1. Grammar Mondays
They’re baaaaaack!

2. Agenda Plan for the week Introduce new Word Bag Words
Grammar Skill Refresher
Bonus Skills – Often confused words
End Goal – Be able to craft sentences with proper grammar

3. Plan For Week Monday – Grammar Monday
Tuesday – Introduce New Play/Begin Act 1
Wednesday – Begin Analyzing Play
Thursday – Finish Act 1
Friday – Creative Writing - Poetry

4. Word Bag Words Comely Obtuse Boorish Tenacious Calamitous Irksome
attractive
Boorish
Crude/Insensitive
Calamitous
Disastrous
Feckless
Weak/Irresponsible
Obtuse
Blunt/stupid
Tenacious
Persistent
Irksome
Annoying
Garrulous
Wordy/Talkative

5. Grammar Refresher Dependent/Independent Clause Semicolons Comma Rule 1

6. Clauses Dependent Clause Independent Clause
A group of words that does not express a complete thought
Since I ate ice cream
Despite the cold weather
Independent Clause
An independent clause is a sentence
It can stand completely on its own
I ate ice cream.
Jim studied in the coffee shop
In order to use those rules correctly, you MUST know clauses:

7. Semicolons 1: Two formulas: 2:
There was a thunderstorm last night; it scared my dog. 2:
There was a lot of rain last night; therefore, my basement flooded.
Two formulas: 1:
Independent clause; independent clause. 2:
Independent clause; conjunctive adverb, independent clause.

8. Semicolons 1: 2: Things to notice:
There was a thunderstorm last night; it scared my dog. 2:
There was a lot of rain last night; therefore, my basement flooded.
Semicolons
Things to notice:
Conj Adverb is NOT capitalized
Semicolon comes BEFORE conj adverb
An independent clause on BOTH sides.

9. Comma Rule 1 Use commas to separate independent clauses FANBOYS ONLY
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So
The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave.
Yesterday was her birthday, so her mom took her to dinner.

10. Comma Rule 1 Things to notice: BECAUSE is NOT on the list.
There are TWO independent clauses
Comma comes before FANBOYS
The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave.
Yesterday was her birthday, so her mom took her to dinner.

11. Comma Rule 2
Use commas after introductory clauses, introductory phrases, or words that come before the main clause.
Hint: Common Starter Words:
After, Although, As, Because, Since, When, While
While I was eating, I tried to finish my homework.
To get a seat, you must be early to class.
Hello, my name is Grace.

12. Comma Rule 2 Things to notice:
Dependent clause is matched with an independent clause.
While I was eating, I tried to finish my homework.
To get a seat, you must be early to class.

13. Comma Rule 3
That Tuesday, which happens to be my birthday, is the only day I am free for dinner.
The prices at that restaurant are amazing. The food, on the other hand, is not that good.
I appreciate your hard work. In this case, however, you have seemed to over exert yourself.
Use a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to set off clauses, phrases, and words that are NOT ESSENTIAL to the meaning of the sentence.
Use one comma to indicate the beginning of the pause and one at the end to indicate the end of the pause.

14. Comma Rule 3
That Tuesday, which happens to be my birthday, is the only day I am free for dinner.
The prices at that restaurant are amazing. The food, on the other hand, is not that good.
I appreciate your hard work. In this case, however, you have seemed to over exert yourself.
If you leave out the clause, phrase, or word, does the sentence still make sense?
Does the clause, phrase, or word interrupt the flow of words in the original sentence?
If you move the clause, phrase, or word to a different position in the sentence, does the sentence still make sense?
Answer YES?!?! Then it is not an essential clause, phrase, or word!

15. Homework Comma Rule 3 Who is your role model? Comma Rule 2
Would you rather is be summer all year or winter all year?
Comma Rule 1
If you could see anyone in concert, who would it be?
Comma Rule 1
What is your favorite movie?
Semicolon
What is your favorite thing about Amundsen?
Comma Rule 2
What do you want to do this summer?