Sentence Composing #131 - #135 Gerund Phrases

Gerund Phrases

#131
Pushing the handcar up to the man’s house was tiring.

#132
Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a specialty of Hermione’s.

#133
Spraying bright colors, dancing, and singing are all part of the excitement.

#134
At the thought of squeezing the trigger and of seeing them drop, he shuddered.

#135
He found a pair of socks under his bed and, after pulling a spider off one of them, put them on.

Sentence Composing #134 - Gerund Phrases

#134 EXPERT SENTENCE
At the thought of squeezing the trigger and of seeing them drop, he shuddered.

#134 MR. CHAPPELL’S SENTENCE
With the idea of body slamming the orc and of piledriving the goblin, the mighty barbarian raged.

#134 Jackson’s sentence:
At the sight of spotting the ghost and of observing its hollow eyes, he panicked.

Kylie’s Sentence:
Before the moment of hesitation of jumping in the air and of landing the finish, she smiled.

Sam’s Sentence:
With the thought of losing the game and of seeing their season come to an end, the team froze.

Jake’s Sentence:
At the idea of shooting the ball and of watching the fans cheer, he smiled.

Ashley’s sentence:
At the idea of running the marathon and of watching herself finish, she shivered.

Ashley’s Sentence:
At the thought of singing on stage and of hearing the crowd cheer, she smiled.

Ava’s Sentence:
Remembering the time of dropping the bowl and then watching it shatter, she cried.

Hope’s Sentence
With the vision of attacking the serpent and of fighting the nymph, he grinned.

Ryan’s Sentence
At the sound of dropping the glass and of watching it shatter, he squealed.

Zayd’s Sentence-
At the sight of smashing the ball and of watching the net shake, he celebrated.

Elizabeth’s sentence
At the idea of finishing the school year and hearing the last bell ring, she grinned.

Matt’s Sentence:
With the feeling of swinging the bat and of watching him die, he laughed.

Max’s Sentence
At the glimpse of extracting the brain fluids and of perceiving the movement, he staggered.

Temperance’s sentence
At the idea of grabbing the ball and gazing at its release, she jolted.

Grace’s Sentence:
With the idea of running five miles and of doing fifty push-ups, she laughed.

Grace’s Sentence
With the thought of riding the roller coaster and of screaming their heads off, the two girls decided to ride the Dragster.

Marki’s sentence
At the thought of getting the letter and then seeing what was on it, she gasped.

Drew’s Sentence
At the thought of playing in front of thousands of people and failing to succeed, Josh trembled.

Jacob’s Sentence:
At the feeling of pushing the button and of hearing people scream, he shivered.

Sentence Composing #133 - Gerund Phrases

Expert Sentence #133
Spraying bright colors, dancing, and singing are all part of the excitement.

Mr. Chappell’s Sentence #133
Reviewing teacher feedback, revising, and editing are all part of learning to be a good writer.

Leo’s Sentence:
Passing the ball, scoring, and losing all take part in the game.

Janel’s Sentence:
Twirling along the stage, jumping, and prancing are all included in the performance.

Sam’s Sentence:
Competing at meets, running, and jumping are all part of track.

Anna’s Sentence:
Riding cool roller coasters, shopping, and cooking are all part of Cedar Point.

James’ Sentence
Shooting a ball, sprinting, and jumping and are all part of the game.

Riley’s Sentence:
Hitting curveballs, running, and partying are all apart of Riley’s life.

Kieran’s Sentence:
Sketching interesting drawings, painting, and thinking of intricate figures to turn into art were all parts of the class.

Jake’s Sentence:
Yelling rude chants, jumping, and cheering are all part of the home game atmosphere.

Reese’s Sentence:
Dusting the sifted flour, stirring, and baking are all tasks of creating a cake.

Mallory’s Sentence:
Watching kids play, running, and jumping are all parts of the lunch staff’s job.

Aadi’s Sentence:
Playing different sports, studying and sleeping are all a part of a student’s life.

Emma’s Sentence:
Passing the ball, setting, and spiking are all elements of the game.

Bowen’s Sentence:
Swinging the blade, jolting, and trembling were all side effects of the brutal knife fight.

Megan’s Sentence:
Spewing spiteful statements, jeering, and jabbing are just several portrayals of his love.

Brooke’s sentence:
Playing with your team, cheering, and improving is all part of the game.

Brooke’s Sentence #133
Avoiding bright lights, relaxing, and postponing are key parts of your recovery.

Mia’s Sentence:
Relaxing outdoors, swimming, and making s’mores are all parts of summer.

Aristotle’s Sentence
Injecting various oxidant states of plutonium, monitoring, and analyzing assorted data was all part of the experiment.

Fern’s Sentence:
Becoming experienced equestrians, singing, and consuming gooey marshmallows are all part of their summer camp experiences.

