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LANGUAGE CIRCLEPROJECT READFRAMING YOUR THOUGHTS
Haiku Course Session 3Review and Work Samples for Subject Describers
Andy Stetkevich and Judy FuhrmanStaff Development SpecialistsRiverside, California
Prior to viewing this PowerPoint,watch unit 3 of the FYT DVD
Subject Describers Subject Describer – Looks Like/Physical
Characteristics Subject Describer – Behavior/Personality Subject Describer – Number Subject Describer – Ownership Subject Describer – Set-Apart
Unit 3: Subject Unit 3: Subject DescribersDescribersLooks Like /
Physical Characteristics
Behavior/Personality
Number/Quantity
Ownership
Set-Apart
These are descriptivewords and
phraseswhich
modify the subject
piece of the sentence.
Which apple would you rather eat?
• a big, red apple• a crisp, juicy apple
Teach students to use descriptions beyond color, size, and shape.
Guide 6-3
3rd grade
Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary!
• glad• pleased• cheerful• overjoyed• ecstatic• content• delighted• jolly
Sequence these words
along a continuum from least happy to
most happy.
We may not have 100% agreement on our order, but
the discussion will build a deeper understanding of
vocabulary.
1st Grade
2nd grade
2nd Grade: one sentence per
day
This teacher asks students to create
barebones sentences for their spelling words and then expand them.
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
3rd Grade
Note: Slithering, flapping, and diving would normally be classified as
verbs, but they are functioning as subject describers
(adjectives describing the subject) in this
student’s sentences.
Teach students to add –ing to verbs and move them in front of subjects to form subject
describers.
4th Grade
Some students find it easier to practice sentence fluency by writing captions rather than
paragraphs.
“Like a supermodel, the beautiful, glistening amphibian patiently poses for the wildlife
photographer.” 5th Grade
Generate a sentence about this
picture.Include two
subject describers
Change the Mood
An energetic youngster bursts out of the house and skips down the garden path. With the grace of a gazelle, he leaps over a newly planted daffodil border and lands sure-footedly on the sidewalk in front of his home. As the boy nears the ball park, he anticipates a carefree day of sport and amusement.
By substituting just a few words, one can create a completely different mood.
•An angry youngster bursts out of the house and stomps down the garden path…• A frightened youngster bursts out of the house and tears down the garden path…• A lethargic youngster…
Two 7th grade boys
A skillful use of humor and shock.
1. Add ’s to singular describersThe hiker’s tent is cozy.
2. Add ’ to plural describers ending in sThe twins’ room is cozy.
3. Add ’s to plural describers not ending in s
The men’s cabin is cozy.
4. Do not add ’ when it owns somethingIts doghouse is cozy.
Hold students accountable. Display a poster with the rules. Every time
students use apostrophes, they must cite the rule.
OWNERSHIPOWNERSHIPAPOSTROPHE APOSTROPHE
RULESRULES
“The school-girl’s bubble rapidly expands as she blows with all her might.
6th Grade
Generate a sentence about this picture. Include
ownership.
The puppy slept on my bed.
The puppy on the left slept on my bed.
• We find a where predicate expander in this sentence.
• This sentence appears to contain a second where expander.
• Remember, only –ly expanders can be found between the subject and predicate. “On the left” does not tell where the sleeping took place, so it is not a predicate expander.
• “On the left” modifies the subject, puppy, setting one puppy apart from the other. It is a subject describer telling which puppy did the sleeping.
SET-APARTSET-APARTSUBJECT SUBJECT
DESCRIBERSDESCRIBERS
set-apart
where
where
Identify the simple subject in the sentence below:
The beauty of San Francisco Bayexcited the young man from Japan.
4TH GRADE READING LIONS ITEM
Set-apart telling which beauty
CAHSEECAHSEEsample sample itemsitems
Set-apart telling which box
Students without a deep understanding of function will be tempted to think “cookies are
on the table” rather than “box is on the table.”
WHAT DOES THIS SENTENCE MEAN?Use your knowledge of interrupters to analyze.
The Persian Gulf War, a conflict between an alliance led by the
United States and the Iraqi army under Suddam Hussein,
erupted on August 2, 1990, after Iraq invaded Kuwait, Iraq’s
tiny neighbor to the south, and threatened to take control of oil
supplies in the region.
100 Years in Photographs, by George Sullivan
• If we see a comma after the subject, we know we have an interrupter.
• It can be lifted out for now. • Find the barebones and answer the questions you can. • Then, go back and see if the interrupter can be used to add
additional knowledge. In this case, the interrupter is an appositive; it defines the subject, Persian Gulf War.
when when
4th Grade CST Released Item
8th Grade CST Released Item
7th Grade CST Released ItemSome interrupters are set-off by dashes. This is common if the interrupter states an opinion
or is particularly abrupt.
A NOTE ABOUT COMMAS BETWEEN DESCRIBERS
When describers can be reversed, you place commas between them:
The redheaded freckle-faced child sang.The freckle-faced redheaded child sang.
When describers are typically found in a certain order, do not use commas.
The big brown mutt ran.That little dilapidated hunting cabin sold.
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CONDITIONS FOR COMMAS IN PROSE
Series
Compound Sentence
Introductory Predicate Expanders
Reversible Sentence Describers
Interrupters
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ClosureClosure