December 10, MONDAY!
There are 5 people in my family. We are very sportsminded. We live in Evergreen, Colorado and it is next to big mountains. My sister, Kat, skiis in winter and practices softball in summer. According to my parents I am talented and daring. I bike. My parents run. Do you participate in sports? Do you like to swim?
If you have mastered the concepts and vocabulary we worked on this semester, you should be able to write and speak this paragraph fluently without mistakes.
Making less than 3 mistakes would be an A on the final.
Homework: make a list of all the question words we studied and define them -- who what when, etc.... Then write a nice juicy question for each one.
Practice using a variety of verbs and subjects.
TUESDAY
Ask some of the homework questions.
Speak.
Also, individuals speak with partners and teacher for practice.
FOR THE FINAL WRITING EXAM ON THE BLOCK DAY THIS WEEK:
Scoring Rubric:
All elements above* are included 0-20
Writing is logical and organized 0-10
Writing contains at least 18 correctly conjugated verbs 0-20
Correct punctuation and capitalization 0-5
At least 5 adjectives used with correct agreement 0-10
Interesting writing : use of conjunctions and
diamond words and commas to make at least three
longer, more complex sentences. 0-10
Total possible 75 pts
Debits:
Missing verb -5
Incorrect ending ( subject/verb agreement) -5
Incorrect noun/adjective agreement -5
Missing punctuation -5
Missing /incorrect preposition -3
Incorrect article -3
Missing accent/tilde -3
Misspelling -1
*You will have a list of things like "use at least 3 adjectives that agree correctly with the noun."" Use at least 18 conjugated verbs", "Talk about your school, your family, what you do with your friends...... You must include all elements.
There are 5 people in my family. We are very sportsminded. We live in Evergreen, Colorado and it is next to big mountains. My sister, Kat, skiis in winter and practices softball in summer. According to my parents I am talented and daring. I bike. My parents run. Do you participate in sports? Do you like to swim?
If you have mastered the concepts and vocabulary we worked on this semester, you should be able to write and speak this paragraph fluently without mistakes.
Making less than 3 mistakes would be an A on the final.
Homework: make a list of all the question words we studied and define them -- who what when, etc.... Then write a nice juicy question for each one.
Practice using a variety of verbs and subjects.
TUESDAY
Ask some of the homework questions.
Speak.
Also, individuals speak with partners and teacher for practice.
FOR THE FINAL WRITING EXAM ON THE BLOCK DAY THIS WEEK:
Scoring Rubric:
All elements above* are included 0-20
Writing is logical and organized 0-10
Writing contains at least 18 correctly conjugated verbs 0-20
Correct punctuation and capitalization 0-5
At least 5 adjectives used with correct agreement 0-10
Interesting writing : use of conjunctions and
diamond words and commas to make at least three
longer, more complex sentences. 0-10
Total possible 75 pts
Debits:
Missing verb -5
Incorrect ending ( subject/verb agreement) -5
Incorrect noun/adjective agreement -5
Missing punctuation -5
Missing /incorrect preposition -3
Incorrect article -3
Missing accent/tilde -3
Misspelling -1
*You will have a list of things like "use at least 3 adjectives that agree correctly with the noun."" Use at least 18 conjugated verbs", "Talk about your school, your family, what you do with your friends...... You must include all elements.