Language Arts
AR is a test grade! Make sure that you have met your goal! AR is due January 20.
DATES
Monday: Spelling Pretest; Homework: Spelling, Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions due; Homework: Spelling, Vocabulary
Wednesday: Homework: Spelling, Vocabulary
Thursday: Vocabulary Journal due; Homework: Spelling, Reread weekly story
Friday: Test on weekly reading story, Spelling Journal Due, Spelling Test
All complete sentences meet the following requirements:
1. Capital Letter
2. Punctuation
3. Subject
4. Predicate
5. Must make sense
The five paragraphs in an expository essay
1. Introduction
2. First Main Idea
3. Second Main Idea
4. Third Main Idea
5. Conclusion
Spelling Words
Spelling Words
“The Memory Box”
1. either
2. another
3. computer
4. calendar
5. solar
6. particular
7. evil
8. fossil
9. civil
10. cancel
11. label
12. channel
13. quarrel
14. eaten
15. frozen
16. siren
17. curtain
18. captain
19. fountain
20. bargain
Challenge List
“The Memory Box”
1. parlor
2. trolley
3. pavement
4. agenda
5. gross
6. debut
7. amiable
8. clarity
9. vacate
10. oracle
11. reimburse
12. limber
13. maze
14. partisan
15. compliant
Grammar Study Sheet
Multiple Choice
In this section, you will be given plans and rough drafts of students’ papers. Multiple choice questions will ask you to find flaws in the students’ work and make their work better. Use the tips below to help you make the right choices.
A complete sentence must have these five things:
1. Capitalization
2. Punctuation
3. Subject
4. Predicate
5. Must make sense
The five paragraphs in a five paragraph essay are:
1. Introduction
2. First main idea
3. Second main idea
4. Third main idea
5. Conclusion
Ian went to the store.
The subject is who or what the sentence is about. Ian
The simple predicate is the verb in the sentence. went
The complete predicate tells everything about what the subject did. went to the store.
Possessives: show ownership
To make a singular noun possessive, add an ‘s. car’s
To make a plural noun that ends in an “s” possessive, add just an ‘. Cars’
To make a plural noun that does not end in “s” possessive, add an ‘s. Children’s
Commas
Used to separate items in a list in a sentence: EX: He had toy cars, boats, and trains.
Used when directly addressing a person: EX: Mark, go get the toy. Go get the toy, Mark.
Could you, Mark, go get the toy?
Used to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause: EX: When I get home, I am going to play with my toys.
Interjections: show strong emotion. They are followed by an exclamation point or a comma if the feeling is not as strong.
Wow! That was awesome! No, it was not.
Contractions
Words made by putting two words together, replacing the letter or letters that are left out with an apostrophe (‘).
I will = I’ll is not = isn’t that is = that’s let us = let’s could have = could’ve
There/Their/They’re
There: in or to that place: There are two pencils on the desk.
Their: possessive: Their pencils need sharpening.
They’re: they are: They’re sharp enough.
Quotations
Quotations are used when someone is speaking in a sentence.
Joe said, “English is fun.”
“It is hard,” said Dan.
“No,” said Frank, “it is not.”
Adjectives: describe a noun or pronoun
• Used when comparing:
o One syllable adjectives
Tall: describes one noun or pronoun
Taller: compares two nouns or pronouns
Tallest: compares more than two nouns or pronouns
o Two syllable adjectives
Beautiful: describes one noun or pronoun
More beautiful: compares two nouns or pronouns
Most beautiful: compares more than two nouns or pronouns
o Irregular
bad, worse, worst
good, better, best
Adverbs: describe a verb
• Used when comparing:
o One syllable adjectives:
Fast: describes one action
Faster: compares two actions
Fastest: compares more than two actions
o Two syllable adjectives
Frequently: describes one action
More frequently: compares two actions
Most frequently: compares more than two actions
o Irregular
well, better, best
badly, worse, worst
I
When using the word “I” in a compound subject, always list the other subjects before “I.”
EX. “John, Jack, and I went to the game together.”
Repetition within a sentence
Sometimes a sentence may repeat the same information twice. EX. “Before the show began, Jack bought popcorn before it started.”
Sentences that do not belong
The rough drafts of the students’ papers you will read may have sentences that are off topic or in the wrong place. You will be asked to identify these sentences.
• Make sure that the sentence fits in with the main idea of the paper and the main idea of the paragraph.
Written Expression
In this section of the test, you will be given a prompt and a “CHECKLIST FOR WRITERS.” You will have as long as you need to complete this portion of the test. Take your time, and have fun! Remember! This is your writing.
Here are some tips to succeed on the written expression section of the test:
• You MUST write on the topic provided. If you do not write on the topic, you cannot pass.
o Use the prompt to your advantage. Choose something that fits into the requirements of the prompt AND is easy for you to write about. Even if writing is your favorite subject, it might not be the easiest to write about.
• Plan your paper. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Write a rough draft on the scrap paper.
• Include a title. All good stories have titles. Yours should as well.
• Indent.
• Write five paragraphs. Wow the scorers with your ability.
• Know your (the author’s) purpose for writing.
• EDIT YOUR ROUGH DRAFT. This means read each sentence exactly how you wrote it, and make corrections when necessary.
o Use the checklist they give you to help you with this task.
o You may use a dictionary on this section to check your spelling.
o Complete sentences (Capital letter, punctuation, subject, predicate, makes sense.
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