Welcome to Strategic Writing Please pick up the three handouts at the front of the room.

Grammar in Strategic Writing Every other week we will focus on a specific component of grammar. Why? 1.This will improve the quality of your writing in all courses that require any written assignment (English essays, history reports, lab reports, etc). 2.It will help you identify errors when completing Revising and Editing sections of your English E.O.C. as well as the A.C.T. and S.A.T.

SAM: Sentence Analysis Map  The Sentence Analysis Map (SAM) will help you in identifying the parts of a sentence.  Knowing the parts of a sentence is especially important when trying to determine whether a sentence is a correctly written compound or complex sentence or if it is an incorrect run-on or fragment.

about above according to across after against ahead of along among apart from around aside from at because of before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond by despite down during except for from in in addition to in back of in front of in place of inside in spite of instead of into in view of like near next to of off on on account of opposite out outside over past prior to through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without Definition: A word that shows the relationship a noun or pronoun has with another word in the sentence. EX: Where did something happen? When was something done? Why did something happen?

NOW WE ARE ADDING ON TO THE PREPOSITION WITH… PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE: THE PREPOSITION AND ALL OF ITS MODIFIERS (THE WORDS THAT RELATE TO, OR GO WITH, THE PREPOSITION) * A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE BEGINS WITH A PREPOSITION AND ENDS WITH A NOUN OR A PRONOUN CALLED THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

 In the morning we will meet at Jill's house.  On our last morning at band camp, the bus will leave.  According to Weather Channel, there will be rain tonight. Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences below  1. The book on the table in the English classroom is Barbara's book.  2. The girl in the neighboring house plays the flute every night.  3. Large blocks of the hardest granite formed the walls of the new building.  4. The roads of ancient Rome connected the cities of the empire.  5. I know that man in the gray suit and the suede shoes.

SAT Words in Strategic Writing We will practice studying vocabulary in order to prepare you for English class vocabulary quizzes, ACT, and SAT. We will study our words by completing the following activities: -Using the words in context -Identifying synonyms and antonyms -Answering analogies ( ________:________ :: ___________: __________)

SAT Unit 1 Vocabulary  abdicate (v.)- to give up a position, usually one of leadership  brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive  cadence (n.) a rhythm, progression of sound  coherent (adj.) logically consistent, intelligible  debacle (n.) a disastrous failure, disruption  lurid (adj.) – causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; ghastly  meritorious (adj.) – worthy, deserving recognition and praise  petulance (n.) rudeness, irritability  prerogative (n.) – a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence  rancor (n.) deep, bitter resentment

Step 1: Using the words in context  On the weeks we complete SAT vocabulary units, this will be our Warm-Up activity on Monday. Work with a partner to write a 10 sentences (one for each word) that correctly uses your vocabulary words. Be prepared to share!

Continuing Grammar: Subjects, Verbs, and Modifiers  Have your SAM chart from yesterday.  Yesterday, we discussed identifying prepositional phrases. What happens when you eliminate the prepositional phrase(s) from a sentence?  The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.  The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.  The note from Beverly confessed that she had eaten the leftover pizza.  Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.  Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Tito's Taco Palace.

Continuing Grammar: Subjects, Verbs, and Modifiers When you eliminate the prepositional phrases, the sentences still technically make sense because you still have the subject and the verb.  The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.  The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.  The note from Beverly confessed that she had eaten the leftover pizza.  Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.  Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Tito's Taco Palace.

Continuing Grammar: Subjects, Verbs, and Modifiers What is the subject and verb in each sentence? Don’t forget that your SAM chart also includes helping verbs and linking verbs (those count).  The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.  The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.  The note from Beverly confessed that she had eaten the leftover pizza.  Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.  Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Tito's Taco Palace.

SAT Vocabulary Step 2: Synonyms and Antonyms  Understanding the meaning of a word means that you can also identify words that have the same meaning (synonyms) and words that have the opposite meaning (antonyms)  On our weeks of SAT vocabulary, this will be our Tuesday Warm-Up Activity.  With a partner, use a dictionary/thesaurus to come up with 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for each vocabulary word. It cannot be a word that is used as part of the definition!

Synonyms and Antonyms  abdicate  brusque  cadence  coherent  debacle  lurid  meritorious  petulance  prerogative  rancor

Continuing Grammar: Subjects, Verbs, and Modifiers Once you know the subject and verb, you can identify all the modifiers (words or phrases that add descriptions) of a sentence: Adjectives – describe a noun or pronoun by answering the questions of what kind, which one, or how many/how much. Adverbs – describe the action of a sentence (verbs) by answering the questions of how, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what condition.  The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.  The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.  The note from Beverly confessed that she had eaten the leftover pizza.  Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.  Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Tito's Taco Palace.

Identify the parts of speech we discussed last week (Subject Noun, Nouns/Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases). Identify and define the vocabulary word in each sentence. Select one sentence to imitate (like we did last week where you copy the sentence pattern.) The rain created a steady cadence on my roof. My science teacher called my project a debacle. In English class my teacher instructs us to write thoughtful coherent sentences. Alexander’s meritorious science project won first prize.

SAT Vocabulary Analogies