D.L.P. – Week Twelve GRADE SEVEN

Day One – Skills Indenting A writer should indent (start a new line and move to the right five spaces) the beginning of a paragraph. When writing dialogue, indent with each new speaker. Pronoun Usage – Case Pronouns are used differently depending on what case they are. Subject pronouns, also known as nominative pronouns can work as subjects or predicate nouns. They are I, we, you, he, she, it, and they. Objective pronouns can work as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of the preposition. They are me, us, you, him, her, it, and them. Possessive pronouns show ownership. They are my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, and theirs. Note that possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes. Punctuation – Period in an Abbreviation When a word is abbreviated, a period must be used to show that the word has been shortened. (Mister – Mr. street – st.) Capitalization – Proper Nouns - Places Names of specific places must be capitalized since they are proper nouns. These could include the names of buildings and monuments. They could also include towns, cities, states, and countries.

“Who is going to a new school?” the teacher asked. “It is me,” Ernesto wrote in the composition. DAY ONE – SENTENCE ONE “Who is going to a new school?” the teacher asked. “It is I,” Ernesto wrote in the composition.

Mrs Dodson, a neighbor, told Ernesto how to find the lincoln school. DAY ONE – SENTENCE TWO Mrs. Dodson, a neighbor, told Ernesto how to find the Lincoln School.

Day Two – Skills Punctuation – Foreign Words A word that is foreign should be underlined if handwriting or italicized if typing. Punctuation – Hyphen Some compound words are connected by a hyphen. To be certain if a word needed a hyphen, consult a dictionary. Hyphens are also used at the end of a written or typed line of text if the complete word does not fit. Use the hyphen between syllables of the word.

Friends in the barrio explained the school rules. DAY TWO – SENTENCE ONE Friends in the barrio explained the school rules.

Miss Hopley sat at a roll top desk and smiled wholeheartedly. DAY TWO – SENTENCE TWO Miss Hopley sat at a roll-top desk and smiled wholeheartedly.

Day Three– Skills Punctuation – Quotation Marks – Direct Quotation Quotation marks are used around the exact words that someone speaks. Punctuation to separate the spoken and non-spoken words is included inside of the quotation marks. Capitalization – Proper Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns. When a proper noun is changed into an adjective form, then it must be capitalized. America is a proper noun, so when it becomes the adjective American, it must still be capitalized.

Ito can read a sentence the teacher exclaimed! DAY THREE – SENTENCE ONE “Ito can read a sentence!” the teacher exclaimed.

The korean, italian, and polish first graders all had similar moments of glory. DAY THREE – SENTENCE TWO The Korean, Italian, and Polish first graders all had similar moments of glory.

Day Four– Skills Conjunctions Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses; therefore, they should never begin a sentence. Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, for, nor, yet, so) and correlative conjunctions (either…or, neither…nor, whether…or, both…and, not only…but also) connect thongs that are equal. If they connect two sentences, they must have a comma before them. Subordinate conjunctions such as when, because, and if connect independent clauses with dependent clauses. Sentence Combining – Using Coordinating Conjunctions Two sentences can be combined by using a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, ore, for, nor, yet, so). Agreement – Subject and Verb The subject and verb of a clause must agree in person and number. This involves something called conjugation. Every verb can be conjugated as to first person, second person, or third person and as singular or plural. Take the verb go. Use the nominative pronouns I, you, and he as singular and we, you, and they as plural. Make the verb go match the pronoun. “I go” means the verb is first person singular. “They go” makes it third person and plural. Note the third person singular – “he goes.” When an action verb is third person singular, it typically ends in an “s.” Be careful to not let words between the subject and verb such as prepositional phrases sway the verb choice. Capitalization – Proper Nouns – Things Names of specific things must be capitalized. They may be the names of products (Kleenex), holidays (Fourth of July), languages (French), or companies (Nike). When the noun is more than one word, follow the same rules for capitalizing words in a title.

Ernesto enjoyed his studies. And he liked his teachers. DAY FOUR – SENTENCE ONE Ernesto enjoyed his studies, and he liked his teachers.

Learning english, as well as getting used to a new country, take time. DAY FOUR – SENTENCE TWO Learning English, as well as getting used to a new country, takes time.

Day Five– Skills Capitalization – Outlines The first word in each section of an outline must be capitalized. Punctuation – Quotation Marks – Direct Quotation Quotation marks are used around the exact words that someone speaks. Punctuation to separate the spoken and non-spoken words is included inside of the quotation marks.

The first part of my story outline looked like this: I. facts about Barrio Boy A. family B. school DAY FIVE – SENTENCE ONE The first part of my story outline looked like this: I. Facts about Barrio Boy A. Family B. School

“Well, I don’t know if I want to be a teacher” said Ernesto. DAY FIVE – SENTENCE TWO “Well, I don’t know if I want to be a teacher,” said Ernesto.