SENTENCE FRAGMENTS Language Arts Writing Today is Wednesday

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS Language Arts: Writing

Today is Wednesday, September 12, 2018 It is a Day 4 We will be following the PAW Schedule today. 1. Please hand in the following if you have it: 1. Agenda p. 23 2. Kid Stuff Fundraiser (order or returned coupon book) 2. There is no L. A. W. homework this evening. 3. You will have PAW time (Advisory) in here with me and Mr. Mann. 1. You will need a pencil and coloring materials.

Today is Wednesday, September 12, 2018 It is a Day 4 1. There is no L. A. W. homework this evening. 2. For today’s L. A. W. class, you will need: 1. Pencil 2. Writer’s folder

I can… …notice when a sentence is incomplete (a sentence fragment) and correct it by making sure it has a subject and predicate.

Connection Warm-Up: Use a piece of lined paper to complete this warm-up. I would like to go to the store this weekend. What type of sentence is this? ____________ Now, use the sentence above and change it to be

Teaching As you watch the following video, be sure to take notes. Sentence Fragments: www. brainpop. com

Teaching sentence fragment: subject: predicate: An incomplete sentence—missing a subject, predicate or both. Who or what the sentence is about Tells you what the subject is or is doing (verb)

Teaching dependent clause: A group of words with a subject and predicate; doesn’t form a complete thought independent clause: A group of words with a subject and predicate; forms a complete thought A clause starting with a subordinating conjunction subordinate clause: before, after, while, when, if, though, because, since

Active Engagement Directions: Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence or a sentence fragment. For each fragment, add a subject, a predicate or both to make it a complete sentence. 1. The end of the road. 2. Why are we in writing class? 3. Cassie left school early today. 4. After Rita began her homework. 5. Feeling awful. 6. Whenever Moby annoys him.

Link ØGrammar Book Page 69 #1 -10 ØWrite answers on the back of the notes paper. ØUse these directions: ØIf the sentence is complete, write sentence. ØIf the sentence is incomplete, write fragment. ØRewrite the fragment so it is a complete

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