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• Vocab: Review with a partner—USE the words (10 minutes)

• (Vocab quiz TOMORROW!)

BELLWORK!

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Wednesday, August 27th

•What am I learning today?• ELACC11-12L1-6: Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and

grammar in my writing. • ELACC11-12RI7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information

presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. • ELACC11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive

topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. • ELACC11-12W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning,

revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

•What am I going to do today?• Bellwork: vocab review—quiz tomorrow!• Intro to the GHSWT & Sample Scoring• Chapter 7 in class

•What will I do to show I learned it?• Mini-Assignment #1• Discussion Leader Assignment

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Higher-Level Sentence Types• Compound Sentence:

• Complex Sentence:

• Compound-Complex Sentence:

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Compound Sentence:Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Examples• I love English class, but sometimes my hand hurts from so much writing!

• I want to go out of town this weekend, so I need to do my homework early.

• I consider myself to be fairly independent, yet I enjoy socializing when the company is good!

Coordinating Conjunctions

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

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Complex Sentence• A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one

or more dependent clauses. • A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when (and many others) or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.

Examples:• When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the

teacher the last page.• The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.• The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.• After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies• Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.• The town where I grew up is in Georgia.

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Compound-Complex Sentence• A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

• Examples:• Since I love English class, I don’t mind following directions so that I can get a good grade, and I’m really going to miss Ms. Curley next semester.•Whenever she speaks, I cringe, and try really hard not to make rude comments.

Georgia High School Writing Test (Sept 24)

• Required to earn diploma• 100 minutes to write in response to a prompt• Persuasive writing• Scored for the following components:• Ideas/Content (40%)• Organization (20%)• Style (20%)• Conventions (20%)

• SCORE Calculated:

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Body Biography• Randy Bragg• Mark Bragg• Helen Bragg• Lib McGovern• Malachai Henry• Edgar Quisenberry• Dan Gunn• “Peewee” Cobb• Alice Cooksey• Bill McGovern• Lavinia McGovern• Florence Wecheck

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Alas, Babylon GroupsGroup

Chapter

Members In-Class Work Day

DUE DATE

1 4 Brae, Nick Monday 8/26 (Tues)

2 5 Elisa, Cole 8/26 (Tues)

3 6 Jake Shell, Olivia, Hunter

8/26 (Tues)

4 7 Chandler, Lauren, Jon Friday 9/2 (Tues)

5 8 Ryan, Gio, Airen 9/2 (Tues)

6 9 Bryan, Adrian, Caitlyn 9/2 (Tues)

7 10 Josh, Mitch Chapman, Vinny

Monday 9/9 (Tues)

8 11 Tanner, Kristen, Jacob Rose

9/9 (Tues)

9 12 Nikolai, Mitchell Riccard, Irby

9/9 (Tues)

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CHARACTERS• Florence Wechek- the manager at Western Union • Alice Cooksey- the librarian and friend to Florence • Randy Bragg- protagonist and descendant of an old Florida family;

brother to Mark Bragg (failed candidate for political office) • Dan Gunn- Doctor and Randy’s best friend• Missouri- wife of Two-Tone and a maid (son’s name is Caleb and he’s

about 13)• Two-Tone Henry- Randy’s neighbor • The McGoverns- Family near Randy; Randy has interest in Lib McGovern• Malachai- Randy’s yard man and Preacher’s younger son • Helen Bragg- Mark’s wife• Mark Bragg- Randy’s brother; sends his family to live with Randy; in

SAC intelligence, stationed near Omaha • Ben Franklin- Mark and Helen’s son (about 13) • Peyton- Mark and Helen’s daughter • Edgar Quisenberry- president of the bank, 45 years old

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Vocab Pre-Test Results• Circle the questions you got wrong• Look up each word you got wrong•Write a sentence using the word correctly• Sentence MUST demonstrate your understanding of the word’s

meaning

•When you’re finished:

• Staple these 3 things together• TOP: Scantron• MIDDLE: Your sentences• BOTTOM: Test