1. Learning Objective: combine short related sentences with appositives
Writing conventions 1.2
Do gestures with students. Open one hand for compare and another hand for contrast and ask students to repeat

2. What will we learn how to use today?
Combine short related sentences with appositives
CFU: Call on non volunteer
Define combine and related
Have students repeat the word appositive
What are we combining today? (sentences)
What are we using to combine related sentences today? (appositives)

3. Partner Share
Combine these sentences using a conjunction (and, or, but)
Redwood trees have thick bark.
Their leaves are high above the ground.
Have students write answer on whiteboards.
Hold them up
Call on 3 non-volunteers
Ask why did you choose “and”
Go over conjunctions with students
Redwood trees have thick bark, and their leaves are high above the ground.

4. Appositives
Appositive – a word or group of words that tell more about the subject.
Example: Mrs. Fajardo, our principal, wants us to do well on the CSTs.
What is an appositive?
CFU: Ask students what is an appositive?
Why is “our principal” an appositive? (because it gives more description)

5. Why is it important?
Knowing what an appositive is helps you build vocabulary Helps you become a better writer because you learn how to write sentences in different ways
Read the importance and have students offer other reasons: call on non-volunteers
Call on volunteers to offer more details

6. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives
Read the two sentences.
Identify how the two sentences are related.
Choose the appositive that will describe the subject.
Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.
1.Our soccer team dashed to victory last night.
2.Our team is called the Eagles.
Our soccer team, the Eagles, dashed to victory last night.
Read each step and model process
CFU: Discuss with partner how the two sentences are related , How are two sentence related(call on non volunteer
CFU: Discuss the appositive that would describe the subject what word or words would be the appositive

7. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives
Read the two sentences.
Identify how the two sentences are related.
Choose the appositive sentence that will describe the subject.
Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.
Sarah is going to camp.
Sarah is my best friend.
Sarah ,my best friend, is going to camp
Remember to release
TPS: How are to sentences related
TPS: What word would be the appositive and why?
W/B On your boards combine the sentences using an appositiv

8. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives
Read the two sentences.
Identify how the two sentences are related.
Choose the appositive that will describe the subject.
Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.
My favorite movie has a lot of cool cars.
My favorite movie is Transformers.
My favorite movie, Transformers, has lots of cool cars.
Remember to release
TPS: How are to sentences related
TPS: What word would be the appositive and why?
W/B On your boards combine the sentences using an appositive

9. Mr. Kemp, a dentist, will pull my tooth out today.
What did we use to combine sentences? Why is knowing how to combine sentences with appositives important?
Combine the following sentences with an appositive
Mr. Kemp will pull my tooth out today.
Mr. Kemp is a dentist.
Mr. Kemp, a dentist, will pull my tooth out today.
Closure
CFU: What did we use to combine sentences
CFU: What is an appositive
CFU: Using your white boards combine these two sentences with an appositive
Read the two sentences.
Identify how the two sentences are related.
Choose the appositive that will describe the subject.
Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.