Words of Encouragement
“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 16:15
God uses Imperative sentences to get our attention! Go! Preach!
EEL: We are coming along with our Chart War! I've not checked to see how many charts we currently have. Remind your kids that we have a goal of Sonic gift cards for every kid if we can double our amount of charts! I'll have something for us to keep track of how many we have during weeks 7-12.
Continue to review NOUNS, PRONOUNS, VERBS, Charts A-F!
We learned about Interjections this week - words that show strong feeling or emotion. We also used the Imperative purpose - these sentences make a command or a request. They also have an implied or understood (You) as the subject. They are created by dropping the subject from the sentence and adding the (You). They can end with a period (.) or an exclamation point (!).
(You) Dance! (You) Jump.
(You) Weep. (You) Laugh!
We reviewed what a Simple S-Vi sentence is. A Simple sentence structure is 1 independent clause that makes complete sense.
We used tasks 1-4 on our ATS - we began DIAGRAMMING! This can be a fun part of your EEL day. When you use the ATS at home, go through each task at the kid's pace. As we do it in class and as they practice at home, it will get easier. And you can use the same sentence every day if you choose.
Remember - Subjects and Verbs are on a single, horizontal line with a vertical line separating them. Check the Week 4, practice sentence 1 on page 86 for a visual. (I can't seem to figure out how to diagram on this blog!) Pages 78-79 are about diagramming sentences. Bookmark these pages as we will refer to them as we add parts of speech to our diagramming.
HOMEWORK: Mom - read Week 5 so you will be in the know! Kids - Charts!! Review your parts of speech and your charts! Do as much as you can!
IEW: We broke up into our groups again this week and read our KWO and essays. I heard some great things this week as I walked around! Using the KWO truly is an easy way to get words on paper.
We learned about Strong Verbs this week and the banned verbs go/went and say/said. These 4 verbs aren't allowed any more in essays! If your child uses one in a rough draft, that's fine. Just choose a different one for the final draft. Sometimes we have to use what we know and hear it to find something better!
This week we began utilizing the TWSS Unit 3 info - Retelling Narrative Stories. Still writing a KWO but using the info we have in our brain rather than the words on the paper. This is a stretch from what we've been doing, but will assist in helping our kids become more fluent in embellishing their papers and using the dress-ups we've learned.
We are to follow the Story Sequence Chart when retelling narrative stories:
This is similar to what you have in your TWSS and also in your HBW. Since we are using the story The Fox and the Crow from the TWSS, use the SSC (story sequence chart) from there. Make copies!
Remember to read the story to your child but ask them the questions from the chart to help them fill out their KWO. There's no need to underline or highlight words for the KWO. They are retelling the story from their brain. They can embellish as much as they want! They can change the characters or setting or plot if they choose! They can write their own story! *Just use the SSC to write it!* Remember: KWO can only have 3 words, but symbols, numbers and abbreviations are FREE! Continue to add ly adverbs, alliteration, who-which clauses, 5 senses words , write the title from the last sentence and strong verbs!
I mentioned that the kids need to write a sentence about what happens AFTER the story. Have them write about the crow or the fox or the cheese. So many possibilities!
HOMEWORK: Mom - read Lesson 6 - The Boston Tea Party. Yes, this is the same lesson that we would have used this week. You'll be doubly prepared if you read it already! Help your kids with their narrative story. Help them be creative! Kids - write your KWO from what you remember of the story. Don't rely on the written word to help you! If you don't remember exactly what happened, it's OK! You can make something else up! Can't wait to hear what you come up with!
Thanks for your grace again this week as I muddled some sentences in our Simon Says game. I'm still learning and I appreciate your understanding! :)
NEXT WEEK'S PASSWORD: 4 Sentence Purposes - Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory. Have the kids practice these with proper voice inflection! That will be fun!
Have a great week! Let me know if you have any questions or ever need anything! Call or text or email or facebook message me!
Prayers are appreciated for my family as we move back into a house next week on post! It's going to be a crazy week! :)
Blessings,
M
