1. Do Now: Sentence Combining
Change each set of sentences into one sentence each:
Sophomores take English. They study world cultures.
The study of grammar remains a critical skill. It is a lost art.

2. Prepositions: Where, When, What Direction
Around
About At
Before
Below
Between By To
With
For
From In
Into Of On
Onto
Over
Under

3. Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases act as adjectives and adverbs, and tell you
How:
Fred is sore from his long football practice.
When:
I will see Tim on Wednesday.
Where:
The book is on the counter.
Which one:
The wall with puzzle pieces is cool.

4. Appositives: rename or describe a noun
Usually in commas before or after a noun:
The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was summer reading.
The fat cat, Tito, was licking its lips.

5. Appositive Phrases: longer appositives
A state known for its cold climate, Alaska is closer to the North Pole than Texas.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a famous civil rights leader, is often quoted.

6. Paired Response Which phrase is the highlighted section?
Create your own!
P. 15, Q 1-2 on the bottom

7. Review work
Combine at least two of your sentences from your identity essay, using either prepositional or appositive phrases.

8. Essay Review
In your essay, find the sentences that explain what culture you belong to. Is it Ethnic? Racial? Other?

9. Self-Editing: before others read it
Ideas & Structure
Use of Language
Check out the Rubric & the Mentor Text pp
Read it backwards!
Last sentence first
Remember to use different types of phrases
Rubric, pg. 46

10. Questions?

11. Homework: Bring a second draft of your essay to class.
You will be peer editing, which is 25% of the essay grade.
Your essay may be typed or hand-written.

12. Do Now:
Walk around the room, looking at your classmates’ self-portraits.
Answer the Check Your Understanding Question on pg. 44 in the Springboard book.

13. Do Now: Quick Quiz!

14. Peer Editing Groups of Four Examining Four Elements:
Ideas
Structure
Use of Language
Personal Revision Goals
We will walk through it together

15. Begin Revising
Your final draft is due at the beginning of class, Monday 9/29.
Attach the first/second
draft & peer editing
sheet to your essay.
Final Draft
Peer
Editing
Sheet
Draft