Anchor Grammar & Writing

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Bear's Plum Tree

L.3.1 i: Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences W.3.1 a: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons W.3.1 b: Provide reasons that support the opinion W.3.1 c: Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of disciplinespecific tasks, purposes, and audiences

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1. Read the sentences. Write the correct punctuation on the line.

Check your answers with a partner.

1. Read the groups of words. Write "S," if they make a sentence and "F," if they make a fragment. Check your answers with a partner.

a. Bear walked to his friend’s house

a. ________ The boy will share his apples.

S

b. What did he have

b. ________ Mother asked him to put the food on the table.

c. Who did he meet

c. ________ The girl had.

d. Where did they live

d. ________ The boy climbed the hill to his house. e. ________ There were.

e. Are apricots orange

f. ________ Anyone can make.

f. Peaches are orange and round

g. ________ Apricots in a dish in the kitchen.

g. Rabbits have long ears

h. ________ Rabbits are eating carrots from the farm.

h. She makes pies with the fruit

i. ________ The peaches from his tree. j. ________ We made a healthy fruit drink.

i. How do you make pies

2. Write your own sentences.

2. Write your own questions.

a.

a.

b.

b.

L.3.1 i Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Bear’s Plum Tree Homework: Find five sentences in a storybook and write them in your notebook.

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Sentences & Fragments A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought.

Sentence = Who/What + does/is/did + what

The boys + played + ball.

All sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark. capital letter

Bear gave plums to his friends. period A fragment is not a complete thought.

L.3.1 i Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree Homework: Write five questions about fruit.

Statements and Questions

A statement is a sentence that gives information and ends with a period. capital letter period The plums are purple.

A question is a sentence that asks something.

It can start with a question word (who, how, etc.) or a verb (is, are, did, can, etc.). It ends with a question mark. question mark capital letter How big are the plums?

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3. Write the words to make a statement. Use a capital letter and a period.

1. Rewrite each sentence using a capital letter and an exclamation mark.

a. animals our friends are

a. hurry, the bus is leaving

Animals are our friends.

Hurry, the bus is leaving! b. help, I’m stuck

b. are fruits cherries red

c. what a beautiful day

c. like rabbits eat to carrots

d. surprise, we bought you a gift

d. four there were of fruit kinds 4. Write the words to make a question. Use a capital letter and a question mark.

e. thank you very much

a. salad who made

f. wow, that’s gigantic

Who made salad? b. do you what fruit like

g. yeah, we won

c. eat when lunch will you

2. Write your own exclamatory sentences.

a.

d. they where go will

b.

L.3.1 i Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Bear’s Plum Tree Homework: Write five statements about yourself.

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Statements and Questions Sentences: Who/What + does/did/is + what Statement: The boys played ball.

Question: Who played ball?

Did the boys play ball?

L.3.1 i Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree Homework: Write five exclamatory sentences you say often.

Exclamations An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that shows strong feelings and ends with an exclamation mark.

Hurry, it is starting! exclamation mark capital letter

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1. Tick the box if the sentence is a command. Rewrite each sentence using a capital letter and a period.

a. Carry this bag Carry this bag.

1. Write topic sentences to introduce your opinion on many different things.

b. i have cherries from the tree

I prefer biking to walking.

I think aquariums are interesting.

a. I prefer _____________________ to _____________________________.

c. put these fruits in a bag

b. I think ______________________________________________________. c. I feel _______________________________________________________.

d. tell Raccoon to stay home

d. I believe ____________________________________________________. e. he is not able to come

e. In my opinion, ______________________________________________. f. The best thing about _______________________________________.

f. put this dish on the table

g. The greatest part about _____________________________________. g. find the knife

h. The worst part about _______________________________________. i. Everyone should ____________________________________________.

2. Write your own commands.

j. ___________________ is better than ___________________________

a.

because___________________________________________________.

b.

L.3.1 i Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree Homework: Write five imperative sentences your parents use.

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2. Choose two opinions and share them with your friends.

Sentences and Fragments A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something, and it ends with a period.

Carry these bags. period capital letter

W.3.1 a W.3.8 W.3.10 Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree

Opinion Writing An opinion is what someone thinks or feels about something.

An opinion text begins with a topic sentence, has detail sentences, and ends with a concluding statement.

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3. Choose a topic from the previous page. Write a topic sentence and four reasons to support your opinion.

Topic sentence: I prefer spaghetti to baked lamb.

Reason 1 I like tomato sauce.

4. Organize your reasons to support your opinion for the topic you chose. Try at least two different beginnings for each reason.

The best thing about a bicycle is that it is fun. To begin with, you can ride up and down the street. Next, you can race with your friends and do obstacle courses.

Reason 2 I like to twirl it on the fork. a. First, ________________________________________________________.

Reason 3

It is fun to slurp into my mouth.

Reason 4

My grandma comes to eat with us when we have spaghetti.

b. To start, _____________________________________________ _________. c. To begin with, _______________________________________________. d. Second, _____________________________________________________.

Topic sentence: Reason 1

Reason 2

e. Next, ______________________________________________________. f. Another reason, ____________________________________________. g. Finally ______________________________________________________. h. Lastly, _____________________________________________________.

Reason 3

Reason 4

i. Most importantly, ____________________________________________. j. One last reason, ____________________________________________.

5. Exchange books with a partner. Help each other improve your ideas and sentences.

W.3.1 a W.3.1 b W.3.8 W.3.10 Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree

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Opinion Writing An opinion is what someone thinks about something.

A reason is why a person thinks that way.

Reasons need to be introduced in an organized way.

W.3.1 c W.3.8

W.3.10

Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 – Bear’s Plum Tree

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