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=Bell Ringer: Vote for Who's Who=

Today's Learning Goal: Write **complex sentences** using **subordinating conjunctions** that create **adverbial clauses**.


 * Reading Workshop:**
 * Read-Aloud: "If"
 * circle the “if”s and notice how the text is punctuated.
 * find the character traits and qualities that a man must have.
 * pay special attention to the balances that are found and developed in the qualities—“trust yourself when all men doubt you / But make allowance for their doubting too,”—highlighting or listing all the elements Kipling believes a grown man must have.

This lesson found at Writing Fix.


 * Writer's Notebook:**
 * Make a T-chart: 5 Things I Love/5 Things I Hate
 * Which one lends itself to a really good descriptive (think IMAGERY) sentence?


 * Independent Practice:**
 * Write a poem. **
 * Refer to your AAAWWUBBIST list in your Writer's Notebook.
 * You must write two stanzas of five lines each.
 * The first four lines of each stanza must begin with a word from the list of subordinators and cannot be a complete sentence.
 * The last line of the stanza cannot begin with a subordinator and must be a complete sentence.
 * The first word of each line must begin with a capital letter.
 * The first four lines are punctuated with a comma, and the last line is punctuated with a period.
 * Sentence Order: Subordinator - Subject - Verb
 * Publish your poem to your blog, and paste the link on the assignment page.

Sample Poem: code Whenever I get up, After the alarm clock has gone off, Before the sun comes up, As I stumble to the shower, I slowly get ready for my day of school.

When I arrive at school, As I am talking to my friends, Before classes begin, While I do my work, I long to be back in my cozy bed. code This lesson borrowed from Hot Chalk Lesson Plans Page.

Independent Reading: Look for subordinating conjunctions in your reading.
= Persuasive Essay: =
 * We have four (4) class periods remaining + semester review day + semester exam!!!!!
 * We'll be cranking out your persuasive essay--finishing drafting, revising and editing--in the remaining time we have, which will count as a portion of your semester exam.
 * If you did not email me your three body paragraphs, please do so before next class period; otherwise, you will get a zero for your pre-writing grade !