All students read in their books for 10 minutes.
7th grade
We had a brief class discussion about why grammar is an important component of our lives and how the study of grammar can help us to become better writers. Students were taught how to diagram the simple subjects and simple predicates of sentences in preparation for future in-depth study of grammar in regards writing. We practiced diagramming sentences as a class. I then gave a powerpoint presentation on plot structure (We will be creating our plots and subplots for our short stories this week in Writer's Workshop) and the types of plots and conflicts that can be present in a story and in one's writing.
Homework: Exercise 1 of Diagramming Worksheet
8th grade
We reviewed sentence diagramming and students diagrammed simple predicates, simple subjects, adjectives and adverbs. The first few sentences were done together as a class and students completed the others individually. We also diagrammed interrogative (question) sentences and sentences with the "implied you." I then gave a powerpoint presentation on plot structure (which is what we will be formulating in Writer's Workshop this week) and the types of plots and conflicts that can be present in a story and in one's writing.
Homework: Exercises 1 and 3 of Diagramming Worksheet
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