Transcript Sentence Dictations - Salopek

Get out a piece of paper (for your
binder) and label it:
Sentence Dictations
Grammar, Spelling, and Vocabulary
Directions
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Listen to the following sentence, and
write it with correct grammar, spelling,
and punctuation.
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ALL of these sentences will be part of
your binder check.
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Number and date them as we go (you can
keep them on the same page)
1. Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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To avoid horrendous grammar and
spelling mistakes and to get immediate
feedback, sentence dictations will be
given daily.
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Infinitive phrase = to plus verb
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If you start a sentence with one, place a comma
after the phrase
Parallelism – phrases “match” (to avoid & to
get)
Spelling words!
Please Do Now
Underneath your sentence dictation from yesterday
DRAW A LINE & PUT THE DATE (11/8).
(*if you were not here yesterday, start a new sheet of paper with the date)
Then:
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List at least 3 symbols in everyday life that
are used to represent something else.
◦ For example,
 <3 symbolizes love
Please Do Now
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A “Please Do Now” is a short task that
you begin as soon as you walk in the
door.
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It will go in your binder AFTER
yesterday’s “sentence dictation” and
BEFORE today’s sentence dictation.
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Separate them by them dates. Draw a line
to show the separation.
Binders
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Do not clean them out yet—we need to
finish the short story unit
Grading System for Binders:
 Spelling Worksheets & Quizzes = 25%
 Sentence Dictations = 25%
 “Please Do Now's” = 25%
 Notes & Worksheets = 25%
Sentence Dictation #2
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2. Symbolism is indispensable to writers
and advertisers because it allows them to
associate their desires with our
subconscious.
To = preposition (shows relationship)
 To writers and advertisers = Prepositional
phrase
 Because = subordinate conjunction
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Please Do Now
YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES AFTER THE BELL
RINGS TO:
 Get out your Please Do Now’s and Sentence
Dictations
 Draw a line
 Skip a Space
 Put today’s date, Friday 11/9
 Write:
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◦ harass, height, hierarchy, horrendous, humorous,
ignorance, immediate, incredible, independent,
indispensable
Sentence Dictation #3
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To grasp the concept of symbolism even
more, you will be discovering some
popular allusions to the number seven.
To grasp = infinitive phrase (comma rule)
 Allusions – references to well-known
people, places, things, or ideas.
 Spell out all numbers that can be written
with two or less words. (1-100, 200…)
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Please Do Now
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Underneath your last Sentence Dictation:
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Draw a line
Skip a space
Add the Date: 11/12
THEN:
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Create a paragraph using at least 5 of your vocabulary
words. (vocab packet & posters)
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Yes, you must use correct, grammar, spelling and
punctuation.
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You will be reading it out loud to a partner.
Sentence Dictation #4
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It’s important that we take responsibility for
our own actions and that we do not easily
pass judgment on others.
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Its Vs. It’s = possessive pronoun vs. it is
No Comma before “and” because there are
not TWO sentences on each side
(compound sentence)
That…two parallel phrases combined by
“and”
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Please Do Now
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Finish Vocab Packet (visual poster
descriptions on sideboard if needed)
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Turn in vocab packet BEFORE timer goes
off (7 minutes)
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Work on Spelling List #7
11/13 Sentence Dictation #5
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My vocabulary packet worth fifty points was due
today, and I have a quiz on my knowledge of “The
Masque of the Red Death” on Thursday and a
spelling quiz on Friday.
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, and = compound sentence (2 sentences joined
by a conjunction (and))
And = joining two phrases (no comma)
“” – Short Stories go in quotations
Capitalize the days of the week (proper noun)
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11/14 Please Do now
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(skip space, draw a line, add the date)
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Think of a popular “Brand” of Anything
(clothing, shoes, sports teams, toothpaste,
hair products, food…)
◦ Draw OR Describe the “Logo”
◦ Write down the colors associated with it
Sentence Dictation #6
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Because color offers an instantaneous
method for conveying meaning and messages
without words, brands and color are
inextricably linked.
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Because = subordinate conjunction
Start a sentence with subordinate clause =
comma where the clause ends
Clause = subject + verb, but no complete
thought
Inextricably = inseparable
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11/15 Please Do Now
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Complete Part I of the “Symbolism of
Colors in Branding and Advertising
Activity”
◦ Read the article (on the cart)
◦ As you read:
 Underline the word “color” along with the rest of
the sentence
 Circle the name of every color, and underline the
rest of the sentence.
No sentence dictation today.
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Good luck on your quiz.
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The answers to #’s 3, 15, & 18 have been
given to you—use them!
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#’s 51-55 (on the back)
◦ 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, 4=D, 5=E
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Tomorrow, you will find an advertisement
and complete Part II of the symbolism
activity
Vocab Packet Grading
Rewrite the word: 10 points
 Definitions: 20 points
 Context of the story: 10 points
 Visual Posters: 10 points
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11/27 Please Do Now
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From memory, write what the following
colors COULD symbolize:
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Blue –
Red –
Black –
Green –
Orange –
Pink –
Purple –
White –
Brown –
Sentence Dictation #7
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Using at least two specific references from
the article “Color & Branding”, prove that
the company purposefully chose at least two
specific colors to convey a meaning or
message.
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Article in Quotation Marks
Place comma where gerund phrase ends
Gerund phrase = start a sentence with -ing
Comma outside of the quotes because it’s
NOT dialogue
11/28 Please Do Now
Get your laptop
 Open OpenOffice – Writer
 Create an MLA heading (left-hand side)
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Your name
Ms. Salopek
English 10-period #
28 November 2012
Sentence Dictation #8
Typed under your MLA heading
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In the article “Color & Branding”, Jill
Morton states, “Brands communicate
meanings with the language of color and
shape” (1).
You may NOT use this example in your
paper.
 You MUST use at least 2 similar examples
in your paper (to prove your points!)
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11/29 Please Do Now
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Write and Define (TRY!) the following 5
Categories of the CDT:
Comprehension  Vocabulary –
 Literary Elements and Devices –
 Persuasive Techniques –
 Text Organizational Skills –
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Sentence Dictation #9
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If I have perfect attendance for the
Keystone Exams, Ms. Salopek will give me
five extra credit points on my next
Classroom Diagnostic Test.
If = subordinate conjunction
 If…Exams = subordinate clause = comma
rule
 Example of a “Complex” sentence
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