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1. Subjects and predicates, Simple vs complete subject notes 9/22/08
2. What is the preposition song?
3. Notes on how to write an introduction
4. How to annotate while reading 11/18/08
5. Adventure Book Report Rubric
6. What are Brush Strokes

Subjects and predicates, Simple vs complete subject notes 9/22/08

The subject tells whom or what the subject is about.
Modeling is hard work.  "Modeling" is the complete subject.  
The beautiful girl danced on the huge stage. "The beautiful girl" is the 
complete subject.
We underline complete subjects one time.
The predicate tells what the subject is doing.
The elephants ate hay.  The complete predicate: "ate hay" We underline 
complete predicates with 2 lines.
The simple subject is the main word or word group that tells 
whom or what the sentence is about. Word group is usually a proper noun but 
occasionally other nouns: John Smith, ant lion
The Rio Grande River winds through the canyon.
"Rio Grande River" is the simple subject.
The beautiful girl danced on the huge stage.
"Girl" is the simple subject.
The simple predicate or VERB is the main word or group of words that tells 
what the  subject does.
The elephants ate hay. The simple predicate is the verb: "ate"
Some simple predicates are called a verb phrase.  A verb phrase consists of 
more than one verb.  For example: Sally is reading her favorite book. 
Complete subject (also the simple subject): "Sally"
Complete predicate: "is reading her favorite book"
Simple predicate: the verb phrase "is reading"

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What is the preposition song?

To the tune of Yankee Doodle:
This is the preposition song: above, about, between,
across, against, among, around, before, behind, beside, - down, by,
near, for, up, except, through, to, off, in, over, under,
toward, without, of, at, as, into, after, during, below.

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Notes on how to write an introduction

There are examples and guidance in the textbook:
page 64 writing for a process
page 98 advantages and disadvantages essay
page 178 report of information
page 218 persuasive essay 
1. Don't ask a question.
2. Connect to your topic.
3. No conversation. (exception see #4)
4. Attention grabbing opening, main idea statement (may use compelling 
conversation one time in controlled use.)

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How to annotate while reading 11/18/08

Text to text: How the text being read relates to something else that has 
been read.
Text to World: How the text being read relates to something that is 
happening or has happened in the real world.
Text to Self: How the text being read relates to the reader.
Summary: a brief (5 words) of what is happening in the story on this page
Question: A question that comes to mind while reading this page of the story

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Adventure Book Report Rubric

Grading Criteria:
1.	Summary of the story (Beginning, Middle, End)		30 pts    
2.	Attention catching lead.				10 pts    
3.	Use of voice (articulation, volume, special effects)	15 pts    
4.	Time (2-4 minutes) points will be deducted		15 pts    
for going over or for going under the time limit.
5.   Draw a picture illustrates the climax			15pts    
6.  Review done in library					15pts   
	
						   Total	100 pts

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What are Brush Strokes

Painting images with words:

Adjectives out of order.
The car, dented and rusty, chugged into the parking lot
(note the commas to set off the adjectives)

Absolute - a noun with -ing or -ed verb behind it.
Engine smoking, the car chugged into the parking lot

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