Monday, April 8, 2013
LOG
Sound:
eau= o+
bureau
Rule: Past Participles A past participle is part verb and part adjective.
Therefore, it may be used as a verb or as an adjective.
To find the PP of a verb, whisper “have” in front of it.
Ex:
Past Participle - used
VERB - She has used the bus to ride to school.
ADJECTIVE – If the bus breaks down, she plans to buy a used car.
Fact: Sentence Analysis – (complete from before spring break)
1. In the 1820’s and 1830’s, people began to look at California as a place where they could get
plenty of land.
2. Most people traveled to California by ship, but over time, settlers began to travel to
California from the United States by land.
3. For many, Sutter’s Fort was the end of the long journey west.
4. There they could get food, supplies, or even jobs.
Homework:
Language –
History –
SpellingBook report -
WB L 62
Test Friday
none
Test next Tuesday
10 sentences using a past participle in each sentence
Finish book by next Tuesday
SACRAMENTO FIELD TRIP – NEXT WEEK! APRIL 18-19
Test Friday
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
LOG
Sound:
ate= it
fortunate
considerate
Rule:
The past participle is used in the perfect tenses.
Exercise:
Use the following three verbs in the three perfect tenses (present p., past p., future p.)
First per. sing.;
1. Break
Present perfect:
I have broken
Past perfect:
I had broken
Future perfect:
I will have broken
2. Choose
Present perfect:
I have chosen
Past perfect:
I had chosen
Future perfect:
I will have chosen
3. Begin
Present perfect:
I have begun
Past perfect:
I had begun
Future perfect:
I will have begun
Fact: Sentence Analysis 1. Sutter’s Fort stood near a pass leading through the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Who n.a.- Sutter’s Fort
doing- stood
where- near a pass leading through the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Title- The Location of Sutter’s Fort
2. The city of Sacramento is located on the location of Sutter’s Fort.
who n.a.- The city of Sacramento
done to- is located
where- on the location of Sutter’s Fort.
Title- The City on the Location of Sutter’s Fort
3. People who made the difficult journey to settle in the new land were called
pioneers.
Who- People who made the difficult journey to settle in the new land
Done to- were called
Whom- pioneers.
Title- The First People Who Settle in a New Land
4. The main route to the west was called the Oregon Trail and it connected Missouri to
Oregon.
Who n.a.- The main route to the west
Done to- was called
What- the Oregon Trail
JW- and
Who n.a.- it
Doing- connected
What- Missouri to Oregon.
Title- The Name of the Main Route to the West and the States It Connected
5. One group that came to CA in 1846 was the Donner Party.
Who- One group that came to CA
When- in 1846
=was
Who- the Donner Party.
Title- One Group that Came to CA in 1846
6. The Donner Party got stuck in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and half of the group
died.
Who- The Donner Party
Doing- got stuck
Where- in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
JW- and
Who- half of the group
Doing- died.
Title- The Mountains the Donner Party Got Stuck in and the Fate of Half of the
Group
7. Patty Reed’s Doll is a book about the story of the Donner Party.
Who n.a.- Patty Reed’s Doll
=is
Who n.a.- a book about the story of the Donner Party.
Title- A Book about the Story of the Donner Party
Homework:
Language –
WB L 65
History –
Review/Finish Reading Lesson 2: Trails to CA
Answer Review Questions #1-3, #7
Spelling -
Review lesson 43+ additional words from today.
Book report - Finish Book by Tuesday
Poem-
Memorize next stanza, total of 3
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
DAILY DRILL
Penmanship:
“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.”
-John Wooden o convert idea
Verb:
“to struggle”, all tenses, 1st per. pl., progressive
We are struggling.
We were struggling.
We will be struggling.
We have been struggling.
We had been struggling.
We will have been struggling.
Language:
Write the past tense and the past participle of the following verbs.
Present
Past
(have) Past Participle
1. swim
swam
(have) swum
2. swell
swelled
(have) swollen
3. blow
blew
(have) blown
4. come
came
(have) come
5. do
did
(have) done
6. break
broke
(have) broken
7. choose
chose
(have) chosen
8. begin
began
(have) begun
9. beat
beat
(have) beaten
10. wear
wore
(have) worn
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Daily Drill
Penmanship:
“Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds
sang there except those that sang best.”
~Henry Van Dyke
Verb:
“to wreck”; present perfect, question form, all persons + DO
Language:
Write the present perfect form of these verbs in a sentence:
1. finish
2. eat
3. mop
4. study
5. leave
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
LOG
Sound:
When a word ends in the sound of v add an e
destructive
Rule:
*Some verbs ending in –ind have a past tense and past participle that
change -ind to -ound.
Examples:
find found
*Verbs which have a past tense and past participle ending in –ought
are seek, think, fight, and buy.
Fact: Sentence Analysis 1. Pioneers traveled to California by land in a wagon train.
Who- Pioneers
Doing- traveled
Where- to California
How- by land in a wagon train.
Title- The Means of Transportation the Pioneers Used to Travel to California
2. The maps during this time were not that good.
Who n.a.- The maps during this time
= were not
Adj- that good.
Title- The Rating of Maps during this Time
3. One group that had a difficult time crossing the Sierra Nevada
Mountains was the Donner party.
Who- One group that had a difficult time crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains
=was
Who- the Donner party.
Title- The Group that Had a Difficult Time Crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains
4. The Donner party followed a route that hadn’t been taken before.
Who- The Donner party
Doing- followed
What- a route that hadn’t been taken before.
Title- The Problem with the Route the Donner Party Followed
5. They were stuck in heavy snowfall crossing the mountains.
Who- They
Done to- were stuck
In what- in heavy snowfall
When- crossing the mountains.
Title- The Severe Weather They Faced Crossing the Mountains and Their
Outcome
Homework:
1. Language 2. History 3. Spelling 4. Book report 5. Poem-
Lesson 66
Complete an outline on the SA in LOG
Write sentences using the additional words
Complete book by Tuesday
Memorize next stanza- 4 total
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Daily Drill
Penmanship:
“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”
~Yogi Berra
Verb:
“to except”, 1st pers pl, all tenses, negative form
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Language:
1. Name the 8 parts of speech.
2. Name the six verb tenses.
3. What are the three articles?
4. What is a predicate nominative?
Write an example sentence.
5. What is a predicate adjective?
Write an example sentence.
6. Write the three principle parts of the following verbs;
a. Beat
b. Do
c. Draw
d. Drink
e. Fall
f. Go
g. Freeze
h. Know
i. Grow
j. Sing
k. Swim
Thursday, April 11, 2013
LOG
Sound:
Silent w
wreck
write
Rule:
The past participle is used in the perfect tenses.
The three principle parts of the verb are; present, past and past participle.
Example; to take
Present
Past
Past Particple
take
took
taken
Fact: Sentence Analysis –
1. By 1845, almost 700 people from the U.S. lived in California.
2. Settlers were allowed to own land if they became Mexican citizens.
3. A new idea called Manifest Destiny started to become popular in the U.S.
4. The idea of Manifest Destiny was the U.S. should expand to reach from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
5. President Polk wanted to California to be a part of the U.S.
6. He offered Mexico $40 million for what is now Arizona, California, and New Mexico.
7. The Mexicans refused to sell California.
Homework:
1.
Language2.
Spelling3.
History-
study for test tomorrow
study for test tomorrow
Finish reading L3: Americans in CA
Answer Questions #1-3, and #6
4. Book report- Finish Book by next Tuesday
5. PoemMemorize next stanza, #5
Thursday
April 11, 2013
Daily Drill
Penmanship:
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
-John Wooden
Verb:
“to advance”
Language:
1.