Body Paragraph Video Review

Dear Students,

Look at the  video to review the components of body writing process!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udB4UdETPc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acjwfl9qpk8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l1XucfCwpI

Writing effective conclusion Clip

Here is the link to get tips for writing your conclusion paragraph. Review it to then start writing yours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvs9IpA5O2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYzuw70yhSU

Author's purpose Review Clip

Dear Students,

Watch the clip and pay attention to the examples to then think about articles or books you have read to state what is the author's purpose in your own reading and writing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CLXAzJGEfo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JPdS9rvE_0

Persuasive Techniques: Ethos, Logos or Pathos?

Which ones are using Pathos, Logos and Ethos? Watch the commercials and then determine which strategy is being used to convince you.  Explain and justify your answer by giving evidence from the commercial.  Do this in your journal or a notebook piece of paper.

Brain Break 4! Let's get moving

Here is another one to follow to get blood pumping in your body to stay alert with your work.

Semicolons Review Info and others!

Dear  Students,

Watch and listen to this video review clip on semicolons to remember or review when it is used 

correctly in sentences. Then go hunting by looking in your independent book and find at least 5 sentences that uses semicolon and explain why its being used. 

Online Editing exercise!

Students,

go to this link and try it out. Edit the paragraph and see how many errors you can find and fix. Record your responses in your journals too.

https://www.quill.org/play

http://mrnussbaum.com/xsurgeons-play

https://www.quia.com/rr/393396.html

https://www.studyladder.com/games/activity/editing-text-in-sentences-22743

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ml_lit_gr06_ca/resources/applications/grammar_arcade_beta/arcade.html

Its or It's?

Watch these for review and take notes. We will use them with our practice tasks in class. 

There, Their and They're?

Watch these clips to review the usage of these homophones and then go homophone hunting in books,songs and let's see how many you can find and in your journals write them down. Then 

explain how they are being used. Try to collect and explain at least 10 of them. 

End Punctuation Marks!

Watch these review clips to remember end punctuation rules to apply to your writing. Take notes

as needed and then revise, revise and revise in your own drafts. 

Subject verb agreement! Singular or plural?

Review these clips and take notes.  Then use your notes to revise for this in your drafts.  

Also you can use your notes to do the tasks for today in class. 

Try out the interactive exercises at this site:
http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm#Subject-Verb_Agreement

combining sentences!

Combining sentences review, watch these clips carefully, take notes and then go on a combining 

sentences hunt by finding some in a book in our classroom library, your own writing, and songs you

might know.  Start collecting in your journals to then be ready to do some practice tasks in class. Happy hunting!

Apostrophes!

Students watch this video and review apostrophe usage to then go on an apostrophe hunt in 

your own writing.  Once you have your notes written use them to see what revisions you will need 

to do to your own drafts.  Then revise. 

try out this online exercise:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/apostrophes/index.html

http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/apostrophes01.htm

When do we use commas?

Students,

Watch these clips, take notes and then select a prewriting you have already done to check for the
commas in your own writing. Look for those sentences were you might need a comma and revise.  Also, we will have practice assignments in class to do so don't lose your notes.

try some out at this site:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/lists1.htm

Capitals rules Review!

Dear students watch these review clips on capital rules and take notes. Use your notes when you 

begin the tasks of the day today in the write source skills and textbook practice section.  Exact pages 

are in the chart tablet in front of the classroom. 

Practice on this site:
http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/editdan_eng_launcher.html

More online ELA practice!

Here is another website to practice various ELA skills and get stronger. Click on the link, select one to work on, record your responses and turn in your work with your name, period, name of the activity and date.

http://www.apsva.us/Page/17450

http://www.manythings.org/cts/sc986.htm

http://www.manythings.org/cts/sc959b.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm

Online ELA games for practice

Dear students,

Go to this link to see which skills you need more practice with select the one you feel you need to strengthen and do it. Record or track your responses on a  notebook piece of paper and turn it in with your name, date and name of the activity you selected. Let's have some fun and learn at the same time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/lang_arts.shtml

Online paragraph construction game!

Students,

Go to the link indicated to practice creating paragraphs correctly.  Once you have checked, record the short paragraphs you got correct in your journals or a piece of paper to turn in with your name and date. Let's see how many you get correct.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en14para-game-story-builder

Online Creating Sentences games!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en30stru-game-logging-sentences

Students go to this link and let see if you can help the otter jump on the logs to create complete sentences, record  how many you got right and the total attempts you did.  Turn in your recording tracking sheet with your name and date.   Now let's have some fun creating sentences.