Declarative:

Interrogative:

Imperative:

Exclamatory:

By the end of this lesson you should:

-Understand that a sentence is a group of words that shows a complete thought and a sentence fragment does not.

-Understand that statements tell something, questions ask something, commands tell someone to do something, and exclamations show a strong feeling.

-Understand how different types of sentences are punctuated.

-Write statements, questions, commands and exclamations.

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

-Understand that sentences include a subject and a predicate.

-Understand that compound subjects are two or more subjects with the same predicate and compound predicates are two or more predicates with the same subject.

-Write sentences with subjects and predicates.

F- For

A- And

N- Nor

B-But

O-Or

Y- Yet

S-So

An independent clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

Examples:

Pizza in America is different than pizza in Italy.

The athlete completed the marathon. 

A dependent clause must be attached to another clause in order for it to be a complete sentence; it cannot stand on its own.

Examples:

Because he was not thinking about the consequences, the toddler chose to touch the hot stove.

Good research can only happen when the researcher is focused and alert.

Understand that a simple sentence has one independent clause.

Understand that a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses that are joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, but, or, yet, so).

Write compound sentences.

Understand that an independent clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate and can stand alone by itself as a complete sentence.

Understand that a dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate that does not stand alone by itself as a complete sentence.

Determine if a clause is dependent or independent.

Write a complex sentence by by combining a dependent and an independent clause.

Understand that a run-on sentence and and a comma splice combine two or more independent clauses incorrectly.

Understand that you need to join two independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction

Write complete sentences correctly

Understand that concrete nouns name a noun that can be identified with the 5 senses.

Understand that an abstract noun names something that cannot be identified with the 5 senses.

Be able to use concrete and abstract nouns in your writing.

Understand that common nouns name a person, place or thing.

Understand that proper nouns name a specific noun and begin with a capital.

Be able to use common and proper nouns in your writing.

Understand that singular nouns name one person, place, or thing and plural nouns name more than one noun.

Add -s to form the plural or most singular nouns.

Add -es if the singular noun ends in -s, z, ch, sh, or x.

Change the y and i and add - es if the nouns ends in a consonant and y.

Understand that some nouns have special plural forms and do not add -s or -es to form a plural.

Understand that collective nouns name groups of people, places and things.

Be able to use collective nouns in your writing.

Understand that a possessive noun tells who or what owns something.

Add 's to a singular noun to make it possessive.

Add s' to plural nouns to make them possessive.

Use possessive nouns.

Understand that a preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word.

Understand that a prepositional phrase is a group of words that includes a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any other words in between.

Use prepositions: in, on, at over, under, to, from, for, with, by of, into, before, after, during.

Understand that a sentenced can include a helping verb and a main verb.

Understand that the main verb in a sentence tells what the subject does or is doing and the helping verb helps the main verb tell about the action.

Use helping verbs in your writing: have, has, had, is, am, are, was, were, will, can, may, must

Understand that verb tense tells when in time an action is happening.

Know when to use past , present and future tense verbs.

Use am, is, are, was, were, will with the

-ing form of a main verb to create the progressive form of verbs such as is talking and, was hurrying.

Understand that a linking verb does not show action and connects the subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate. Linking verbs need to agree in number with the subject of the sentence.

Be able to use linking verbs in your writing: am, is, are, was, were, look, seem, appear, become, feel, grow, smell, taste

Understand that irregular past-tense verbs do not end with-ed and have irregular spellings.

Be able to form and use past-tense verbs in your writing.

Past Perfect Tense

happened before another action

I had played baseball before I cooked dinner.

Present Perfect Tense

started in the past, and might continue

I have played baseball a few times this week.

Future Perfect

will happen before another action

I will have played baseball before I cook dinner tonight

Understand that a pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.

Personal pronoun definition: A personal pronoun is a word that replaces a noun and refers to a specific person(s) or thing(s).

What does personal pronoun mean? A personal pronoun is a type of pronoun. A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. A personal pronoun replaces the name of specific people or things.

English requires pronouns to avoid redundancy (saying the same word over and over). That said, a noun (antecedent) must be used before a pronoun can be used.

That a pronoun must match its antecedent.

How to use pronouns and make sure pronouns and antecedents agree

• Somebody/someone

• Something

• Some

• One

• None

• Nobody

• Many

• Few

• Everything

• Everybody/everyone

• Each

• Another

• Either

• Neither

It should be noted that many of these indefinite pronouns may function as other parts of speech such as adjectives.

For example, look at the following sentence:

• He drinks one cup of coffee in the morning and another in the afternoon. (‘another’ is a pronoun here.)

• I would like another cup of coffee, please. (Here, ‘another’ is an adjective.)

  
  

Understand that a reflexive pronoun is an object pronoun that renames the subject and ends in -self or -selves.

