7th Grade Language Arts September 18, 2014 EQ: How can you effectively demonstrate the command of conventions in standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing?

Warm Up/Review Copy your agenda note. Next, we will revisit our text structure notes and focus on two new structures to include in our notes. Good Luck!

Text Structure Text writings (paragraphs) are written in several structures. sequence/process Compare and contrast Cause and effect Spatial /descriptive Problem and Solution chronological order

first, second, next, last, another, then, finally, after that, before Sequence and Process, first second next Describe events in order or explains the steps one must follow to do something or make something. A FEW KEY WORDS first, second, next, last, another, then, finally, after that, before

Compare and Contrast contrast compare Shows how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different. A FEW KEY WORDS Also, compared-to, despite, on-the- contrary, opposite, different from, on-the- other-hand, in contrast, instead of

Cause Cause and Effect effect Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer Cause and Effect Shows the relationship between the event (cause) and what happened because of the event) effect A FEW KEY WORDS Consequently, therefore, as a result, reason, why, because of, due to Cause effect

Spatial and Descriptive Spatial Order presents details according to their location Descriptive writing describe a person, an object, or scene in detail. The author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture. Many adjectives characteristics Examples of the topic

Problem and Solution Conveys a conflict (problem) and then provides a resolution (solution).

Arranged in the order of time Chronological Order Arranged in the order of time

4th Period Work Time! You will read quietly both poems by Mr. Langston Hughes. Copy both poems onto your paper (warm up composition). Next, decide on the text structure being used for each poem and record your answer underneath the poems. Please be sure to circle your text structure response. Last, illustrate the coinciding graphic organizer. Be sure to insert the evidence into the organizer

Continue Work Time! (4th Period)