Dear Class,
What did you think of the communication game we played? Feel free to try it at home with your parents and siblings. Isn't it interesting how our words might mean something else
to the recipient? I hope you understand how important it is to speak
and write clearly for understanding! Always proofread your papers with this in mind.
Your homework is to write one
chronological paragraph using transition words that will distinguish
time, steps, events, or space. You may write about your favorite day, a
"how-to" topic, a visual space (like your closet or room, the Grand
Canyon!), or a historical event.
Remember to include a:
- who/which clause
- one -"ly word"
- quality adjective
- strong verb
Remember to indicate these "dress-ups" with
bolding and an
underline in your paragraph. I will also be looking for transition words,
so please use appropriate terms for your topic (time words, location/space
words, etc.). I have pasted an additional list of transition words below.
Reminders:
- FIX-ITs - hand-write on notebook paper, neatly and legibly. Use blue or black ink or dark pencil in paragraph form (this shows paragraph changes in the text).
- VOCABULARY WORDS - Along with your weekly submission
of vocabulary words and their definitions, I strongly suggest that you
begin a Word document with an accumulative and alphabetized list of
vocab words. Refresh your notebook with an updated alphabetized list
regularly. Sorting alphabetically can be done online at: SortMyList.com Our vocabulary list grows quickly and the open-book tests are random and unannounced.
- ESSAYS - check your formatting (especially font size and spacing in your title block).
- KWOs and CHECKLISTS - must be staples to the BACK of your essays.
- Be sure to use proper formatting.
- You have one week to turn in late vocab, KWOs, FIX-ITs and checklists for half credit
- There is a 10 points deduction per week for late essays.
FIX-IT Week 3
to each of the young princesses
the sea king bequeathed a little
garden plot where they might dig and plant as they pleased, one princess
arranged her flower-bed as a whale, another as a mermaid, that of the youngest
contained flowers as red as the suns ray’s at sunset.
She was a singular child quiet and thoughtful, whereas her sisters would be
thrilled with the marvelous things they obtained from the wrecks of vessels’
the younger princess cherished nothing, but her lovely flowers—except one thing
a marble statue
Carved out of pure white stone the
statue was the rendering of a
handsome boy which had fallen to the bottom of the sea from a wreck, beside
the statue, the youngest mermaid had planted a rose-colored, weeping willow
Splendidly it had grown, and soon hanged it’s fresh branches
over the statue, enchanted by any information she might gain about the world
above the sea the little mermaid made her
venerable
grandmother tell her all she new of the ships and towns.
Transition Words
Words that can be used to show location/space:
above
|
behind
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by
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near
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throughout
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across
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below
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down
|
off
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to the right
|
against
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beneath
|
in back of
|
onto
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under
|
along
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beside
|
in front of
|
on top of
|
|
among
|
between
|
inside
|
outside
|
|
around
|
beyond
|
into
|
over
|
|
Words that can be used to show time:
while
|
first
|
meanwhile
|
soon
|
then
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after
|
second
|
today
|
later
|
next
|
at
|
third
|
tomorrow
|
afterward
|
as soon as
|
before
|
now
|
next week
|
about
|
when suddenly
|
during
|
until
|
yesterday
|
finally
|
|
| Time Transitions |
|---|
| Shortly after that | Meanwhile | Soon |
| Along the way | Before long | Earlier |
| After all of that | Later on | Eventually |
| An hour later | Without delay | Immediately |
| At that very moment | At last | Next |
| Later that same day | During all of this | As soon as |
| Not a moment too soon | While this was happening |
Word that can be used to
compare two things:
likewise
|
also
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while
|
in the same way
|
like
|
as
|
similarly
|
|
Words that can be used to contrast two things:
but
|
still
|
although
|
on the other hand
|
however
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yet
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otherwise
|
even though
|
Words that can be used to emphasize a point:
again
|
truly
|
especially
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for this reason
|
to repeat
|
in fact
|
to emphasize
|
|
Words that can be used to conclude or summarize:
finally
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as a result
|
to sum up
|
in conclusion
|
lastly
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therefore
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all in all
|
because
|
Words that can be used to add information:
again
|
another
|
for instance
|
for example
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also
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and
|
moreover
|
additionally
|
as well
|
besides
|
along with
|
other
|
next
|
finally
|
in addition
|
|
Words that can be used to clarify:
that is
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for instance
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in other words
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Information for Mrs. Cortez
Correlation to 2011-2012 Lesson Plan: How to Climb a Fence
Correlation to 2012-2013 Lesson Plan: Falling Dominoes (The DMZ)
