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Language Arts “Mastery” lesson: Concepts covered: Predicate Noun (PN), prepositional phrase (PP), preposition (Prep), object of the preposition (OP), compound sentence (C), complex sentence (CX), adverb (Adv), adjective (Adj), verb phrase (VP), pronoun (PN), and antecedent (Ant), and coordinate and subordinate conjunction (C-Conj and S-Conj), subject (S), verb (V), independent clause (IC), dependent clause (DC) Gina is not just any soccer player; she is the best scorer in the league. When she was a young girl, her mother was the coach of the local soccer team. Gina often tagged along with her mother to the matches. She must have been a keen observer because she learned very quickly when she started playing. Although her teammates were good players, Gina was a standout. She has been a top-rated player for the last three years. Gina has also been an excellent role model for youngsters, and someday she may be an excellent coach. PN: C: VP: DC: PP: VP: VP: Ant: Adv: S-Conj: S: Free: Adj: C-Conj: V: Free: CX: Ant: IC: Free: Check Sheet: ELA and Literature CCGPS “Concepts” Comparative Adverbsg Superlative Adverbs To, Too, Two There, their, they’re Your, you’re Superlative adverbs Comparative adverbs Subject/verb agreement Adjective clause Adverb clause Resource sources atlas, dictionary, index, Principle parts of verbs/tense Verbals: Infinitives, gerunds, participles Adjective phrase Adverb phrase Misplaced modifiers Dangling modifiers Noun clause Capitalization rules Cardinal Directions Fragments Run-on Sentence ordering (which do and don’t Compound subjects Compound predicates Appositives Pronouns antecedents Linking verbs (including “be” verb) Split dialogue Connotation vs. denotation Subordinate, coordinate, and correlative conjunctions Dialect Myth, fairy tale, fantasy, fable, folk tale Poetry elements Figurative language dialect Direct object & Indirect object Analogies Prepositions and OP (object of Test taking strategies etc. 4 sentence types: simple, compound, complex, compound/complex belong) preposition) 4 sentence kinds: imperative, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory Random misspelled words Check Sheet: ELA and Literature CCGPS “Concepts” Part 2 Context Clues and how word choice shapes meaning in a text Structure and Organization of a text: chapter, section, scene, stanza, etc Author’s Purpose P.I.E.S. Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Share POV: 1st Person 3rd Person limited 3rd Person Omniscient Persuasion: argument & specific claims; good reasoning & sound evidence to support? How do two or more authors writing about the same topic offer differing interpretations of facts? Analyze main idea and supporting details Theme of literary text Elements of a story ~ Plot Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution Compare/Contrast text to multimedia format: audio, video, drama Central idea of informational text Conflict: Internal & External man vs. self; man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural, man vs. nature Elements of a drama: Power point uploaded to edmodo – study it! (easy!) Figurative Language: simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, Connotation vs. denotation Characterization: direct and indirect Archetypes Protagonist vs. Antagonist Narrator vs. speaker (story) (poetry) Characters: Flat, Round, Static, Dynamic Check Sheet: ELA and Literature CCGPS “Concepts” Part 2 Comparison-and-contrast Writing Narrative *Autobiographical *Biographical *Short story *memoire *vignette Evaluating internet sources: .org .com .net .edu .gov Elements of Poetry: lines, stanza, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm (foot, meter), free verse, alliteration, consonance, assonance, mood, tone, symbolism Cause-and-effect Writing Persuasion or Argumentative Writing Foreshadowing Flashback Imagery/Sensory language Problem-and-Solution Writing Expository or Informative Writing How-to Writing (Technical directions) Research Writing *Research report *Biographical report *Multimedia report Irony Folk Tale Fairy Tale Fable (moral) Myth Legend Film, stage or multimedia presentation: *effects of lighting, sound, color, camera focus, camera angles (Think of the film The Hobbit vs. book; Camp Harmony vs. Japanese Internment webquest) Analyze text Implicitly, explicitly, drawing inferences, making summarizations