Visual Connector for Paired Passage #04

https://youtu.be/tLDxWRDArQU

This Week's Agenda

Comma Splice Error and Solutions

Comma Splice Errors

You can put wings on a pig, you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #1 – Make a Compound Sentence by adding a FANBOY (Coordinating Conjunction)
You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #2 – Make a Complex Sentence using a subordinating conjunction
If you can put wings on a pig, you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #3 – Make two separate sentences
You can put wings on a pig.  You don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #4 – Join the two ideas with a semicolon.
You can put wings on a pig; you don’t make it an eagle.

Simple Sentences Test Study Guide

Here are the links to videos that we had in class:

Morton and Webster Independent Clauses
https://youtu.be/t1r_thraBLU

Morton and Webster Simple Sentences
https://youtu.be/_fC6MevkPpc

JChapps One Pager on Simple Sentences
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XnOFH5q7s3fnPmVkHMibjwKm0HJMAVYh/view?usp=sharing

JChapps One Pager on Prepositional Phrases
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fa9FCS4cyua-T5UCVbyspqPI2VjFnmMi/view?usp=sharing

Humble Brag?

So this happened.

Last spring I was honored with an award called “The Order of the Plume” at Oakland University for being what was described as "an inspirational teacher of writing.”  My undergraduate students nominated me, said some very touching things, and the English department was nice enough to recognize my work there.

Anyway, I thought it was worth sharing, given the fine company and world class-educators that we have here at Derby and BPS.

Every day I appreciate the opportunity of being able to connect young minds to the joy of reading, writing, and thinking critically about their world.  With the much-appreciated support of our administration, my colleagues, the parent community, and my family, I feel totally lucky to be able to have the best of both worlds.

Best,
Jonathan

Visual Connector for Paired Passage #3

The Tasaday Tribe Hoax

https://youtu.be/Xa4hhLKT6kU

Wednesday CERS and SIP Pre-Test Links

Good Morning Students,

For the CERS and SIP Pre-Test today, you will need the following information during class:

1)  Your student ID number
        - The same one you use in the cafeteria and/or the media center
        - If you do not remember your number, I can access it on Powerschool

2)  This link:

https://testing.illuminateed.com/auth/quick

3)  The code that will be written on the board

Please boot up your laptops, click on the link, and have your Student ID number ready...

NOTE: 
Students with IEP accommodations for testing will be doing the test with their LRC teachers

Students with 504 accommodations for small group testing may be sent to the office to do their tests.