WEEK 13 - WELCOME BACK!!!

Welcome back everyone!!  I'm glad you were all able to drag yourselves from your warm beds - eager to learn I'm sure! After all you are my exceptional essentials students!  

~~FOR GRAMMAR~~

You did a wonderful job remembering the 112 Classifications information!! Way to go! :)

Looks like we have a new sentence pattern this week.  S-Vt-IO-DO  (YEAH! It's about time huh?!) And a new structure - COMPLEX!!  Our sentence purpose is Declarative & Exclamatory!

Since our sentence structure is Complex (we're also looking at adjectival & adverbial clauses) that means we will have a subordinate clause in our sentence.  This is a clause that cannot stand alone.

REMEMBER:  a phrase does NOT contain a subject or a verb (i.e.  under the circumstances) whereas a clause DOES contain a subject and a verb (i.e. while she slept) but neither can stand alone

We'll need to add to our question confirmation to identify the indirect object.

Indirect objects are nouns (or pronouns) and can only occur in a sentence with a direct object.  The indirect object will answer the question:

(verb) (direct object) to/for what?

(verb) (direct object) to/for whom?

Adjectival clauses modify a noun or pronoun (just like adjectives) and adverbial clausesmodify verbs, adjectives or another adverb (just like adverbs).

Adjectival clauses - can be introduced by relative pronouns because they refer back to a noun or pronoun in the independent clause & describe it in some way (relative pronouns-who, which, that, whose, whom) You've been composing the clauses in your IEW assignments!! (who/which clause - yes - even the "indivisible" who/which clause)

Adverbial clauses -  connected to the independent clause by subordinating conjunctions (the wwwasiab are just a few of these) - that's why it's important to commit those conjunctions to memory.  You've also been composing these clauses in your IEW papers - they are the www . asiab sentences!

                                                                                                                          

    SN         Adj clause         Vt  AA      IO   PPA    Adj       Adj       Adj     DO

Mrs. C, who loves sweets, gave the students her delicious chocolate chip cookies.

  S-Vt-IO-DO, Complex, Declarative

  V       DO      to/for whom/what?        IO

gave   cookies                                    students

                                                                                       to/for

   V      IO    AA   Adj        DO                 V      DO      what/whom    IO

Give Mrs. C the chocolate cake!              give   cake                     Mrs. C

S-Vt-IO-DO, Complex, Exclamatory

The S-Vt-IO-DO sentence pattern is diagrammed as follows:   S | Vt | IO | DO

                                                                                             |        

When there is an adjectival clause it is diagrammed as follows:

        Mrs C   |  gave  |  students  |             cookies                          

             :      |              \the             \her \delicious  \chocolate  \chip

             :                    

          who  |  loves | sweets

                  |

Adverbial clauses would have the dotted line to the clause under the word it's modifying (verb to verb)

It's a lot to swallow I know.  Don't worry if you don't understand it right away.  Just remember, practice makes perfect!

~~FOR WRITING~~

Today in Lesson 14, we learned how to KWO 2 different sources and combine them into a fused outline.

SUGGESTED ASSIGNMENTS:

~~GRAMMAR~~

Mastery Charts to be completed:

Mastery Chart M

(Remember to review previous mastery charts that you have not mastered)

GRAMMAR CHALLENGE:  Complete the week 13 sentences emailed to your parents.  5 points

~~WRITING~~

1.  Lesson 9 Vocab - cut out & learn

We only have 1 paragraph this week from the fused outline.  Remember when fusing your notes, choose the facts YOU feel are most important or interesting.  Review page 103 before beginning.

WEDNESDAY

Using only your fused KWO, draft your paragraph starting with your topic sentence.  Remember, this sentence tells us what your paragraph is about.  Finish the draft with your clincher.  This sentence will reflect your topic sentence

THURSDAY

Highlight all "to be" verbs and begin to replace those with strong action verbs.  You may have to rework your sentence.  Highlight in a different color the nouns & begin to add appropriate quality adjectives.  Don't forget those amazing 5 sense adjectives.

FRIDAY

Continue to revise adding those stylistic techniques making your paragraph come alive.  Read it to a family member for feedback.

MONDAY

Make any last revisions & type your final draft & bring it into class Tuesday.