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) 2 short related and equal sentences the 2 sentences above rewritten as one joined using a conjunction (underline conjunction) repeat repeat repeat 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