Understand that a subject pronoun and present-tense verb must agree in number.

Make sure subject pronouns and verbs agree.

Understand that you need to add -s or -es to most verbs when using a subject pronoun. If it ends in a -y usually drop the y and add -ies.

Understand that a possessive pronoun take the place of a possessive noun and shows who or what owns something.

Use possessive pronouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their.

Understand that stand-alone possessive pronouns are not used directly before a noun ( example: mine).

Add -s to most pronouns that are used after a noun for a stand-alone possessive pronoun: yours, hers, his, ours, theirs.

Be able to use possessive pronouns in your writing.

Understand that a complex sentence includes an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Be able to distinguish between independent and dependent clauses.

Write complex sentences that contain an independent and a dependent clause.

Understand that a complex sentence includes an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Understand that a comma is needed when a sentence begins with a dependent clause.

Be able to use complex sentences in your writing.

Understand that an adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Understand that a proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter. Ex: African American.

Be able to use proper adjectives in your writing.

Understand that when comparing two nouns, adjectives end in -er or include the word more/less.

When comparing more than two nouns, adjectives end in

-est or include the word most/least.

Understand that the adjective good becomes better or best when it is used to compare.

Understand that the adjective bad becomes worse or worst when it is used to compare.

Understand that an adverb describes an action verb and answers the questions where, when, or how.

Use adverbs that tell where, when or how something happened.

Understand that adverbs can be used to compare two or more actions.

Add -er or -est to most one syllable adverbs when comparing actions.

Use more and most with adverbs that have 2 more syllables.

Use adverbs in your writing to compare two or more actions.

Understand that a negative is a statement that means "no," or the opposite of its regular meaning.

Change statements into its negative form.

Change statements into their negative form

Adjective order in English

In English, the proper order for adjectives is known as the Royal Order of Adjectives. The Royal Order of Adjectives is as follows:

• Determiner (This isn’t a type of adjective, however, determiners—including articles, possessives, and demonstratives—are considered in the Royal Order of Adjectives. They must always come before adjectives and the nouns they modify.)

  • The, your, our, these

• Quantity

  • One, seven, many, few.

• Opinion

  • Delicious, heroic, misunderstood, valuable. 

    • Sometimes, this category is divided into two categories: general and specific opinion, with general opinion coming before specific opinion. For example, you might describe a specific tablet as a popular, perfect choice for digital illustrators. The general opinion here is that it’s popular, an opinion held by many (and easily verified). The more specific opinion is that it’s perfect for digital illustrators—it’s your personal opinion, but it might not be as widely held as the opinion that it’s popular.  

• Size

  • Huge, tiny, medium-sized, small.

• Age

  • New, old, decades-old, second-newest

• Shape

  • Square, round, triangular, geometric

• Color

  • Blue, gray, yellow, red

• Origin/material

  • American, wooden, velvet, African

• Qualifier

  • Hound dog, denim skirt, pickup truck, vampire bat

Although you might not have ever seen the proper adjective order listed like this, you may have picked up on it and used it without even realizing what you’re doing. You could naturally follow this order any time you use more than one adjective to describe a noun, no matter where those adjectives fall within the Royal Order. 

Understand that sentences can be combined using the word and to join two or more nouns in the subject or in the the predicate.

Be able to join two sentences using coordinating conjunctions ( the FANBOYS.)

for

and

nor

but

or

yet

so

Understand that two or more simple sentences that have prepositional phrases can sometimes be combined.

Understand that if the prepositional phrase begins the sentence, a comma is inserted at the end of the phrase.

Use prepositional phrases to add more details.

In sentence 1 use a present verb tense.

In sentence 2 use a past verb tense.

In sentence 3 use a future verb tense.

Sentence 1: Write a sentence using the past perfect tense.

Sentence 2: Write a sentence using the present perfect tense.

Sentence 3: Write a sentence using the future perfect tense.

Sentence 1: Write a sentence using the present progressive tense.

Sentence 2: Write a sentence using the past progressive tense.

Sentence 3: Write a sentence using the future progressive tense.

Sentence 1: Use your or you're

Sentence 2: Use their, there or they're

Sentence 3: Use its or it's

Watch the video lessons again if you need help figuring out which spelling is correct for your sentence.

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3 of 3

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Write a five paragraph essay where you state your opinion about whether all students should be required to wear uniforms to school and why. Use evidence from the reading passage to support your opinion and reasons.

The essay should be set up with an introduction paragraph that includes a "hook," connected to your "thesis" statement ( answer to the question in this case your opinion and reasons.)

The essay should include 3 body paragraphs where you go into detail about the reasons you have the opinion you do, backed with evidence from the text, or examples from your own experiences.

Now, write an opinion essay where you compare and contrast the ways in which Malala, and Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what they believed in and how it was similar and different to that of Benjamin Lay. Benjamin Lay aggressively stood up for what he believed in, even when many people disagreed with his opinions.

