In Class...
EEL
- Reviewed (board work) by undiagramming a compound, interrogative sentence.
- Reviewed verbs through "Verb Bingo"
- Songs and hand motions for Charts C and D
- Linking Verbs (Foundations Cycle 1, weeks 21-24)--"Jingle Bells"
- Helping Verbs (Foundations Cycle 1, weeks 13-20)--"This Old Man"
- 5 Principal Parts of Verbs (Cycle 3, week 4)--"George of the Jungle" (CC Connected username amandanease)
- Reviewed what we have learned so far on chart A
- a total of 16 sentence types and 7 out of 8 parts of speech!
- Parts of speech definitions are important to memorize (page 443/5 in EEL Guide)
- New Sentence Pattern--S | Vl \ PN
- linking verbs show equality between subject and noun that follows verb (predicate nominative)
- linking verbs never action verbs
- do not have a voice
- Only a limited number of linking verbs, so easy to memorize
- Memorize is necessary, as it can help you easily recognize the S | Vl \ PN pattern and take the guess work out of the process
- With this pattern, the subject = the predicate nominative (noun)
- They can be reversed (i.e.: Mr. Pudewa is a teacher. = A teacher is Mr. Pudewa.)
- Predicate Nominatives can also be pronouns
- the pronouns should be in the nominative case
- i.e.: "It is I." or "The giver was she."
- Compared S | Vl \ PN and S | Vt | DO patterns
- ways to tell the difference between the two
- look for the linking verb (remember they can never be an action verb, so cannot be a transitive verb--Vt)
- ask if the noun after the verb can replace or rename the subject
- Practiced a compound sentence with our new pattern.
- Included an adjective, because there are some in this week's practice sentences. Feel free to just tell your 1st year student what they are and that they are diagrammed on a slanted line off of the noun they are next to.
- We will cover the questions to ask to find these next week!
- 2nd and 3rd year students should hopefully be able to find these and parse/diagram them on their own.
- Also included an Appositive
- These are covered in Week 7's lesson, but we ran out of time in class for them.
- Also defined in Foundations Cycle 2, week 20
- explains or identifies the noun or pronoun directly before it
- Commas can be used to set if off from the sentence, but are not always necessary
- Diagrammed in parenthesis beside the noun/pronoun it identifies.
- A fun game with Ms. Lindsey while teachers had a few minutes to chat and catch up
- We tried to hear from Mr. Pudewa, but technology is never my friend!😣
IEW
- Read entire papers in small groups.
- Used cards to identify dress-ups we heard.
- Shared some of the dress-ups we heard with the entire class.
- New Style--Prepositional (#2) Sentence Opener
- Must be a prepositional phrase
- Another reason it is good to memorize the list of prepositions!
- Prepositional phrase must be followed by a complete sentence in order to be counted
- TWSS page180
- SRP page 117
- USHBW pages 99-100
- Continued working on Unit 4
- Reminders of why Unit 4 is so important
- It is foundational for rest of units in IEW/Essentials
- It is the type of writing that students will be doing the most of through Challenge and into college.
- Read source text "Trail of Tears"
- Brainstormed ideas of what topic/main idea of paragraph was
- Looked at title, first sentence, last sentence, and any key words that might be repeated in text
- Narrowed down those into what we thought was the best topic and put those key words for our Roman numeral I
- Not everyone would choose the same words, and that is ok!
- Worked with partners to find 1 or 2 facts that were interesting, relevant, or important about the chosen topic.
- Wrote these at the top of a "funnel"
- Then discussed ways to narrow down these facts into 5-7 important ones for our KWO
- Remember if have so much information that you can't put in 3 key words (or have to have many symbols to do so), you probably have more than one fact.
- So, you need to separate the facts onto separate lines in the KWO to maintain the "some-a-rize" idea for Unit 4
- Hands on structure and style. Hands off content.
- A piece written poorly about a good topic is not nearly as memorable as a piece written well about a bad topic.
- We teach content in all of the other subject areas we teach our children. They will learn truth.
- When we teach writing, we need to focus on structure and style and teach them how to express themselves well. That way they can share the Truth that we instill in them.
At Home...
EEL
- page 152 (154) in EEL--"At Home" section
- Study Chart K (verb anatomy for "to be")
- We didn't discuss this in class, but go over it at home (especially for 2nd and 3rd year students)
- "to be" is the most commonly used linking verb, so it is important to know it
- Continue practicing all charts learned so far (A through J)
- 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
- Sentences 1, 2, and 3 are the most basic ones this week
- Sentence 4 is also pretty basic
- Sentences 5 is advanced, as it is a complex sentence
- Don't forget the answers to each of the sentences are in the lesson and laid out step by step.
- 2nd and 3rd year students can be doing task 5 and even 6 (quid et quo), but 1st years should just be focusing on tasks 1-4
- 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.
- Also, you can create your own sentences by simply changing part of speech for part of speech.
- Optional--Editing exercises and Spelling List in EEL
- See the separate blog entry I posted the day after this one on what my Essentials student and I do daily at home each week
Some Helpful Websites
Math
- Practice Number Knockout at home
- Practice and work on speed and accuracy of math facts
IEW
- Lesson 12 from the US History Based Writing book
- Don't forget the brainstorming in each lesson.
- Don't forget about vocabulary words!
- There are flashcards for these in the back of the student US history book
- Reminders:
- EZ+1---only require of your student what dress-ups and decorations he/she can do on their own easily, plus one more as a challenge
- You cannot help too much!
- Model KWO, the writing structure, etc.
- Many times the KWO is the hardest part for our students. Help them get through that, and they can possibly write the paragraph on their own.
- Hands ON structure and style. Hands OFF content.
- Optional--Bring a completed paper to turn in and share on Tuesday
- This should be a marked copy with checklist (signed by the teacher), if you want feedback.
- Inspect what you expect!
- You, as the parent, are the teacher!
- 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 10 in EEL Guide and Lesson 13 in USHBW book.
- We will be beginning Unit 5 in IEW, so be sure to attend the video viewing, if at all possible. Be sure to read through that unit in the TWSS as well!
- Our next Pudewa night is this Thursday, October 26! (For many of you reading this--TONIGHT!)
- We will meet at 6:30 at Jennifer Clinehen's home.
- Theme: "Pumpkin and Pudewa"
- Join us for a teacher training video, fellowship, and a time to learn from each other.
My Prayer for you this week...
"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58This was our Essentials Class's theme verse last year for the teachers, and I was reminded of it today. It was a tough day for us to homeschool. We needed a costume for daughter #3's speech therapy today, and I hadn't even started on one. Before breakfast was even over, the 2 year old had spilled milk, Elmer's glue, and toothpaste on the floor. After breakfast, while we were homeschooling and working on a costume, he broke 2 blades on our blinds in the living room, dumped tea grounds on the floor and daughter #2's foot, spilled a box of craft supplies, and ripped daughter #3's favorite poster off her wall! Oh, and did I mention that I was out of hot glue sticks while trying to complete a costume in less than an hour?
My work of homeschooling and raising my children, though, is work for the Lord. He called me to it, so I know that it is not in vain. And, our theme verse for the teachers in our class this year (Proverbs 3:5-6) reminds me that He is here for me to lean on and trust in, and I can rely solely on that. My strength, will, and understanding are weak, but through him, I can remain "steadfast" and "immovable."
I pray that you are able to do the same and able to "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
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