Cindy Syntax Continues

1: To continue our Cindy Syntax, you worked in a new group composed of representatives from each section of the text. I enjoyed my group immensely - Audrey, Jessie, Jared, and Jerald brought so much to the table with strategies, syntactical purposes, and overall purposes. I can't wait to read their final analysis and see how our group work helped with mature analysis.

After our group work, you wrote your first full prompt in a 45 minute timed environment. This 45 minutes includes a suggested 5 minute prepping stage and a suggested 40 minute writing stage.

Following our prompt work, we began Vocab Unit 14 with its first four words, and you received syntax handout 2, which will need to be completed for Friday's class work.

3: To continue our Cindy Syntax, you met in your original groups and clarified syntax types and patterns in your given text section. Then, you worked in a new group composed of representatives from the other textual sections to learn about the syntax throughout the text and determine overall syntactical patterns and textual purposes.

After all of this preparation, you wrote your first full prompt in a 45 minute timed environment. The 45 minutes allowed for a suggested 5 minute prewriting stage and a suggested 40 minute writing stage.

Following the Cindy Syntax prompt, we added four new vocabulary words for Unit 14, and you received syntax handout 2, which will be utilized in class on Friday.

7: Our class was all about Cindy today as we transitioned from Cindy Purpose to Cindy Syntax. After finishing purpose identification, you formed groups to identify the specific forms of syntax utilized in part of the text. Before leaving your original group, you also determined patterns of syntax that you would then share with your new group comprised of representatives from other text sections. As your new group continued forward, you also spent quality time looking at the text as a whole and how Orenstein uses syntactical patterns and purposes.

To end class, you copied down Unit 14 vocabulary and were assigned your next Vocab Expert word. Due to the prompt's duration on Friday, we will begin vocabulary on Monday.

For our next class, you will be writing the prompt for this text. Make sure you have your annotated text with you in order to expedite the prewriting stage and provide you confidence during prompt writing. You do not have a prompt, so there is no outline or prep work to complete prior to class.