October 26: A Day

1A

1. Freewrite.

2. Vocabulary notes. We took notes through #18.

3. Three types of verbs. Students received this handout and we practiced diagramming verbs: G2 3 Kinds of Verbs.

HW: None.

2AB

1. Freewrite.

2. Intro to Parts of a Sentence. Students took notes and practiced diagramming sentences. Here are the notes, which go on G1:

Subject: The thing or person the sentence is about. Goes with the predicate verb of the sentence.

Predicate: The main verb of the sentence. What the subject does. Complete predicate: the verb and everything related to the verb.

Direct Object: Who/what the verb does. I sing. Sing what? Songs. Songs is the direct object.

3. Practice diagramming. Students received whiteboards and we diagrammed some sentences.

HW: Read Ch. 15 for Monday, Ch. 16, 17, 18, 19 for Wednesday.

4A

1. Freewrite.

2. Oral Quiz on Ch. 15.

3Intro to Parts of a Sentence and verbs. Students took notes and practiced diagramming sentences. Here are the notes, which go on G1:

Subject: The thing or person the sentence is about. Goes with the predicate verb of the sentence.

Predicate: The main verb of the sentence. What the subject does. Complete predicate: the verb and everything related to the verb.

Direct Object: Who/what the verb does. I sing. Sing what? Songs. Songs is the direct object.

4. Practice diagramming. Students received whiteboards and we diagrammed some sentences.

5. Preposition song. We began learning the song to memorize our prepositions! Students received sheet music. Awesome!

HW: Read Ch. 16, 17, 18, 19 of Bryson/Krakauer.