English IV:Review Week Day 1- Grammar and Writing

WELCOME BACK! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Do-now: Try this mini quiz (it’s just practice, don’t worry!) 1. The underlined piece of the following sentence is which type of clause? I had a wonderful Christmas break that allowed me to get some rest. a) adjectival b) adverbial c) elliptical d) not a clauseA) Adjectival– the clause describes “break,” a noun.

2. The following sentence is which type of sentence? All of the students are so happy to be back in school, and they especially love seeing their friends.b) simple b) compound c) complex d) compound-

complexB) Compound– two full sentences are connected by a conjunction

Announcements:•*CHANGE: Journals are now due Friday,

January 10th

•Outside reading due: Friday, January 10th

▫Reminder about Christmas gift: Outside reading is optional. You may get some extra credit for doing it, but it is not required.

*Note: Under the “announcements” part of my wall, your POL schedule is posted

Prayer (Christian)•Friday: Luis

SWBAT:•Review grammar concepts and more

specifically…▫Distinguish between adjectival, adverbial,

and elliptical clauses.▫Distinguish between simple, compound,

and complex sentences▫Use commas, semicolons, and colons

correctly•Prepare for writing section

EXAM TIP(S) OF THE DAY: • Don’t necessarily start at the beginning of the

exam. Start at a place that you feel comfortable/confident, and then go back to parts that are more difficult for you.

• Along with this, do the questions you KNOW and feel CONFIDENT about– don’t waste time being “stuck” on a question. Put a star next to those difficult questions and do them last.

Adjectival, Adverbial, Elliptical Clauses• Adjectival Clauses: A clause that describes a

noun or pronoun▫Students who are intelligent tend to read a lot

of books. ▫My book, which was amazing, was being

made into a movie!

• Adverbial Clauses: A clause that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb (though usually a verb)▫I stopped believing in Santa Clause when my

mother took me to see him in a department store and his beard fell off.

▫I will do my homework whenever I please.

Adjectival, Adverbial, Elliptical Clauses•Elliptical clauses: When a clause has

implied words or phrases (and is not explicitly stated)▫He likes Marge more than I.

He likes her more than I (like Marge)▫Herman has given his fruit roll up to you rather

than her. Herman has given his fruit roll up to you

rather than (giving it to) her.

YOUR TURN! Give the practice ones a try.

Sentence Types: • Simple: An independent clause that has a subject, verb,

and a complete thought. ▫ The dog ran.▫ Juan and Alicia play football every afternoon.

• Compound: Two independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (FANBOYS– for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) ▫ I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak

English.▫ Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.

• Complex: One dependent clause and one independent clause that are usually joined by words like since, after, although, when, that, which, etc. ▫ When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the

teacher the last page.▫ The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow

Sentence Types: •YOUR TURN! Try some of the simple,

compound, complex sentence practice.

Comma Rules:1. Use a comma to combine two complete sentences

that are connected by a FANBOYS conjunction1. Example: I went to the store, and I got an awesome

new shirt. 2. Use a comma following introductory statements.

1. Example: Every other day, I go to the store to get groceries.

3. Use a comma surrounding “interrupter” words or phrases

1. Example: I went to the store, however, I forgot to get green peppers for the recipe.

Semicolon Rules: 1) Use a semicolon between TWO

COMPLETE SENTENCES (no conjunctions)

1) Example: I went to the store to find a new shirt; I found an awesome one.

2) Use a semicolon ONLY if the two sentences are closely related. ▫Example: I went to the store to find a new shirt; I

found an awesome one.▫NOT CORRECT: I went to the store to find a new

shirt; I like to go sledding.

Colon Rule: •You MUST have a COMPLETE

sentence BEFORE the colon (otherwise you don’t need one) ▫Example: I went to the store to buy three

things: apples, bananas, and lettuce.  ▫NOT CORRECT: I went to the store to buy:

apples, bananas, and lettuce.

YOUR TURN: TRY SOME!!

White Boards: • Tell whether each of the following sentences is

simple, compound, or complex: • I had to complete the assignment by Friday or I

would have failed the course.▫compound

• I finished reading The Nation and went to bed.▫simple

• Since I could not pay my bill, the heat turned off.▫complex

• The heat turned off because I could not pay my bill.▫complex

• The sun was out, and it was a beautiful day.▫compound.

White Boards: Tell whether the underlined clause is adjectival, adverbial, or elliptical.

• The day that was -20 was miserable!▫ adjectival

• Tim always went to the store when Mandy was working. ▫ adverbial

• Whenever it rains, I always look for a rainbow afterward. ▫ adverbial

• Barack Obama, who is our first black president, has made history. ▫ adjectival

• I wanted to know if he was hungrier than I. ▫ elliptical

White Boards for Practice: You will be given a sentence that needs some sort of punctuation. You must add in the correct punctuation. You only need to write the two words that surround the punctuation needed.

For example:Sample sentence: The obstacles are not insurmountable but they are real and formidable.You would write: insurmountable, but

*Some may be correct. Just write “correct” for these.

White Boards:• Riding a bicycle is excellent exercise I ride mine

every day.▫exercise; I

• I am not interested in a trip to Asia this year however, I would like to go to Europe.▫year, however

• Not all highly educated people enjoy traveling, but many world travelers are particularly well educated.▫correct

• Katherine has given up smoking about five times but cannot seem to break the habit.▫correct

White Boards: • His work may be almost totally forgotten but he

would certainly be surprised to see how much current scholarship simply echoes his ideas.▫forgotten, but

• Our dog seems to have a built-in alarm clock he wakes us up at exactly the same time every morning.▫clock; he

• I realized at once that something was wrong I was not, however, the only person who was concerned.▫wrong; I

• Tim went to the candy store quite often the clerk even knew his name.▫often; the

Writing Section: • You will have to write a 5-7 paragraph essay.• You will want to incorporate examples from at

least three of the following sources:▫Tattoos on the Heart by Fr. Greg Boyle ▫ Articles on Human Trafficking▫Articles on Child Abuse▫Articles on Single/Teen Parenting▫Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with

the help of Alex Haley • You may want to think about themes of each• Use this time to start looking for themes of the

texts and examples to use.

HW: •FLASHCARDS: Write twenty five of the

vocab words that you struggle with on flashcards tonight. Write short definitions for each on the back of each flashcard.

•JOURNALS due tomorrow•FINAL DRAFTS due tomorrow (with

rubric, rough draft, and self-checklist)

Exit: •On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being not

confident at all and 10 being extremely confident, how do you feel about the grammar portion of the test? Briefly explain.

*ALSO: Hand in reflections on Malcolm X on your way out.