Transcript Cue Cards for - SIMSentenceWriting

Fundamentals in
the Sentence Writing Strategy
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The University of Kansas
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Fundamentals of Sentence Writing
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Filling in the gaps
prior to writing
simple sentences
Through teaching these concepts and skills
Lesson 1: pg 9
Complete
Sentence
Cue Cards #1-3
LS# 1A-H
Lesson 2: pg16
PENS Steps,
MARK
Cue Cards #4-5
LS# 2A-3H
Lesson 7:
pg55
SVV
Cue Card:
Simple Sent
Checklist
LS# 14A- 16-H
NEW
UNIT
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
10
1.
2.
3.
Lesson 3: pg24
Linking Verb
Cue Cards
#4,5,6,7
LS# 4A-5H
Lesson 8: pg63
SSVV
Cue Cards:
Simple Sent
Checklist
LS# 17A- 19H
Lesson 4: pg30
Infinitive
Cue Cards #8
LS# 6A-7H
Lesson 9:
pg71
Adjective,
main subject
Cue Card # 11
LS # 20a-22H
Lesson 5: pg38
Prepositional
Phrase
Cue Cards# 8-10
LS# 8A-11H
Lesson 10: pg78
Complete verbs,
helping verbs
Cue Cards# 12-13
LS# 23A-25H
What are the requirements of a complete sentence?
Explain the steps of the “PENS” Strategy.
How can the MARK steps help us check our sentences?
Lesson 6: pg47
SSV
Cue Card: Simple
Sent Checklist
LS# 12A- 13-H
Lesson 11: pg87
Adverb
Cue Cards #12-13
LS 26A-27H
Lesson 1
Complete Sentences
Complete Sentence
1.Start with a capital letter
2.Have end punctuation (. ? !)
3.Have a subject (S)
4.Have a verb (V)
5.Make sense
S
V
.?!
Subject
The person, place, thing, quality, or
idea that the sentence is about.
• Examples
Jenna went for a walk.
The store was closed.
Balloons rose into the sky.
Silence filled the streets.
Peace was declared at midnight.
(Person)
(Place)
(Things)
(Quality)
(Idea)
Action Verb
A word that shows the action of the
subject of the sentence.
• Examples:
Body Actions
walk
run
Mind Actions
think
want
Lesson 2
PENS & mARK
The PENS Strategy
Pick a formula
Explore words to fit the formula
Note the words
Search and check
Search & Check Step
M
Ask ”Is there a verb?"
Root out the subject
(ask, ”Who or What _____?")
Key in on the
– beginning
– ending
– meaning
Lesson 3
Linking Verbs
9 Linking Verbs
Words that link the subject to another
word that describes the subject.
Am
Are
Is
Was
Were
Seem
Be
Been
Become
Verb
(Action & Linking)
A word that shows
the action or state-of-being
of the subject
Lesson 4
Infinitives
Infinitives
• Usually made up of 2 words: the word “to”
in front of an action verb
Examples:
I
Madonna likes to sing.
I
Sarah wants to ride the bus.
I
Tikki yearns to play football.
Lesson 5
Prepositional Phrases
Search & Check Step
Mark out imposters
– infinitives
– prepositional phrases
Ask ”Is there a verb?"
Root out the subject
(ask, ”Who or What _____?")
Key in on the
– beginning
– ending
– meaning
Prepositions
about
above
across
after
against
along
amid
among
around
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
by
down
during
past
since
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
through
throughout
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
near
of
off
on
over
out
outside of
with
within
without
Prepositional Phrase
A group of words that show place or time
(where or when the action takes place)
•Each prepositional phrase contains a preposition
and at least one word, either:
•Person
•Place
•Thing
P
A Bee flies above the jar.
Lesson 6
Simple Sentence Pattern
SSV
Types of Simple Sentences
SV
"One person doing one thing"
SSV
"Two people doing one thing"
Lesson 7
SVV
Simple Sentence Pattern
Types of Simple Sentences
SV
"One person doing one thing"
SSV
"Two people doing one thing"
SVV
"One person doing two things'
Lesson 8
SSVV
Simple Sentence Pattern
Types of Simple Sentences
SV
"One person doing one thing"
SSV
"Two people doing one thing"
SVV
"One person doing two things'
SSVV "Two people doing two things"
Lesson 9
Adjectives
&
Main Subjects
Adjective
A word that
describes a noun.
Main Subject
The one word
that best tells
what the sentence
is about.
Lesson 10
Complete Verbs
&
Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs
Words that help
the main verb
show the action
in a sentence.
am
are
Helping Verbs
is
can
could
may
might
must
do
does
did
shall
should
was
were
has
have
had
be
will
would
being
been
Recall Device for Helping
Verbs
C H A D B. S W I M
2323 3 2 4 13
Chad B. Swim is 23 years old
Lesson 11
Adverbs
Adverbs
Words that add information about the
action of the subject of the sentence.
They show:
– when
– where
– how
– to what extent (how often, how much)
the action takes place