WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
EEL: New sentence pattern and our last part of speech!
Part of Speech: Adjectives - Chart L
Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns and ask questions What kind? Which? How many? Whose?
We spent some time marking information on Chart L to hopefully make it make sense. We won't need a lot of the information on the chart until we begin using our Quid et Quo and we have to break down what kind of Adjective the word is. But it is beneficial to begin learning it now so the process of QeQ is easier. Copy the chart and begin committing it to memory!
Structure: Compound
Purpose: Declarative
Pattern: S-Vl-PA
Same structure and purpose this week but a new pattern! PA = Predicate Adjective. PAs follow a linking verbs and describes the subject.
The list of linking verbs doesn't change but the to be verbs aren't used as frequently. You'll encounter the other linking verbs more often when you have a PA in your sentence (feel, become, remain, taste, etc). Continued work on Chart C - Verbs - will be helpful to the kids in recognizing the different kinds of verbs. If our kids can immediately recognize linking verbs, then the sentence can only be one of two patterns. This makes parsing much simpler!
These particular linking verbs can also be used as action verbs which changes the sentence pattern. Following the question confirmation with the practice sentences will help the kids become familiar with the questions to ask to know what kind of verbs, adjectives, direct objects are in their sentences. Check your sample sentence exercises in the back of each week's lesson.
HOMEWORK: Mom - Read ahead to week 11! There's a lot of review next week but your prior knowledge of what's coming will help your kids!
Kids - Charts L, C and G!! Do your charts - 10 more each in 2 weeks to reach our goal!
IEW: Unit 5 - Writing from Pictures
New unit this week and more opportunity to be creative! Writing from pictures directs our kids to look at a picture and describe what they see, then allows them to ask questions to tell what happened before the picture. Look at this unit as "Event Description".
Still working with the KWO the kids tell 3 things as the 'central fact' of the paragraph. Then they continue on the KWO with 3 more words describing the scene using the questions What (thinking, saying doing)? When? Where? Why? How? Before? After? Outside?
You read or have your kids read through each part of the KWO being as descriptive as possible. They will begin to see how the words can flow easily as they tell the story in their own words.
Each paragraph should have a clincher and the final clincher should repeat or reflect the title. Some helpful info: If younger kids are having difficulty with constructing clinchers that meet all the criteria, they can repeat the central fact exactly then rewrite with a synonym. Just choose a few words to change.
The kids can be as creative as they'd like. The pictures this week are about the Gold Rush. Have fun with this!
HOMEWORK: Mom - Read through the next lesson - Lesson 14 - Escape on the Underground Railroad.
Kids - Finish your KWO and write your story about the Gold Rush. Can't wait to hear them!
PASSWORD: Definition of an Adjective.
Have a great week! If you have any questions or need anything, please let me know!
M
