

A puppy is crying in Matt’s backyard.

Now the sentence has a complete verb.

SOMETIMES A WRITER MAKES A FRAGMENT LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE SENTENCE. THE WRITER STARTS THE FRAGMENT WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND ENDS IT WITH A PERIOD, BUT THE FRAGMENT IS STILL A FRAGMENT.IT DOES NOT EXPRESS A COMPLETE THOUGHT.

Make these fragments into sentences:

Wrote a long letter to Granddad.To the store on the corner.Forgot his sister’s birthday.Think about what is missing in each

fragment. What you could add to make each

fragment a complete sentence ?

WHAT IS A RUN-ON SENTENCE?

A run-on

is two or more sentences put together without the correct punctuation or capitalization. A reader cannot tell where one sentence ends and the next one begins.

RAFAEL IS WATCHING TELEVISION HIS SISTER IS GOING SKATING.This is a run-on sentence. It is two

sentences put together. One sentence tells about Rafael. The other sentence tells about his sister. There is no punctuation between the two sentences, and there is no capital letter to show where the second sentence begins.

HOW CAN WE REWRITE THE SENTENCE?

Write two sentences: Rafael is watching television. His sister is going

skating.Use a conjunction to connect the sentencesRafael is watching television, but his sister is

going skating.

Which of these are run-on sentences ? Make the run–on a grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct, write correct.

1. My cousin works at the mall she sells jewelry.2. Frankie went to the movies on Saturday.3. My friend Caleb has a pet snake its name is

Emerald.4. Leo can’t play outside today it is raining.5. We have a soccer field on our school

playground.6. Bats hang upside down they do this when

they sleep.

• 10 mins: Worksheet on fragments & run-ons

• Go through as a class.• Hand it in before you leave!

WEDNESDAY

VOCAB BUILDING

GET INTO GROUPS FOR VOCAB GAME!

Salma Y. Idil Jabir Abdikalik Kamal

Saynab

Fatma

Abdullahi F.

Abdirisaq

Yonis

Salma S.

Abdijabar

Abdikarim

Ayanle

Habso

Muna

Zakariye

Asha

Aisha

Ramadan

Abdullahi A.

• 15 minutes: Game on words• Website: http://www.vocabulary.com

/• When I say “Time” hold up your

answer (A,B, C, or D).• I’ll use the majority answer to answer

it online. • Write down the word and definitions

on a separate piece of paper.

• Separate into two groups: Those of you who haven’t emailed me your 1st draft, and those who have.

• Haven’t: come with me & the volunteers to the computer lab.• This is your THIRD and final chance to e-

mail me. Otherwise, you need to e-mail me on your own or it turns to a zero by Friday.

• Have: stay here with Sister Amena and create BINGO cards for the new words we learned.

THURSDAY

READING TEST #5

FRIDAY

MPR/CURRENT EVENTS

FRIDAY: CURRENT EVENTS DAY!• Every Friday for the next few weeks selected students will share

something they read in the news or heard about. • Next Friday these students will share something (be prepared with a

one-two paragraph summary of your headline):• Salma S.• Ramadan• Zak• Ayanle• Habso

• Read some headlines & listen to a MPR podcast:• http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/12/06/politics/fiscal-cliff-lobby/

?refid=0&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MPR_NewsFeatures+%28News+%26+Features+from+Minnesota+Public+Radio%29

• Take notes while you listen to the podcast! Turn in for credit.• Play trivia on current events!• http://www.newseum.org/newsmania/