Expressing Time through Tense

Bell work: Write a 3.5 introductory paragraph on a designated subject

Objective: TLW recognize and use correctly the present and past
participle, as well as the present, past, and future tenses.
Tense means action taking place a particular time.
Present Present action Here comes Elsie
Present condition Those tomatoes are ripe
Recurring action I exercise daily
Reoccurring condition Ernie is often late
Constant action Water freezes at 0 C.
Present Continuing action Dad is cooking dinner
Progressive Continuing condition Laura is feeling better

Correcting Fragments
Bell work: Write a 3.5 introductory paragraph
A fragment is a portion of a sentence
A phrase should not be capitalized and punctuated as if it were a sentence
PHRASE fragments Completed sentences
A person with great integrity A person with great integrity is needed
Followed us home A s tray dog followed us home
A subordinate clause should not be capitalized as if it were a sentence
CLAUSE fragments Completed sentences
Whom I greatly respect Phil is someone whom I greatly respect
What I asked What I asked was impossible to do
Words in a series should not be capitalized and punctuated as if they were a
sentence
SERIES fragment Completed sentences
Blueberry pie, strawberry shortcake The dessert choices include blueberry pie, and che
Combining Sentences

Lesson VI
Bell Work: TLW write an introductory paragraph to a 3.5 essay.
Objective: TLW combine short choppy sentences to create grammatically
correct, informative sentences.
Formative Assessment: Sentence combining
Sentence combining
Separate Sentences Combined Sentences
The tide came up. It washed away The tide came up and washed
our sand castle. away our sand castle.
It was a huge sand castle. It had It was a huge sand castle with a
a moat around it. moat around it.
We had hoped to visit the rock. The We had hoped to visit the rock
Pilgrims had landed there. The area where the Pilgrims had landed.
was blocked off.
Summative assessment: (Prentice Hall Literature p. 446, 988, teacher handouts)
Ticket out the Door: Write a compound sentence
Homework: Teacher created activity