A Journey in Writing
Lesson 1: Noun (A noun is anything you can see, hear, smell, feel or taste. )
i) The man ran away.
ii) The dog is sleeping.
iii) I see the women over there.
iv) Bill, Fred, and I are going to the show.
v) The house was green and white.
Lesson 2: Pronoun (A pronoun replaces a noun)
i) The He ran away.
ii) The It is sleeping.
iii) I see the her over there.
iv) Bill, Fred, and I We are going to the show.
v) The It was green and white.
Lesson 3: Adjective (describes or modifies a noun)
examples
i) The large man ran away.
ii) The brown dog is sleeping.
iii) I see the tall woman over there.
iv) Bill, Fred, and I are going to the new park.
v) The big house was green and white.
2) circle the adjective
Criteria:
1) correctly written sentences with an appropriate adjective
2) the adjective is circled
Lesson 4: Verb
A verb expresses action, being, or condition e.g. run, is, seems
I will run to the store.
She is the coach.
Bill seems angry.
First, just a little practice: Skillswise (choose the correct verb form)
Learning Intention: I can choose an appropriate verb and verb form when I write a
sentence.
Task: Title: Verb (action word)
1) copy the following sentences
i) The man ran away.
ii) The dog is sleeping.
iii) I see the woman walking over there.
iv) Bill, Fred, and I are biking to the show.
v) The house sparkles after the rain.
2) circle the verb
Criteria:
1) correctly sentences
2) the verb is circled
Lesson 5: Adverb
An adverb describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
run quickly very light box walk very slowly
First, just a little practice: Skillswise
Learning Intention: I can choose an appropriate adverb to describe a verb.
Task: Title: Adverb (describes a verb)
1) copy the following sentences adding an adverb to each verb
i) The man ran away.
ii) The dog is sleeping.
iii) I see the women walking over there.
iv) Bill, Fred, and I are biking to the show.
v) The horse stamps his hooves.
2) circle the adverb
Criteria:
1) three correctly written sentences with an appropriate adverb
2) the adverb is circled
Exploring Sentences
Sentences:
Lesson 1: the basic sentence
Lesson2: four types sentences
declarative
exclamatory
imperative
interrogatve
Lesson 3: compound sentence
Lesson 4: complex sentence
Lesson 1: the basic sentence (from our Blog)
A basic sentence must contain:
meaning (a complete thought)
punctuation (capital at the beginning, appropriate mark at the end)
a subject (a person or thing) and a verb (an action).
Here are three examples of a basic sentence:
The dog ran across the road.
Saturday was a warm day.
The little girl cried loudly.
First, just a little practice: Skillswise
Learning Intention: I can write a correct sentence which makes sense, is correctly
punctuated, and contains a verb (a doing word) and a subject (the person or thing doing
the verb).
Task: Title: Basic Sentence
1) write five short sentences
2) O circle the subject
3) underline the verb
Criteria:
1) correctly written sentences
2) correctly identified subject and verb
Lesson 2: sentences types according to purpose
declarative: makes a statement
e.g. My house is down the street.
exclamatory: expresses strong or sudden feeling
e.g. Look at the lovely sunset!
imperative: expresses a command or a request
e.g. Please take a seat and take out a pencil.
interrogative: asks a question
e.g. Which colour would your like to use?
Learning Intention: I can write an appropriate sentence for a specific purpose.
Task: Title: Sentences For a Purpose
1) write the title and one example for each of the four types: declarative, exclamatory,
imperative, interrogative
2) O circle the subject
3) underline the verb
Criteria:
1) correctly written example for each sentence type
2) correctly identified subject and verb
Lesson 3: compound sentence
Date
Compound Sentences
(two short clauses joined by a conjunction: and, as, but, or, so)
1)
2)
3)
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2 short related and equal sentences
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the 2 sentences above rewritten as one joined using a conjunction (underline conjunction)
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repeat
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repeat
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repeat
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repeat
4) repeat two more times (with two more short sentences)
Criteria:
1) three correctly written compound sentences formed from two related sentences
2) conjuction underlined
3) correct punctuation
Lesson 4: complex sentence
A complex sentence contains one independent clauses (a complete thought, could be a
complete sentence) and at least one subordinate clause which depends on the
independent clause for meaning.
Hint: think of words with a suffix or prefix, the rootword is independent and can stand
alone but the prefix or suffix cannot, it depends on the rootword in order to make sense.
examples:
* when the subordinate clause is at the beginning, a comma is used to separate it from
the independent clause (subordinating conjunctions used: when, although, whenever,
since, after, while, because, where, if, that, than, as, before, how, once, though, till,
until, whether)
Since I am not feeling well, I decided to stay home.
Because the day is very cold, we cancelled the field trip.
If you finish your project, you may share it tomorrow.
Whenever you read a book, please use a bookmark.
While my back is sore, I will not be taking part in PE.
* when the subordinate clause follows the independent clause, a comma is not used, a
comma is not a conjunction The dinner was burned because he had forgotten it.
The dog was soaking wet while I was not.
Bill started the car since it was raining.
I will camp where it is flat.
Again, just a little practice: Skillswise (spot the joining word)
Learning Intention: I can write a complex sentence.
when, although, whenever, since, after, while, because, where, if, that, than, as, before,
how, once, since, though, till, until, whether
Task: Title: A Complex Sentence
1) write a short complete sentence (an independent clause)
2) using one of the conjunction words, add a conjunction and then add a dependent
clause
3) underline the independent clause
4) circle the conjunction
5) repeat two more times
Criteria:
1) three correctly written complex sentences formed from one dependent clause and
one independent clause
2) independent clause underlined
3) conjuction circled
4) correct punctuation
Exploring Paragraphs
Paragraphs
Lesson 1 : the basic paragraph (from our Blog)
Exploring Punctuation
Lesson 1 : Speech Marks (poster)
capital on first word being spoken Freddy cried, "My toy is broken!"
punctuation on inside of speech marks Jan whined, "The day is too cool for a picnic!"
new speaker = new line: John yelled, "Brian, run!"
"I can't!" replied Brian.
comma after announcing speaker: Jan said, "...
First, just a little practice: Speech Marks
Learning Intention: I can use speech with the correct punctuation.
Task: Title: Speech