Tuesday, October 21, 2008

It's Game Time!!

Sixth Grade Project

Sixth grade students will be creating a board game based on the eight parts of speech. The game board project packet (including guidelines, requirements and grading rubric) has been sent home (10/21/08).

The project is due November 10, 2008
Students will be able to work on the project in class on Oct. 29, 2008 and Nov. 5, 2008 and Nov.6, 2008.

At this point - Students should have completed

  1. game directions
  2. game cards
  3. design for game board

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Sentence Structure Unit

Sentence Structure Unit November - December

Our new Language Arts unit is sentence structure. Students will explore the various forms of sentence structure such as simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compund-complex sentences. The unit will begin with understanding subject and predicate and writing simple sentences, then progress to compound, complex and compound-complex sentences.

Our Georgia Standards Focus
5th grade ELA5C1
6th grade ELA6C1
7th grade ELAC1

Sentence Structure Definitions

  • Complex Sentence - is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate(dependent) clauses.
  • Compound Sentence - contains two independent clauses
  • Sentence - word or group of words that have a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought
  • Simple Sentence - contains one independent clause
  • Complete Subject - ALL the words that tell who or what the sentence is about
  • Simple Subject - the main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about
  • Complete Predicate - the verb and ALL the words that describe the verb and complete the sentence meaning
  • Simple Predicate - the word or words that tell what the subject is doing. The simple predicate is the VERB

Don't be fooled by a Subordinate (dependent clause)

Subordinate (dependent) Clause

A subordinate clause does not express a complete though and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Subordinate clauses DEPEND on an independent clause to make a sentence and express a complete thought.

BE CAREFUL subordinate clauses can contain a subject and predicate.

Parts of Speech Unit

Parts of Speech Unit September - November
Since the beginning of school we have been working on parts of speech. This is a lengthy skill, where each grade level has a different aspect of the eight parts of speech to focus on. The depth and complexity of the skill depends on the grade. Please follow our journey through parts of speech at http://www.georgiastandards.org/ The website will give you a description of the standard and the topics covered. We are are projected to complete parts of speech by November. The unit will end with a parts of speech performance assessment.
Our current Georgia Standard focus
5th grade ELA5C1
6th grade ELA6C1
7th grade ELA7C1
The next unit for all grades will be Sentence Structure

End of Year Project

Students have the option of making a powerpoint of their end of the year project. All powerpoints must be mailed to jada.byron@imagineschools.com

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