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Text used: Elements of Writing
Write Source Grammar is done throughout the course of the school year. |
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| Literature: Elements of Literature text book has the fiction, nonfiction and poetry tied in with the study of grammar and writing | ||
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Hazardous Homonyms see Write
Source book page 574 for more detailed information YOUR: shows possession as in – your car; your room; your
friends YOU’RE: contraction for you
are as in – you’re late;
you’re sick; you’re
going home WERE:
a verb as in – you
were here; we were at school WHERE:
an
adjective meaning at or in what place as in --
Where is your hat? ITS:
used in place of a noun as in:
its side was scratched; its
window was broken IT’S:
contraction for it
is as in: It’s
cold out; it’s raining out; it’s
late THERE:
an adjective meaning at or in that place as
in—Don’t go there again.
* A pronoun used to introduce a sentence as in—There is no school
today. THEIR: show possession as in: their mother; their dog; their
house THEY’RE: contraction for they
are as in: They’re late.
They’re in class. They’re
at the mall. TO:
a preposition which
can mean “in the direction of “ as in—Let’s go to the
movie. TOO: an adverb meaning “very or excessive” as
in—too hot or too much food TWO:
the number 2 THAN:
is used in a comparison as in – He ran faster than my brother. THEN:
tells when as in – Then he went home.
HELPING
VERBS IS
SHOULD
MUST
ARE
WOULD
MAY WAS COULD MIGHT CAN WERE
SHALL
AM
WILL
DID
BEEN
HAVE
DO
BE HAS |
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Writing Assignment:
All writing assignments throughout the year have an emphasis on the parts of speech, on specific punctuation, and on sentence structure. Daily Oral Language (DOL) Sentences |
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Quizzes / Tests:
End of unit Parts of Speech DOL tests |
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