Syntax City

We're all at different stages of syntax and vocabulary! You can find the agenda and specifics of our block day below:

1: After vocab experts, we resumed our syntactical work with compound sentence punctuation, semicolons, colons, and transitional punctuation, complex sentence examples and rules, a punctuation practice handout to ascertain that we all are on the right track with our mechanical understanding of writing, compound-complex sentences, cumulative sentences, and periodic sentences. For homework, you are to write 2 original examples for each of the 6 types of syntax: simple, compound, complex, c/c, cumulative, and periodic. To end the hour, we looked at the 3 prompt styles for the AP exam, and that is where we will resume.

3: After our completion of the Capote prompts and feedback, you copied down vocab unit 14 with the intention of starting class, and then delved into the world of syntax: the differentiation of independent and dependent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, simple sentences, coordinating conjunctions, compound sentences and its punctuation rules, semicolons, colons, transitional punctuation rules, and complex sentences. A lot more to come tomorrow.

4: After vocab experts, we did a lot of syntactical review - and typing this is starting to feel a bit redundant - the differentiation of independent and dependent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, simple sentences, coordinating conjunctions, compound sentences and its punctuation rules, semicolons, colons, transitional punctuation rules, and complex sentences and its punctuation rules, and a practice handout to check our comprehension of punctuation. We will resume tomorrow with the remaining syntactical types.

7: After vocab, we checked your punctuation review handout, introduced the last 3 syntax types of compound-complex, cumulative, and periodic, presented the reasons why it would behoove you to take the AP exam, took breaks with a dancing llama, returned to syntax to identify clauses and sentence types, and took a specific look at modes of discourse - i.e. the 11 you should know for tomorrow. For homework, you are to write 2 original examples for each of the 6 types of syntax: simple, compound, complex, c/c, cumulative, and periodic.