1. 7th Grade Language Arts September 18, EQ: How can you effectively demonstrate the command of conventions in standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing?

2. 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!

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. Continue Work Time! (4th Period)