Upon learning this topic you will be able to:
· Use word parts to define unknown vocabulary in a reading.
· Identify objective language
· Identify the connotative and denotative meaning of complex terms.
· Identify informal definitions.
· Use context clues to define unknown vocabulary in a reading.
· Identify subjective language.
· Identify formal and extended definitions.
· Identify the four components of an effective introductory paragraph.
· Create a hook for an introductory paragraph.
· Identify and create simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
· Use first-, second-, and third-person pronouns correctly.
· Correctly match pronouns and antecedents by number and gender.
· Use commas correctly in a series.