Why do you think it is important to stand up for what you believe, even if it means going against the way things are done in one's community? Do you think that Lay made the right choice to disturb the "peace and unity" of the Quaker community by arguing for his beliefs? In your opinion, is it easier to make change by getting along with and inspiring people or by arguing with people?

You can set this essay up as a 5 paragraph essay where you introduce the topic with a "hook" and then connect to your thesis ( the thesis is where you take a stand in your opinion in this case is it important to stand up for what you believe in even when it means going against the way things are done in one's community).

In the 3 body paragraphs you can compare and contrast how Benjamin Lay stood up for his beliefs compared to Malala and Martin Luther King Jr. in the first two paragraphs. In the third body paragraph you can even connect to your own experiences and how they support your opinion. The last paragraph is your conclusion where you restate your thesis in different words and include an end hook.

There are many ways you can write this essay. Take your time, do your best and really think about your beliefs on the topic.

This essay can follow the five paragraph structure but doesn't necessarily need 3 body paragraphs. Think of other stories you have read, movies you have seen or experiences in your life. Is kindness more effective in helping people change or is being punished a more effective way to change the behavior of others. Maybe it's somewhere in the middle or a little of both? Remember to begin and end your essay with an intro paragraph and a proper conclusion paragraph.

You will be researching the topic of your choice using the internet, books, etc. Be sure to cite your sources in your essay by explaining where the information came from and putting quotations around the words that come from the outside source. You can practice MLA format instead if you want.

You can write about whatever environmental issue interests you most or see below for some ideas.

Some possible topics that you can investigate include:

What are some small changes you can make everyday to reduce pollution/help our environment?

Why should we take care of our environment?

How can we protect our planet to ensure that future generations have access to the same resources as us?

Global warming is changing the temperature of our planet, making it warmer and warmer as the years go by. In your opinion, how can we slow this down? Can you suggest 3 different ways to delay global warming?

Deforestation is hurting our planet! Write a convincing essay about why big companies should be more mindful about cutting down trees and destroying natural habitats.

Pollution can cause animals and plants to go extinct. In your opinion, what are the quickest ways to help our environment?

Why do we have a plastic pollution problem? How is plastic pollution hurting the world’s oceans? What steps can be taken to lessen the amount of plastic pollution in the ocean?

How do our everyday actions contribute to our ecological footprint? Can we change our individual actions to be more environmentally friendly and create a more sustainable lifestyle?

A personal narrative can describe a fear or hardship you overcame or how a relationship with an influential person has shaped your views and changed your life. You can also describe a trip you went on or an event that happened in your life that was important to you.

The narrative graphic organizers and bubble maps will help you organize your thoughts and ideas. Have fun and be creative!

Here is how to get started.

There are 8 Units worth of grammar and writing lessons, worksheets and writing activities. You can scroll up and down the columns to see various lessons and you can scroll across as well.

Start with Unit 1 Grammar and worksheets. Click on a post to access the content. Video lessons are color coded black and corresponding worksheets and activities are labelled with the same lesson number and are color coded red. Ideally you will complete the video lesson, then the worksheet (s) or activity (ies) that go with that lesson. The worksheets are in your black binder. You can print extras from here as needed.

The column next to the unit lessons are writing activities that put what you learned and practiced in the lessons into action. These are color coded blue. Some will ask you to upload a photo to write about. You can respond to these small writing activities by clicking on the plus sign and creating a post. You can then drag this post and place it under the activity or writing assignment.

At the end of each unit is a reflection ( color coded in green) that asks you to think about what you learned in each unit, and answer some questions. You can answer these by creating a post, just like the blue writing practice activities.

Unit 7 contains tutorials that will help you with your essay practice and Unit 8 goes through the entire writing process in detail.

When you finish the Unit lessons (1-8) you can then start to work on the practice essay assignments. Some of the practice essays are connected to one or more reading passages. You must read and take notes on the articles first and then plan your writing. The essays can be read online and there are copies in your black binder. You do not need to complete the comprehension questions that accompany the reading passage unless your mom wants you to.

There are columns where you can free write or journal write with a column color coded in purple that gives you some ideas of what you can write about, but this is a space to practice daily writing so it is really up to you what you would like to write about. Try to use what you have learned so far in your grammar and writing practice to produce your best writing.

I have included many different types of graphic organizers you can use for planning your essays under the Resources column.

To access the google documents for journaling or essay practice simply click on the document and type.

I hope you enjoy practicing your writing and remember not to stress about it. You will be very happy you put in the extra time and effort when you end up being the best writer in 6th grade.

Don't forget about me when you publish your first novel. I'd like an autographed copy please. :)

Dependent: Although the giraffe was tall, the lion thought he was a baby.