Transcript DLP Week Three - Belle Vernon Area School District

D.L.P. – Week Three
G R A DE SE VE N
Day One – Skills
• Capitalization – Proper Nouns - Places
Names of specific places must be capitalized since they are proper nouns. These could include the
names of buildings and monuments. They could also include towns, cities, states, and countries.
• Articles
The three articles are a, an, and the. A and an are called indefinite articles. A is used before
singular words that begin with consonants. An is used before singular words that begin with
vowel sounds. The can be used before any noun.
• Punctuation – Comma – Direct Quotations
The spoken and non-spoken parts of a sentence must be separated. Typically, that is done with a
comma. (“Hello,” Mom said. I said, “How are You?”) The exception would be when an
exclamation or question mark is used to separate the two parts. (“How are you?” she asked.
“How wonderful!” Bob yelled.)
D AY O NE – SE NT E NCE O NE
In the story “All Summer in a
Day,” the children on venus had
never seen the sun.
In the story “All Summer in a
Day,” the children on Venus had
never seen the sun.
D AY O NE – SE NT E NCE T WO
“I think the sun is a amazing
flower” Margot said to them.
“I think the sun is an amazing
flower,” Margot said to them.
Day Two – Skills
• Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
The three degrees of comparison are positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree
is simply the adjective or adverb. The comparative degree means that two things are being
compared. The suffix “er” is used or the words more or less. (bigger, more interesting, less
exciting) The superlative degree compares more than two things. The suffix “est” or the words
most or least are used. (biggest, most interesting, least exciting)
A double comparison occurs when both the suffix and the words are used. Use one or the other.
• Punctuation – Apostrophes in Contractions
When two words are joined together, they form a contraction. An apostrophe is placed to show
where letters were omitted in the joining of the words. (can’t, don’t, haven’t)
• Confused Words – accept/except
The word accept is an action verb means to take something that is offered. The word except is a
preposition that means to leave something out.
D AY T WO – SE NT E NCE O NE
It was the most happiest day in
Margot’s life.
It was the happiest day in
Margot’s life.
D AY T WO – SE NT E NCE T WO
The children dont except
Margot because she remembers
what the sun was like.
The children don’t accept
Margot because she remembers
what the sun was like.
Day Three– Skills
• Negatives – Elimination of Doubles
Only one negative word should be used per sentence. Negative words include no, not, never,
and none.
• Sentence Fragment
A fragment occurs because a sentence is missing a vital part, a subject or a verb. Correct it by
adding the missing part. A second way that a fragment occurs is that it is not a complete
thought. Perhaps, it is only a dependent clause. Correct this type of fragment by adding an
independent clause.
• Punctuation – Comma – Interrupters
An interrupter breaks up the flow of a sentence. If the interrupter starts the sentence, place a
comma after it. If the interrupter is mid-sentence, place commas before and after it.
D AY T HR E E – SE NT E NCE O NE
The other children didn’t say
nothing nice to Margot.
Because they were mean.
The other children didn’t say
anything nice to Margot
because they were mean.
D AY T HR E E – SE NT E NCE T WO
The children believe it or not
locked Margot in a closet.
The children, believe it or not,
locked Margot in a closet.
Day Four– Skills
• Punctuation – Comma – Compound Sentence
When two independent clauses are combined with a conjunction to form a
compound sentence, a comma must be placed before the conjunction.
• Verb Tense Consistency
For logic purposes, the verbs used in a sentence or longer piece must be in the
same tense.
• Punctuation – Exclamation Points
An exclamation point is used to show strong emotion. It can be used to end a
sentence or after an interjection.
D AY FO UR – SE NT E NCE O NE
Margot learned about Venus but
she was wanting to go back to
Earth.
Margot learned about Venus,
but she wanted to go back to
Earth.
D AY FO UR – SE NT E NCE T WO
“The sun is much better than
sun lamps” the children
shouted.
“The sun is much better than
sun lamps!” the children
shouted.
Day Five– Skills
• Verbs – Vivid Choices
Verbs show the action in writing, so they help a reader visualize what is happening.
Using strong, vivid verbs makes writing better.
• Capitalization – Titles
The first word of any title is capitalized. After that, all important words are capitalized.
Words that are not capitalized are articles, conjunctions, and prepositions.
• Sentence Combining – Using Appositives
An appositive is a word or group of words that renames a noun. They come after the
noun they rename, and they are set off by commas unless they are a single word.
Appositives do not contain verbs; therefore, they are not complete sentences.
D AY FIVE – SE NT E NCE O NE
The children moved through the
bright sunlight.
The children skipped through
the bright sunlight.
D AY FIVE – SE NT E NCE T WO
“All summer in a day” shows
how the setting affects people.
This is like other stories.
“All Summer in a Day,” a story
like others, shows how the
setting affects people.