Get Ready! Grades 6–8 - PROGRAM SAMPLER

13 Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing What’s your first name? D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 D- Open you book E- Close your book F- Write your name A- Stand up B- Sit down C- Raise your hand Page 20 LANGUAGE & LITERACY MORE EXPRESSIONS CONNECT TO Grammar Tutorials Sentences and punctuation marks What is a sentence? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Stand up. Sit down. Raise your hand. Open your book. Close your book. Write your name. 1 Write a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Type of sentence Example Punctuation mark at the end statement My name is Jia. period command Listen. period question What’s your name? question mark exclamation Welcome, Jorge! exclamation point CULTURE NOTE Are the punctuation marks in your home language the same or different? Explain. EXAMPLE: What’s your last name___ ? 1. Sit down___ 2. Hey, Mike___ 3. How do you spell that___ 4. Have fun___ 5. My name is Sara___ 6. Listen to the teacher___ 7. I am a student___ 8. What’s your first name___ 2 Write one sentence for each punctuation mark. Share with a classmate. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ 20 twenty | Unit 1 My name is Farouk Farah. LANGUAGE & LITERACY Capitalization Capital letters Examples beginning of a sentence My name is Anita. first and last names My name is Anwar Nasser. languages You speak English. the word I Dan and I speak English. countries I am from Venezuela. titles of people My math teacher is Mr. Lu. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz capital letter lowercase letter 1 Write the sentences. Use capital letters. EXAMPLE: hello, mateo. ____________ 1. do your best. ______________________________________________________ 2. my english teacher is mr. cole. ______________________________________________________ 3. i am sam. ______________________________________________________ 4. i speak spanish. ______________________________________________________ 5. work hard. ______________________________________________________ 6. my first name is ana. ______________________________________________________ 7. good morning, ms. garcia. ______________________________________________________ 8. have fun in english class! ______________________________________________________ Hello, Mateo. CULTURE NOTE Are the rules for capital letters in your home language the same or different? Explain. 2 Write three sentences. Use capital letters. Share with a classmate. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ Unit 1 | twenty-one 21 LANGUAGE & LITERACY 4 Read. Complete the pictures. 5 Write about you. Add two pictures. 6 Present your story from Activity 5 to a classmate. READING STRATEGY Visualize When you read, make pictures in your head. I’m Samir Mallah. I’m from Syria. I am polite. I like to write. I’m Rosa Morena. I’m from Cuba. My locker is stuck. I’m out of luck. I can... Yes No say hello and good-bye give my name spell my name identify the sounds of the consonants m, s, t, f, d and the short vowels a and i use sentence punctuation marks use classroom expressions use capital letters identify nouns identify the subject of a sentence use the verb be say where I am from My name is Rosaline. I am from Haiti. I feel fine. I’m always on time. Answer the questions. 1. What was easy for you? 2. What was hard? 3. What was fun? Self-evaluation Write the list in your notebook. Check (✓) what you can do. Review what you cannot do. I′m... CONNECT TO LANGUAGE & LITERACY Common Phrases & Greetings in American Sign Language Review Unit 1 | twenty-five 25 Txiii WALK-THROUGH Connect to Grammar • Grammar forms and functions are presented in manageable chunks in each unit. • Pair work and group work as well as writing activities encourage sharing and communication. Animated Grammar Tutorials engage students by pairing grammar rules with fun explanations. Review • Self-evaluation allows students to recognize areas in which they need to further develop their skills. • Metacognitive questions encourage students to think about their learning. The Review Videos include PSAs, songs, and other short videos for students to enjoy and evaluate. Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing LANGUAGE & LITERACY CONNECT TO Grammar 1 Read the sentences. Identify the subjects. EXAMPLE: Mrs. Bloom is in the classroom. Mrs. Bloom, proper noun 1. Central Middle School is in the United States. 3. Farouk is a first name. 2. The locker is in the hallway. 4. The students have fun! A sentence starts with a subject. The subject can be a noun. subject = Nadia = proper noun Nadia is a student.  Name some common nouns. a teacher a school a book A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun starts with a capital letter.  Name some proper nouns. Mr. Saleem is a teacher. The school is big. Romeo and Juliet is a book by William Shakespeare. Nouns A noun is a person, place, or thing. A common noun is not specific. It starts with a lowercase letter. specific person specific place specific thing Mr. Ortiz Greenwood Middle School person place thing 2 Write two sentences. Then work with a classmate. Your classmate identifies the subjects. the book Romeo and Juliet 22 twenty-two | Unit 1 LANGUAGE & LITERACY be I am Olivia. I’m Olivia. You are Juan. You’re Juan. Mr. Lee is a teacher. Mr. Lee‘s a teacher. Emily is a girl. Emily’s a girl. OR 1 Match the sentences and the pictures. 2 Choose a word from A, B, and C. Write five sentences. EXAMPLE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Good morning. I am your English teacher. My name is Mrs. Carter. What’s your name? PUNCTUATION NOTE ’ = apostrophe a. Pedro is a boy. d. I’m Mr. Flores. b. Mrs. Johnson is a teacher. e. You’re Pearl. c. Sophie’s a girl. f. You are a teacher. A B C I Mr. _____ You Maria Tom am are is a student an English teacher a boy a man a woman a girl I am a woman. ______ e 3. ______ EXAMPLE: 4. ______ 1. ______ 5. ______ 2. ______ The verb be A sentence also has a verb. One verb is be.  Look at the forms of be. What do you notice? Unit 1 | twenty-three 23

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