In Class....
EEL
- Played "I have/Who has" game to review various definitions and parts of our charts.
- New Sentence Structure----Compound-Complex
- Reviewed the stories we have used to remember the different sentence structures (houses and a family).
- Reviewed how each sentence structure we have studied so far goes together.
- Combined 2 simple sentences into a compound sentence, a complex sentence, and then practiced making compound-complex sentences.
- Compound-Complex sentences have 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause.
- Verbals
- Verbals are forms of verbs that are used as another part of speech in a sentence.
- Remember:
- We will be working on these for 3 weeks.
- Essentials is a 3 year program.
- Verbals are an advanced part of grammar.
- Don't stress if you don't understand them just yet.
- Used the idea of a woman wearing many different "hats." She is a mom, a friend, a teacher, a tutor, a wife, a daughter, a homemaker, etc. Yet, she is still a woman.
- Infinitives="to" + a verb (i.e. "to play" or "to fly")
- These are the baseball caps, because they can be used in many different ways and for many different purposes.
- Can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Can be used anywhere in a sentence that a noun, adjective, adverb can be used.
- This means they can be direct objects, subjects, etc.
- Are diagrammed on stilts.
- They maintain their verb traits
- This means they can take a direct object themselves and can be modified by adjectives or adverbs.
- Practiced diagramming a compound-complex sentence.
- Each table took one clause and diagrammed it. We then put them all together for one big diagram.
- Wow! Compound-complex sentences really are complex, especially by the time you include an infinitive verbal!
IEW
- Shared one paragraph from our Faces of History papers with our tables/small groups.
- Practiced Editing and Revising
- Used a paragraph about my Faces of History character that was written entirely with simple sentences, all subject openers, and contained no dress-ups or decorations.
- Discussed how boring it was to read.
- Began by finding the grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes that were in the paragraph. (Editing)
- Corrected these using the proofreading marks page in our SRN.
- Went back and tried to add in some dress-ups and sentence openers. (Revising)
- Discussed how I used Editing and Revising with Lara at home.
- Before she ever brings her paper to me to "grade," she edits and revises her own paper.
- Usually, she writes her rough draft on Thursday. Then, on Friday, she revises and edits.
- She will use the same steps we did in class. First, she will edit, using the proofreading marks. Then, she will revise, using the checklist to be sure she is including anything that I have required for her for this particular paper.
Math
- Played "Shut the Box"
- We played a simple version, using just addition.
- There are other versions that use multiplication and even factors (see below).
- Here's a couple of blogs that share some ideas about how to play this in other ways. The possibilities are quite numerous!
At Home...
EEL
- Continue memorizing the charts, especially the ones from the Grammar Trivium Tables.
- Take some time this week to work on Charts P (compound-complex sentences) and Q (verbals)
- Complete tasks 1-4 on the ATS for at least 1 sentence per day
- Tasks 1-6 should be done for second year students and those students moving on to challenge next year.
- Try out Task 5, at least the adding in modifiers part.
- Editing and Spelling exercises in EEL guide (optional)
IEW
- Complete Faces of History
- Finish your paper
- Final copies should be turned in this week.
- We will share a portion of them in class. (most likely focusing on introduction/conclusion and/or titles)
- Prepare your presentation
- Do a KWO of your paper
- If you need to, write out what you will be saying (in the first person) for Friday night.
- Practice your presentation.
- Gather items for your costume (parents are welcome to dress-up as well).
- Prepare your visual
Reminders for Teachers...
- Read your lessons for next class. Week 22 in EEL Guide. Lesson 26 in MHBW.
- We will be starting on literary critiques (Unit 9) in IEW this week, so please review that unit in your TWSS.
- Remember, you are the teacher! Please adjust/scale assignments to meet your individual child's needs (be it to make it easier, more challenging, or just a little different approach.
- Always feel free to ask me anything. If I don't know, we will find out together. I'm not the expert, just the lead-learner.
- Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you and support you!
My Prayer for you
The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
We CAN make it through this, teachers! We can persevere! Keep up the awesome work!
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