EEL - We reviewed from last week and added information about Verbs.
Structure - Complex
Purpose - Imperative
Pattern - S-Vt-IO-DO
Reviewing our sentence structure and pattern, we tried it out in the Imperative purpose. The Imperative purpose is a command. Remembering that the Imperative purpose has an implied 2nd person (you) as the subject.
Jesus made me a crown - to - (you) Make me a crown.
We began studying about Verbs and Verb Anatomy, specifically Active and Passive Verb Voice. I dropped the papers on the floor and described how I dropped the papers (active voice) and how the papers were dropped (passive voice).
Active voice - the subject does the action
Passive voice - the action is done to the subject.
We read the blueprint for changing active to passive voice on page 221 and tried out the formula on a few sentences. I think the kids began to understand how to change the voice. Work on this at home with some simple sentences to help cement the understanding.
We also did our ATS this week on the #3 sentence from week 14. Next week, week 15, we will begin adding on tasks #5 and 6. We will take it slow and easy. Show your kids what #5 and 6 involve and hopefully it won't be such a shock. :)
HOMEWORK - New chart - DD (passive voice: to love). We didn't get to it in class but it has examples of the passive voice. Review charts A, E, H, I, L, M. Chart Challenge!!
IEW - We read our papers in our groups this week. I heard a lot of encouragement from each other - great job!
We played Sentence Stretch this week and it was great fun! I enjoyed hearing the kids getting excited about filling in the words/clauses to stretch our sentence. We will do this again!
We are still in Unit 6 and multiple sources. There are 2 choices for source texts this week - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. Choose which one your child wants to write about and have at it!
I introduced 2 new sentence openers - #3 - -ly adverbs and #4 - -ing openers. They are basically what you see. You start the sentence with an -ly adverb or an -ing verb. Using the -ing, the subject must be doing the -inging. The -ing opener will be attached to a phrase and be followed by a comma and a complete sentence.
Next week, week 15, I need to know who your child is writing about for FoH. I'll have a list of everyone's names and they can add their subject to it.
HOMEWORK - Lesson 17 or 18 in the HBW for your paper this week. Finalize your FoH topic and begin gathering sources.
PASSWORD: Definition of Active/Passive voice.
Active voice: subject does the action
Passive voice: the action is done to the subject
Have a great week!
