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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify contractions.
  • Use contractions in writing.
  • Become familiar with contraction
    assessment on
    high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see
The Grammar
and Writing
Book,
pp. 158–161.
If… students have difficulty with contractions,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It
Transparency 19.
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ELL
Support Grammar See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
The Grammar & Writing Book
The Grammar and Writing Book
 For more instruction and practice,
 use pp. 158–163.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle on the board:
It didn't matter to Trudy what people said or wrote.
Explain that didn't is a contraction of the words did not.
Display Grammar Transparency 19. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 19
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Isnt Brian the best swimer
    on the team? (Isn't; swimmer)
  2. He gos to the pool for a
    work out every morning. (goes; workout)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of contractions.
  • A contraction is a word made by putting two words together.
  • When words are joined in a contraction, an apostrophe
    shows where any letters
    have been left out.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 73. Work through the first two items with the class.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 73
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The swimmer jump into the pool with a spelash. (jumps
    or jumped; splash)
  2. A tuter will helped her with some strokes. (tutor; help)
USE CONTRACTIONS IN WRITING
Explain that contractions are not generally used in formal writing such as research reports. However, contractions give informal writing a conversational tone and make dialogue sound realistic.
Too Formal: "I cannot come to
your house after school," Toby said.
Realistic: "I can't come to your house after school," Toby said.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can use contractions to make their writing more conversational or realistic.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 74.
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 Practice Book p. 74
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Didnt you learn the backstroke. (Didn't; backstroke?)
  2. He do the backstroke in races but the crawl is faster. (does; races,)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Hurry, or you'll miss you're swimming leson. (your; lesson)
  2. Julia and her left really erly. (she; early)
Test Tip
You may be asked to use contractions correctly. Do not confuse contractions with words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
Example: They're jumping off the dock. (contraction)
They might hurt their feet. (possessive pronoun)
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 75.
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 Practice Book p. 75
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 158–161 in The Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 140.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar
and Writing Practice Book
pp. 155–156.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 76.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 76
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Beths race is next, and her coatch is talking to her. (Beth's; coach)
  2. The winer will go to the finals in new york. (winner; New York)
Grammar Contractions