Today you will need: Piece of paper and writing utensil.

5 minutes on….. We are learning all the time. Some of our learning takes place in school and some outside of school. Write about something you have learned recently and how it has affected you.

The cookie grammar pledge I promise to listen to the instruction and follow the directions as indicated. I promise to keep my volume down so others can learn. I promise to respect other which includes Mrs. Rose and the custodial staff. If I cannot do those things, I will do this in the green grammar book.

Cookie Grammar A Delectable Language Lesson Notice the splendid adjective and the use of alliteration for fun?

Before we get started… We need to understand that a sugar cookie is an independent clause. = COMPLETE SENTENCE Oh my gosh-- this teacher has done lost her mind!

What’s an independent clause? A complete simple sentence ONE whole cookie

What’s a complete simple sentence? Oh… just some words thrown together that have a subject and a predicate.

What’s a subject? You know… math, English, history… Nah, I’m just joking! The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about. The subject is what is doing the action in the sentence. Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

Okay, so what’s a PREDICATE? The predicate tells something about the subject. Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

Put the subject and the predicate together and they make an independent clause or a simple sentence. Subject+ Predicate = Complete Simple Sentence/ Independent Clause Subject + Predicate = A match made in heaven

So, how do sentences relate to cookies? Hmm... Cookie must consider this.

Sentences are made of CLAUSES and PHRASES Clauses are ingredients in your sentences that can change your cookie recipe. Different types of clauses and the amount of clauses can alter the type of cookie you are dealing with. Clauses have a subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses: Independent Clause Dependent Clause Phrases just add some extra flavors to your cookies. Phrases will be missing either a subject or a predicate. There are several types of phrases. Think about your Brush Strokes (these are phrases)

Clauses: TWO Types Independent clauses have a subject and a predicate that represent a complete thought. can be independent. don’t need other words or clauses to make them complete. Dependent clauses have a subject and a predicate as well, but they also have another word or group of words called a subordinating conjunction, which turn the sentence into a dependent clause, needing completeness.

Independent Clause ndependent The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. It is a simple sentence that can take a dependent into its house. The independent clause is like a sugar cookie. Alone, it is one complete cookie. You can add loose fudge to it, but it is still just one complete cookie. Remember an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE has a subject and a predicate. I ate the entire bag of cookies.

Dependent Clause = Loose Fudge d ependent The fetus is dependent on the mother to one day become a baby. The dependent clause is dependent on the independent clause to be part of a complete sentence. The fudge is dependent on the cookie to be a cookie. Without the cookie, loose fudge is just a nasty, mushy FRAGMENT. A DEPENDENT CLAUSE has a subject, a predicate, and a subordinating conjunction. After I ate the entire bag of cookies… … after I ate the entire bag of cookies.

So, what will a dependent clause look like and what is a subordinating conjunction? A dependent clause will look like a complete sentence, but it will have an added part that leaves the sentence hanging. Read the list of subordinating conjunctions: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, if only, rather than, since, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, wherever, whether, which, and while Now, try and start a sentence with one of these words. Do you find yourself pausing and trying to think of an independent clause to end it with?

Fill the blanks with independent clauses and see what happens… After _________________________... Because _______________________... Since ___________________________... Although ________________________... When __________________________... Well, what happened? Did you see how adding a subordinating conjunction leaves the sentence hanging? These are dependent clauses! -- A type of fragment, but a delicious topping for a cookie!

Phrases Phrases DO NOT change the type of sentence you are dealing with. Phrases will be lacking either a subject or a predicate. Your Brush Strokes are PHRASES! Appositive phrases Absolute phrases Adjectives out of order Prepositional phrases Participial phrases Don’t let these delicious morsels and sprinkles change the type of cookie you are making. They make your sentences more delicious, but they do not change your cookie.

So, what happens when we add exciting and grandiloquent verbs, adjectives, and phrases (Brush Strokes) to our sugar cookies?

We get a scrumptious iced cookie with those crunchy sprinkles on top! Yummmm…

Or we get the even better- beloved chocolate chip cookie. Phrases (Brush Strokes), adjectives, and vivid verbs make our cookies taste better!

Sugar Cookie or Loose Fudge? 1.Sugar cookies are a delectable treat. 2.When Cookie Monster gets hungry. 3.Chocolate chips are an exciting surprise. 4.My mind is always dreaming of cookies. 5.Sprinkles can make any cookie special. 6.Before you eat cookies.

They’re all the same... -Independent Clause -Simple Sentence -One Cookie No matter how much icing, sprinkles, or chocolate chips you add to your sugar cookie, you still only have _____ cookie!

Forizzle?

Foshizzle One delicious cookie that stands on its own, and even if you add chocolate chips, icing, or sprinkles; it’s still ONE delicious cookie. Hey, notice the correct usage of its to show possession and it’s to show contraction!

Worksheet Sentence (cookie) or fragment (loose fudge).