GRoW ( Grammar of the Week) Our weekly grammar exploration What is grammar? Grammar is the writing conventions that have been forged over time between writers and readers. They are the agreed upon rules and standards that writers developed so that others could read their writing and so it could be read in the way the writer intended.

GroW Week #1- Subject and Predicate aka: Independent Clauses (Simple Sentences—the building blocks of all sentences.)

 “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.”  Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli  “My heart stopped…And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling.”  Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen  “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful.”  “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto NOTICE

 “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.”  Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli  “My heart stopped[…]And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling.”  Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen  “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful.”  “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto NOTICE

OBSERVE

1.All complete sentences have a subject and a predicate. 2.The simple subject is a noun that tells whom or what the sentence is about (the topic). 3.The simple predicate is a verb that tells what the subject is or does (the action). 4.Simple Sentence= Independent Clause 5.All independent clauses have a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought. OBSERVATIONS OF THE READER BECOME GRAMMAR RULES FOR THE WRITER We agree that…

 Open up your SSR book and write down a simple sentence as your example. IMITATE

Teacher’s IMITATATION

 Why might a writer choose to use simple sentences?  When would this be most effective? Think about it…

 Susan and John walked to the store.  Olivia, Stacy, and Margie joined the soccer team.  Bruce and Buell played with the rope.  Laila and Buell jumped and splashed in the water.  Victoria diced, seasoned, and sautéed the vegetables.  Jason and Betty danced and laughed all night. Notice #2 What do you notice about these subjects and predicates?

1.A simple sentence can have a compound (more than one) subject or a compound verb. 2.A sentence can easily be broken into two halves: The complete subject and the complete predicate. 3.The complete subject consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about. 4.The complete predicate begins with the verb and extends to all words that describe the verb and complete its meaning. 5.The simple subject is the word or words (if compound) that are nouns or pronouns who are performing the verb in the sentence. 6.The simple predicate is the verb or verbs (if compound) that the subject does or is in the sentence. OBSERVE #2

 Open up your SSR book and locate a simple sentence that contains a compound subject OR a compound verb OR both. IMITATE

 Just try and avoid being killed.  Put on your things and come at once, said the Stewart.  As soon as Mark and Alec had boarded the berg and disappeared into the woods, she had taken charge. Teacher’s IMITATATION

Directions: Place a vertical line between the Complete Subject and the Complete Predicate. Then, underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice.  Mr. Rush speaks a little Spanish.  My friend and I went on vacation this summer.  Our school soccer team won their first game of the season.  On Saturdays I never rise before 9 o’clock.  We walked to Rita’s last night for ice cream. EXTRA PRACTICE

 GOAL: Be able to define Subject and Predicate by the end of the video.  VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton” VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton” GRoW #1 Review

 EXAMPLE: The old dog is hungry.  Most birds can fly.  I want a new bike.  My mom drove to the supermarket last night  The cat scratched at the door.  John ran home from the bus stop. Identify the Subject and Predicate

 Jim devours sandwiches  A fridge without cheese  So we went to the store  Jim and Laura bought bread and cheese  Which is why he’s eating sandwiches  Jim is happy Beyonce says, “Know the clauses that are independent? Throw your hands up at me!” All the students who know the reasons, throw your hands up at me!

1.Arrange the sentence in the correct order so that it makes sense. 2.Split the sentence in half between the complete subject and predicate. 3.Identify the simple subject. 4.Identify the simple predicate. Sentence Arranging & ACTIVE LEARNING

TEACHER’S REFERENCE:  Dr. Massey is the Granite team leader. OR The granite team leader is Dr. Massey.  Mrs. Ripley and Mrs. Woodring teach math. OR Mrs. Woodring and Mrs. Ripley teach math.  The pool is cleaned and repaired after Labor Day. OR After Labor Day the pool is cleaned and repaired. (repaired or cleaned)  The ugly caterpillar became a stunning butterfly. MANIPULATIVES