EEL - Structure - Complex
Purpose - Exclamatory
Pattern - S-Vt-DO-OCA**
**Our last pattern!!
Today was Open House and we had 4 families joining us to observe. Thanks for loving on those families well!
We reviewed what makes a Complex Sentence and reviewed S-Vt-DO-OCN and remembered that the OCN can replace or rename the Subject.
Then we talked about OCA - Object Compliment Adjectives. The OCA relates to the DO and describes it.
God called the earth good.
God didn't just call the earth, neither did He call the good. He called the earth good. The earth being the DO and good describing it making good the OCA.
You must have a DO in order to have an OCN/OCA.
There will not be an OCN/OCA if there is an IO.
We played Pass the Board in which the kids filled in the SN/SP, DO and OCA in a sentence. I think this helped them understand how OCA works.
We spent quite a bit of time talking about Adjectives - Chart L. I wanted the kids to understand how Chart L works so when you work on ATS and QeQ at home, the kids are able to label the Adjectives with no problem. Reviewing and working on Chart L at home will help too!
We used some sentences in class to identify and label some adjectives and how the adjectives worked in the sentence.
We filled in the adjectives on our QeQ to the last detail. As you're working on the QeQ at home, really discuss how Adjectives are labeled.
HOMEWORK: Review Charts L, M and N!
IEW: We gathered in our groups and did a sentence stretch activity. Each group had a different set of dress ups to use on their sentence. Our kids are so creative and I so appreciate your leading them in the best way to complete sentences without the sentences being totally outrageous! Keeping the kids on task isn't easy but you do an amazing job!
We talked about our FoH papers - we have 7 weeks until week 24. Please don't leave all the work until the last minute!
We also talked about the 2 paragraphs for our Hopes and Dreams paper. This week we are adding the Introduction and Conclusion to that paper.
Writing the Conclusion is generally easier to do as after the 2 paragraphs are done, the mind is still fresh with details. Bringing all the information back around and writing a clincher sentence to conclude the paper works easily. The Conclusion clarifies the most important thing about your topic. After the Conclusion is written, going back to the Intro and getting ideas from the conclusion works well.
Use an attention grabber to begin your Introduction. A fun fact or an interesting question are good ways to get your reader's attention. The state your topics and lead into your two paragraphs.
The FoH paper should include an Intro and a Conclusion as defined here.
(This image really has nothing to do with how we teach Introduction and Conclusion. I just thought it was a funny drawing!)
PASSWORD: The kids should bring in a sentence of their own writing to diagram. Be prepared to share your sentence with those at your table!
Have a great week! See you soon!
Mommas - If you've read this far and can tell me Wednesday what is in the Intro and Conclusion picture, I'll have a surprise for you! :)
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