FMS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

IB courses (6th, 7th and 8th) Advanced General Education TYPES OF CLASSES IB courses (6th, 7th and 8th) Advanced General Education

ACT Program Independent Reading Time (30 minutes) Grammar/Reading Mini Lessons Guided/Modeled Instruction Independent Activity Literature Circles/ Group Work Exit Ticket/Closure

Grammar Mini Lesson and Activity Sample Activities Book Pass Grammar Mini Lesson and Activity

COMPOUND SENTENCES (FANBOYS) , . GENERAL RULES The comma is closest to the _first__ sentence_____________. Sentence must make ___sense____ together. For = __because___________ And, so ___similar/connected ideas_ But, yet _shows difference/contrast____________ Neither= ___nor, not either one__ Choose one: For, and nor, but or yet, so Complete sentence Complete sentence

Sample Sentences “I started to feel a lot better, but mostly I was hopeful that maybe my crazy plan was actually going to work.”- Dork Diaries “Albert [Einstein’s] curiosity ruled him, but it also made it difficult for him to concentrate in school.”- Boys Who Ruled the World “Malala’s father and brother had forbidden her from going to school, but as soon as they left for the day, she snuck out.”- I Am Malala

What Will Students Do on Their Own? Find sample sentences in their book with the same rule Create original sentences as an exit ticket Revise their writing to include the learned rule Complete teacher-created assignments Make simple sentences into FANBOYS in a paragraph ` Complete assessments (non-multiple choice)

Ways Students Can Be Assessed Open-ended short answer quizzes Creation of original sentences with studied sentence pattern Essay writing Annotation (Questions, Word Choice, Responses to Text, Connections, Summaries) Interactive Achievement quizzes (VERY SELDOMLY DONE)