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Homework : Winter Break Review Do Now : Self-edit your essay in black or blue pen. Read aloud to yourself. Any edits yo

Homework : Winter Break Review Do Now : Self-edit your essay in black or blue pen. Read aloud to yourself. Any edits you make will be considered final. Do it. Objective : SWBAT demonstrate 80% mastery of familiar conventions. Agenda: Do Now Paper Collection Whiteboard Word Game

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Homework : Winter Break Review Do Now : Self-edit your essay in black or blue pen. Read aloud to yourself. Any edits yo

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  1. Homework: Winter Break Review • Do Now: • Self-edit your essay in black or blue pen. • Read aloud to yourself. • Any edits you make will be considered final. • Do it.

  2. Objective: SWBAT demonstrate 80% mastery of familiar conventions. • Agenda: • Do Now • Paper Collection • Whiteboard Word Game • Closing

  3. Pass in your papers. • Be sure your name is on the assignment sheet.

  4. Whiteboard Word Game (WWG)* • In teams, you will play a game that tests your knowledge from this week’s lessons. • You will be asked a question, will have some time to confer with your team, and then will write your answer on your whiteboard. • Each round has four questions, and each question is worth one point. • The winning team’s players will be crowned the class wordsmiths. It’s totally cool. Trust me. *Patent pending

  5. You (Plural)* Ready for This? • With your teammate, decide whose binder is the most complete and well organized. • This will be the binder your partnership uses. • With each round, trade the binder and whiteboard duties. • When you are in charge of the binder, you are the only person who can access the resources. • Then, put everything else under your desk. *Get it? Anybody? C’mon, y’all.

  6. Rule Reminder • Do not touch your marker or white board until the question has been read and your teacher says, “Go!” • Then, discuss with your team and write your answer. • When you finish writing, place the board face down. • When your teacher says, “Reveal,” hold the board up, facing your teacher.

  7. Round 1 • Sentence: His horsemanship, especially after hounds, was a marvel and delight even in that country of magnificent horsemen. • What is the tense of the sentence and which words create this tense? • Write down the nonessential phrase. • What is the clue word that indicates a nonessential phrase is coming? • Rewrite the core sentence in present tense.

  8. Round 2 Sentences: When the war broke out, he left us for Spain, and then continued on to Italy. • Write down one prepositional phrase. • Write down one preposition that is acting like an adverb. • Yes or no: is the “, and” needed in this sentence? • Why?

  9. Round 3 • Sentence: The young handsome man, who many say is full of lies, are quick to flash a smile, and wink an eye. • What is the nonessential information? • Fix the SVA issue in the sentence – write down the mistake and then fix it. • Yes or no: Is the “, and” needed? • Why or why not?

  10. Round 4 • Sentence: Giuseppe took the wheel, and with a light morning breeze the Red Dragon drew proudly away from the beach and heads eastward toward Genoa. • Write down core sentences for this compound sentence. • Write down the phrase that should be nonessential and enclosed in commas. • What is the tense of this sentence? Prove it with two verbs. • Which verb does not match? Fix it.

  11. Round 5 • Sentence: Captain Carters once vibrant personality had changing noticeably after he had returned. • What is the tense of this sentence?Write down one word that proves it. • There is a misused participle. Write down the mistake and fix it. • Which word should be showing ownership? • Which word is being owned? Bonus: Fix the error apostrophe error.

  12. Round 6 • Sentence: The Red Dragon was the boats’ name which was given, to her, because of the painted picture of a terrible monster that sprawled across the sail. She is old and weather-beaten, a simple sailboat with only a shallow cabin. • Write down the apostrophe mistake and fix it. • Write down the correct nonessential phrase – what should be enclosed in commas? • What tense is this passage? Prove it with two verbs. • Write down the verb mistake. Fix it. Bonus: What is the final nonessential phrase describing?

  13. Let’s Tally the Scores • Total your earned points. • Write your total in large numbers on your whiteboard. • In the end, however, the value of the game isn’t in winning, but in playing. Remember that the more you practice a skill, the better you become at it.

  14. Closing • Let’s look at the homework.

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