Drill Sergeant Clifton here. I will take Miss Clifton's place tomorrow as we kickoff Writing Boot Camp. For the next two weeks students will exercise their writing skills as they review writing fundamentals, become more confident writers, and improve their writing skills.
During today’s class students wrote down what they needed to be able to do by the end of the unit. I informed them that I had just given them the answer to the unit test with these notes. I have provided it below for your use at home. Please use this to help monitor your child’s progress and as a study tool for the unit assessments (The first quiz is Friday!).
By the end of the unit I can…
- List the 5 requirements of a complete sentence.
- Determine the sentence formula used in a simple sentence.
- Write sentences using the 4 simple sentence formulas.
- Identify parts of a sentence and write sentences with the following:
-Noun -Subject -Adjective -Adverb | -Verb -Action Verb -Linking Verb -Helping Verb | -Prepositional Phrase -Infinitive -Complete Subject -Complete Verb |
Monday- Begin Writing Boot Camp Vocab Cards. Students should complete vocab cards on notes from this week, including 1) Requirements of a Complete Sentence, 2) Subject, 3) Action Verb, 4) The Search & Check Step (M.A.R.K.), 5) Linking Verb, 6) Infinitive, and 7) Prepositional Phrase. Please note the schedule is flexible to meet students’ needs, so that some of this material may be added or carry over to the next week.
Tuesday- Writing Boot Camp Kickoff- Wear camouflage today!
Wednesday- Library Day. Students will complete the STAR Reading Test to determine their reading grade equivalents.
Thursday- Due: Vocab Cards.
Friday- Writing Boot Camp Quiz & Binder Check.
I hope to see lots of camo tomorrow!
-Drill Sergeant Clifton