Close Reader Workbook Final Check

The final check for the Close Reader will be on Monday 5/1/17 and will be checked during class.  

Students will have completed all of the Close Reader with the exception of the Short Responses skipped over during the first half of the school year.  

The focus areas for the check will be based upon the work down during the third quarter which include the Short Reponses.  

For a list what sections were done during the third quarter, that will be due, check The Most Excellent Blog’s assignment list here:

http://mostexcellentstudents.blogspot.com/2017/03/from-reader-logs-to-close-readers.html

Kindness Essay Redos

Students who received lower grades on their kindness essays will be allowed the opportunity to revise and resubmit their essay with appropriate changes.  The maximum grade possible for the Redo is a C+.  The redo is optional and only available to students who received lower than a C+ (77%)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Get back your original kindness narrative essay
2. Get back your original kindness narrative essay checkbric
3. Review both documents for feedback to see what you can change to improve your writing
4. If needed, ask questions from Mr. Chappell during Flex Friday or during REC period
5. Make appropriate revisions
6. Print Out the Revised Kindness Essay
7. Highlight new areas or areas that were changed based upon the feedback
8. Staple the three documents together in the following order:
a. Top page – The Newly Revised Kindness Essay
b. Middle page – The Original Kindness Essay that was graded
c. Bottom page – The original checkbric filled out by Mr. Chappell
9. Resubmit in class no later than Monday 5/1/17

Sentence Composing #131 - #132 Gerund Phrases

#131 Expert Sentence:
Pushing the handcar up to the man’s house was tiring.

#131 JChapps Sentence:
Slamming Lex Luthor against the prison cell bars was satisfying.

#131 Maeve’s Sentence:
Rolling the child down to my mother’s creek was easy.

#131 Marcus’ Sentence:
Placing the stone slabs in the slanted wall of the pyramid was backbreaking.

#131 Nickita’s sentence
Watching the hockey game at the Verizon Center was breathtaking.

#131 Andrew's sentence
Watching the show close at his friends seats was exciting.

#131 Kiersten’s Sentence:
Dropping the ice cream onto the floor was heartbreaking.

#131 Ella’s Sentence:
Luring the demon all the way to the portal was time-consuming.

#131 Tino’s Sentence:            
Knocking the rookie boxer onto the ground was effortless for the heavyweight champion.

#131 Lily’s Sentence:
Carrying the lemonade to the refrigerator was easy.

#131 Keytante's sentence:
Moving the behemothic wheel up Mt. Olympus was excruciating...

#131 Jaida’s sentence
Painting the mural for Lauren’s gallery was exciting.

#131 Marki’s sentence
Baking the delicious cake for the birthday party was fun.



#132 Expert Sentence:
Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a specialty of Hermione’s.

#132 JChapps’ Sentence:
Scoring over defenders in wet, immobilizing pool water was a skill of Alex Kaiser’s.

#132 Kellie’s Sentence:
Hiking up steep, jagged trails was a daily routine for the athlete.

#132 Eli’s Sentence:
Reciting his long, inspirational lines was a hard task for the actor.

#132 Cash’s Sentence:
Smashing down small, beaten-down houses was a priority of John’s.

#132 Nolan’s Sentence:
Manufacturing thousands of large, dust-resistant smart devices was a key goal of Samsung’s.

#132 Sam’s Sentence:
Lifting up heavy, burly logs of wood was a dreadful memory of Eric’s.

#132 Joe’s Sentence:
Smacking out powerful, amazing home runs was a skill of Miguel’s.

#132 Norah’s Sentence:
Swinging through long, spindly vines was the way Tarzan traveled.

This Week's Agenda

Next Quizlet.com

Our next batch of vocabulary word study is called Word Power 1:  Latin and Greek Root Words

The link is here:

https://quizlet.com/_3c9bj0

The quiz for these 60 words is tentatively scheduled for about three weeks on Monday, May 15th.

This Week's Agenda

MSTEP English Language Arts Practice Link

Open the browser Google Chrome

https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1?index=1&adminId=523777

Click on "Sample Item Sets"

Click on "Grade 8"

Click on "English Language Arts"

Type in username "ela8samp"

Type in password "test1234"

Click "Sign In"

Sentence Composing #129 - #130

EXPERT SENTENCE #129
Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore’s mouth and tipped it for Dumbledore to drink what remained of the horrible potion inside.

Mr. Chappell’s Model #129:
Disappointed with herself, frustrated by the results she was getting, Clara booted the laptop into Quizlet.com’s site and clicked it for Mr. Chappell to grade what evidence existed of the terrible grade within.

Eric’s Sentence:
Pleased with himself, training for the marathon, Joe stood at the starting line and waited for the gunshot to be heard bellowing its shrieking noise across the river bank.

