Grade 2 · Lesson 23 — Two-level analysis in context

U1 · Poetics + grammar maintenance · Two-level analysis in context · student sheet is G1_L23_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Conjunction: “What two things is it holding together?” · Interjection: “Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?” · Noun: “Can I put “the” in front of it?”

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Yes,theyfinallyreachedtheoldcinema,andtheywentthroughthefrontdoorandunderthelightsofthemarquee.1Ask: What two things is it holding together?2Try it — “__ and __” ✓ — so “and” is a conjunction.3Ask: Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?4Try it — “Yes!” ✓ — so “Yes” is an interjection.5Ask: Can I put “the” in front of it?6Try it — “the door” ✓ — so “door” is a noun.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: REVIEW DAY. Choose the focus from the last assessment, not from a plan made months ago — then use this sheet on it. No new content — the focus comes from the last assessment, not from a plan made months ago.
  1. Find the conjunction.
    My brother and my sister walked to school.
    the conjunction in “My brother and my sister walked to school.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the interjection.
    Hey! Come and look at this.
    the interjection in “Hey! Come and look at this.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the noun.
    The teacher opened the door.
    the noun in “The teacher opened the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the conjunction.
    The soup was hot but very good.
    the conjunction in “The soup was hot but very good.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the interjection.
    Oh no! The milk spilled.
    the interjection in “Oh no! The milk spilled.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the noun.
    My brother rode the bus.
    the noun in “My brother rode the bus.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
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