🟩Module 9 - W3 - Day 2 - ELA

Lesson Instructions

You will go through all lessons (grammar, reading, and writing).

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Introduction

Yesterday, we reviewed prepositions of space. Today, we will be reviewing prepositions that deal with time. These prepositions answer the question "when?"

Prepositions of Time "In" is used for months, years, seasons, and parts of the day. Examples: in January in 2022 in winter in the morning in the afternoon in the evening "On" is used for dates and days of the week. Examples: on February 9th on Friday on Saturday evening "At" is used for times of the day, mealtimes and holidays. Examples: at night at 10:30 am at breakfast at the weekend at Christmas

Video

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Describe your birthday using preposition of TIME.

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Introduction

Readers, we use academic vocabulary to help us understand what we read. We will be reviewing prefixes, suffixes, and roots that we used in a prior module. 

Chart:

List of prefixes, suffixes, and roots commonly used in English prefixes non- over- mis- under- bi- tri- suffixes -er -tion -al -ness -ment -en rupt ter geo photo

Video

 

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook:  Read a nonfiction text. Can you find any roots, prefixes, or suffixes in your text? Create your own definitions of the words you found.

Interactive

Directions: Use the virtual flashcards to help study your roots. The front of the card gives the question. Think about what the answer is to the question. Then, click "flip" to see if you are correct. Go to the next card by clicking the buttons on the bottom. 

 

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Introduction

Writers use graphic organizers to help group ideas and form paragraphs when they do start writing. Today, you will be creating your graphic organizer on the prompt from yesterday.

EXTENDED WRITING-RESPONSE WRITING TASK

Some people think it is better to give than to receive. Other people think it is better to receive than to give.

Think about the ideas in the two passages. Then write an opinion piece that gives your opinion about which idea you think is better.

Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your opinion piece.


Writer’s Checklist
Be sure to:
• Introduce your opinion.
• Support your opinion with reasons and details from the passages.
• Give your reasons and details in a clear order.
• Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the passages.
• Identify the passages by title or number when using details or facts directly from the passages.
• Use linking words, phrases, and clauses to connect reasons.
• Use clear language and vocabulary.
• Have a strong conclusion that supports your opinion.
• Check your work for correct usage, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Video

This video was from our previous lesson on opinion graphic organizer.

To Do

  • Open your articles from yesterday
  • Create your graphic organizer with reasons to support your opinion. If you cannot come up with at least two strong reasons, go back to your articles to find more information. 

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