Aadi’s Sentence:
Cursing himself, disgusted by yesterday’s match performance, Coach Jimmy lifted the gun towards the captain’s hand and offered it for Wayne to shoot what was left of his old and tired body.

Ella’s Sentence:
Admiring herself, delighted with what she was accomplishing, Sarah carried the child away from Pleasant Street’s fire and lowered it for the toddler to take shelter from what thrived from the deadly disaster nearby.

Mallory’s Sentence:
Rushing herself, worried about how late she was, Alexandra reached out for the keys and pushed them into the ignition slot waiting for the car engine to turn on.

Nick’s Sentence
Delighted with himself, smiling with the feedback he was receiving, Matt strapped on his light-up Skechers and checked the basketball court to see if there was a game going on.

Iman’s Sentence
Frightening herself, scared by images she was seeing, Coraline slammed the door shut beneath the witch’s lair and bolted away from the old hag to return home near the vast frog pond.

Brooke’s sentence
Happy with herself, excited by the work she had been doing, she forced the last words of the book report on the page and let out a sigh of relief and looked upon the A+ paper that she had just completed.

Grace’s sentence:
Happy with herself, proud of her test score, she ran with excitement toward her friend and gave her a high five for how well they both did on the test.

Marki’s sentence:
Questioning herself, remembering what she was doing, Sadie tried the problem again, on the paper and did it then became happy that her work was finally finished at the end of the hour.

Sofia’s sentence:
Excited for her student, smiling about what she did, Mrs. Marie kindly and proudly looked at Carly's grade and handed it to Carly to have her see what she got for working hard and being on task.







EXPERT SENTENCE #130
Our father, dreaming bitterly of Barbados, despised and mocked by his neighbors and ignored by his sons, held down his unspeakable factory job, spread his black gospel in bars on the weekend, and drank his rum.

MR. CHAPPELL’S SENTENCE #130
His mother, working happily at GM, leading and coordinating her many projects and respected by her colleagues, held together her fragile little family, attended the Lutheran church on every Sunday, and ran her marathons.

Leo’s Sentence:
My father, talking angrily to his brother, ignored and avoided by him, and talked to him about his responsibilities, once again being ignored by him, this time would be the last, since they would never talk to again.

Alexander’s Sentence:
Our headmaster, thinking bitterly of Voldemort, disgusted and feared by dark wizards and delighted by good wizards, held down his astounding book, spread his brown wand around the hall, and ate some chocolate.

Finn’s Sentence:
Our boss, thinking angrily of his company, insulted and hated by his employees, and lost to his family, held together his failing small business, had his angry fits at home in the evenings, and ate his sandwiches.

Bryce’s sentence:
Our coach, infuriated tremendously by Thomas, tired and finished with his performance and finding his replacement, pulled him from the game in the third quarter, replaced him with Paul for the first time this season, and benched Thomas.

Ryan’s Sentence
Her son, thinking sadly of school, loathed and annoyed by the students and unseen by his teachers, kept up his unbelievable homework, shared his cheer on Fridays, and walked home.

Michael’s Sentence
Lebron James, thinking obsessively of his fourth future ring, hated and choked by Stephen Curry and mocked by his critics, put on his unthinkable huge sneakers, changed into his lucky socks on big games, and silenced the haters.

Catherine’s Sentence:
Her daughter, daydreaming joyfully of the weekend, loved and cared by her peers and adored by her parents, tried to get through the long week at school, took a short break, and celebrated Easter.

Ellie’s Sentence
Our coach, thinking constantly about the championship, represented and excited by her players and annoyed by the parents, held up her clipboard, distributed her game plan in the stands before the game, and sent us off.

Sofia’s sentence:
The family, waiting restlessly for their flight to start boarding, annoyed and tired of waiting and mad with Delta, sat in the uncomfortable airport chairs, took their carry ons onto the plane, and waited for the flight to take off.

Jacob’s sentence:
The hunter, waiting patiently for the animal to come in range, camouflaged and still by his surroundings and ignored by the deer, slowly picked up the rifle, put his hand on the trigger, and fired.

Religious Holiday Reminder

Just a reminder that out of respect for ALL religious holidays, no homework is expected for students who are celebrating Passover with their families.  The homework can be made up at another time.  Our sentence composing quiz has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday to accommodate this respect and no additional studying is needed on Tuesday night.

Sentence Composing #129 - #130

#129 EXPERT SENTENCE
Hating himself, repulsed by what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore’s mouth and tipped it for Dumbledore to drink what remained of the horrible potion inside.

#130 EXPERT SENTENCE
Our father, dreaming bitterly of Barbados, despised and mocked by his neighbors and ignored by his sons, held down his unspeakable factory job, spread his black gospel in bars on the weekend, and drank his rum.

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