Week 15 - www.asia.because - #5 and cl. Dress-up

Greetings Essentials Parents,
It was so wonderful to reunite with all of you after an extended break from CC.  Being back in your company is just what the doctor ordered to make the whole Gaines Gang feel back to "normal" again. 
STRUCTURE - Unit 6 Review:
Yesterday in class we reviewed the Unit 6 structure and the students were masters of the KWO and fused outline idea.  We also were able to review the topic sentence and clincher relationship.  A BIG THANK YOU to the moms and Mrs. Varnell for doing such an amazing job teaching this Unit 6 information.

STYLE - #5 Opener and www.asia.because  clause Dress-up
In class we introduced the new style element www.asia.because adverb clauses.  In EEL Week 13 this topic was taught from the grammar perspective and now the students are able to add this complex sentence structure to their writing.  Moms, take advantage of any opportunity to reinforce the grammar  as they add this new style element to their writing.  If this is a difficult dress-up for your child, stick to simply adding a BECAUSE clause ONLY.  This is usually easier for them to understand and apply to their writing.  As we did in class yesterday, choose a simple sentence from their paragraph and put a BECAUSE and a blank line in front of their sentence for a #5 opener.  For a dress-up, take a simple sentence from their paragraph and add a BECAUSE and a blank line to the end or middle of the sentence.
     #5 Opener     Because_____________________, the Romans gained control of Europe.
  or as a dress-up   The Romans gained control of Europe because___________________________.

***A fun warm-up to get them thinking in the "clause mindset" is to practice with these examples:
     #5 Opener     Because_____________________, I didn't go to bed on time.
or as a dress-up  I didn't finish my math assignment because_______________________________.

Advance beyond the "because" clause when your child is ready.  Many of them are already using www.asia.because clauses in their writing and can skip this step.


Each of the body paragraphs A, B, and C will require the www.asia.because clause for the Final Draft of the paper.  It is required as a #5 Opener and as a dress-up.

www.asia.because Song - Please use this song as a tool to help your child master the complete list of subordinating conjunctions for Essentials.  These are located on Chart H in your child's binder.

Week 15 Assignment:
This week work on completing the outlining process and rough drafts for paragraphs A, B, and C.  Next week we will begin Unit 8 by learning how to write an organized introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph for their reports on Ancient Rome.

Have a wonderful week!
Happy Writing,
Mrs. Gaines