1. FMS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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)