Essentials Week 7 (2017-2018)

In Class...

EEL

• Board Work/Review--placed conjunctions and pronouns in their appropriate categories on the board
• Worked through different sentences, identifying structure, purpose, and pattern.
• Changed sentences from declarative to exclamatory and imperative
• Changed sentences from simple to compound
• This is essentially task 5 on the ATS
• 2nd and 3rd year students can already be working through this task, even though we haven't officially covered it in class.
• Compound Imperative sentences need at least one noun of direct address in order to be a true compound sentence.  
• With no NDA, it is a compound verb/predicate.
• If there is only one NDA, it has to be in the second clause to make the sentence compound.
• Nouns of Direct Address are always followed by a comma.
• They are diagrammed on a line above the sentence, like interjections.
• They are NOT the subject of an imperative sentence.
• Imperative sentences always have an understood (or implied) "you" as the subject.
• An NDA gives that "you" a name.
• Adverbs (Chart I)
• Definition and Questions can be sung to "Cup Song." (found on YouTube, see below)

Adverb Song with cup "tapping"

Adverb Song, just vocals

Math

• Round Robin BoardSlam/N2K
• www.nationalnumberknockout.com

IEW

• Read our papers within our table groups
• Reviewed Topic-Clincher Rule
• Paragraph needs both!
• Paragraphs are like hamburgers.  The topic and clincher sentences are the buns!
• I skipped over this idea because of time this week, but I plan to mention it next week!
• New Dress-Up--Quality Adjectives
• Describing Words (including 5 sense words)
• TWSS p. 173
• SRP pages 105-109
• Other great places to find quality adjectives--thesaurus, TWSS p. 177, and IEW app. (free has limited lists; $4.99 has almost a full thesaurus from what I understand.  I only have the free one.😊 )
• Not banning any adjectives just yet.  
• Summarizing a Reference (Unit 4), cont.
• Topic Sentence is Roman Numeral "I" in KWO
• Many students have a hard time coming up with the overall topic of a resource.  If your student is having trouble with this, take some time to have them read short articles or paragraphs and pick out the topic/main idea.
• This is great and needed practice and skill for upcoming units in IEW
• Clincher Sentence 
• just write clincher on KWO (no need for key words)
• when writing sentence in paragraph, remember rule:  "The clincher sentence MUST repeat or reflect 2-3 key words from the topic sentence."
• In our use, a summary does not have to be short.  
• What we are working on is for students to understand how to pull some information from a source and use it in their writing/report.  
• This is preparing them for researching.
• They are free (and encouraged) to add in their own style and such to make the report interesting to read.  
• This is not simply a regurgitation of facts. 

The "conclusion" sentence in this graphic is our "clincher."  (You get the idea!)

At Home...

EEL

• page 124 (126) in EEL--"At Home" section
• Study Chart I (Adverbs)
• Continue practicing all charts learned so far (A through F)
• Work on the vocabulary words and definitions at the beginning of each lesson covered so far.
• The names and definitions of the parts of speech are especially important!
• Analytical Task Sheet
• Try to complete 1 practice sentence each day 
• The sentences are all over the place this week.
• Sentences 1 & 5 are just like we did in class.  
• Sentence 2 actually has two different purposes (first clause is imperative; second is declarative), but it is still similar to what we did in class.
• Sentences 3 & 4 are similar to what we did in class, but introduces an adjective.
• Don't forget the answers to each of the sentences are in the lesson and laid out step by step.
• Remember the section in Lesson 3 that gives all of the details for the ATS, and remember the steps are laid out for you on each sentence's page.
• Optional--Editing exercises and Spelling List in EEL

Math

• Practice Number Knockout at home
• Practice and work on speed and accuracy of math facts

IEW

• Lesson 10 from the US History Based Writing book
• Don't forget the brainstorming in each lesson.  This week is on topic/clinchers and quality adjectives.
• Don't forget about vocabulary words!
• There are flashcards for these in the back of the student US history book
• Optional--Bring a completed paper to turn in and share on Tuesday
• This should be a marked copy with a signed checklist if you want feedback.
• I gave feedback this week even for those without a checklist attached.  I won't do that anymore.  As the tutor, I don't want to grade, so I want to know what you the teacher are expecting!
• Should also have a clean (and even illustrated) copy for the published student book

Reminders...

• Be sure to read your lessons for next week--Week 8 in EEL Guide and Lesson 11 in USHBW book.  

• Our next Pudewa night is not until the end of October, but make plans to join us on October 26!

My Prayer for you this week...

"When I thought, 'My foot slips,' your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.  When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul."           -----Psalm 94:18

How wonderful it is to know that when we fail, our LORD is there to hold us up and cheer our souls!  I'm so thankful we don't have to go through this life alone!  He who has called us is surely faithful!  I pray that you feel His presence ever near you this week as you continue the work He has called you to do!