Essentials - week 23

Holy cow!  How is it week 23 already?!

EEL: We are still with Cd-Cx and all purposes, but this week we are using S-Vt-IO-DO pattern.  Remember: a DO does not need an IO, but an IO NEEDS a DO.

An IO is a noun or pronoun and tells who or what. It doesn't receive the action of the verb and comes between the V and DO. Question confirmation will help you determine the IO (if there is one). 

Jesus made a crown.  Jesus made me a crown. Me is the IO. It isn't necessary in the sentence, but it does give more information about what Jesus did and who it is for.

We took the sentence Sally made us a cake and turned it into a Cd-Cx sentence.  Be sure to practice all the sentence purposes - don't get stuck in declarative mode!

Adverbs were next this week (Chart I). There are types and degrees of Adverbs just as there are Adjectives. Simple, flexional, affirmative, negative are all types of adverbs. There are positive, comparative and superlative degrees of adverbs.  Then we also have adverb phrases and clauses. Many of these we've used this year but have just now begun labeling and really defining them.  The deeper information is for use more with the Quid et Quo. 

We discovered the Gerund verbal today. A gerund is a present participle used as a NOUN and are usually showing activity.

I love dancing.  The judges awarded her cooking first prize. Dancing nor cooking are the verbs in these sentences. But the present participle verb form used as a noun is the gerund. Utilize the question confirmation to label these correctly.

We quickly went over subjunctive mood in verbs.  It implies a wish that may not be fact. This is advanced grammar and will be studied in more depth later. 

HOMEWORK: Keep working your charts - we only need 18 more to get to 1,500!!

IEW: One more week until FoH!! I know you've been working extremely hard on these.  Can't wait to hear and see the presentations!

We used story cubes to write a story and then insert as many vocabulary words as we could.  It was a intense but quick activity that was fun for the kids.  Everyone wins!

Please let me know if you have any questions about FoH or any concerns!

HOMEWORK: Gather all your things for FoH and bring them next week!

NO PASSWORD NEXT WEEK!

Have a great week!