Words of Encouragement
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be bought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
Congrats! You made it through the first SIX weeks! The foundations have been laid, and now we can set our minds to the action of learning Essentials!
EEL - A new sentence structure and pattern were introduced this week. Compound sentence structure and S-Vt-DO pattern. We used Declarative and Exclamatory purpose this week.
A Compound sentence is 2 independent clauses joined together by a conjunction. Chart G is Compound structure with all patterns and purposes on it.
We went over Chart H - Conjunctions - to get a broad overview of all conjunctions. We are focusing on Coordinating Conjunctions right now. The mnemonic for Coordinating Conjunctions is FANBOYS.
My mother loves me. She cares for me.
My mother loves me, SO she cares for me.
The S-Vt-DO pattern has a subject and a Transitive Verb and a Direct Object. Transitive Verbs transfer the action to a Direct Object (always a noun or pronoun).
A good test to find a DO is to ask (S-V) what? or (S-V) who? If you can answer those questions, you have a DO in your sentence.
We didn't get to our ATS this week, but continue to work on this as you are able.
HOMEWORK: Mom - read through week 7. Dictate simple sentences for ATS and help kids use coordinating conjunctions to make compound sentences.
Kids - Work those charts! Definitely work ACE, and then G and H.
IEW: We are moving right along with our Story Sequence Chart papers. This week we used Lesson 7 "The Shot Heard Round the World".
We learned a new stylistic technique - the Because clause. A because clause on its own is not a complete thought. It can come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence but it must be added to a sentence that is already complete. There are comma rules for the because clause as well: if the BC comes at the beginning of the sentence, you must follow it with a comma. Do not put a comma before a BC clause at the end of a sentence.
We also learned a new dress up - conversation and how to use quotation marks. There are rules for how to use quotes on page 153 in your SRP.
We worked through the first part of the story on the board and filling out our SSC. I emphasized that the kids could be creative with the fictional parts of the story but the historical accounts must be left intact. This unit has been challenging for many of us (me included!). I believe with time it will become easier. Remember: if this is your first tour, you will have 2 more opportunities to learn about this and practice it then!
HOMEWORK: Moms - we have our next P&P on Monday the 16th! Come prepared with your IEW materials! Help your kids complete their SSC KWO. EZ+1!!
Kids - do as much as you can to complete your KWO. Add dress ups and style techniques as you can! We will take time to read your stories in your groups!
Have a great week! See you next Wednesday!
M
