Writing Skills: Exploring Main Clauses and Descriptive Essay Techniques
This workbook assignment focuses on understanding main clauses and the use of conjunctions through sentence writing exercises. Students will analyze the example sentences about darkness and stars, identifying main clauses and independent clauses. The second part of the assignment involves learning about descriptive writing, including selecting a main character, focusing on a specific scene, and understanding the purpose of a descriptive essay. Students are also tasked with completing vocabulary activities and reading comprehension questions to enhance their writing skills.
Writing Skills: Exploring Main Clauses and Descriptive Essay Techniques
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Bellringer Grammar and Language Workbook p. 99 1-5 Write the sentences
6. Darkness blanketed the countryside, andstars twinkled into sight. Mainclause Conjunction independent clause
Write and discuss GLWB p.99 6-8 6. Darkness blanketed the countryside, andthe stars twinkled into sight. Main clause Conjunction independent clause Neil and Alvin walked in the Muscular Dystrophy Walk –a-thon. subject
Read about descriptive writing EL pp.96-97Take notes on what to include in your descriptive essay • Choose the main character • Focus on one scene or one piece • Keep in mind your purpose is it…
Complete the closure activity: Look back at line 29 , tell what kind of place do you think it is. Answer using a compound sentence
homework • Complete the vocabulary words • Complete the reading check questions on page 93