Week of Feb. 22-Feb. 26
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Monday: Poetry vs. Prose
1. Read this: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/p-as_docs/PoetryandProse.pdf
2. Also read: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2012/04/the-difference-between-poetry-and-prose/
3. Check this out! http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/29/entertainment/la-et-jc-russian-man-killed-in-fight-over-poetry-vs-prose-20140129
No assignment since you are memorizing poetry for co-op.
Wednesday: Using prepositions correctly
1.Read: http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/prepositions/rules-for-prepositions.html
2. Do this quiz: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/preposition_quiz1.htm
Friday:Coordinating Conjunctions
1.Read:http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm
2.Also Read: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/conjunctions-coordinating.htm
3.Quiz:http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=coordinating-conjunctions-quiz
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Monday: What are adjectives?
1. Read: http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adjectives.htm
2. Quiz: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/adjectives_quiz.htm
Wednesday: What are Adverbs?
1. Read: http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbs.htm
2. Quiz: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/adverb/quiz200.html
Friday: Punctuation
1. Read: http://www.skillsyouneed.com/write/punctuation1.html
2. Try it: http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/grammar-wizard/punctuation-practice
Monday, February 23, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015
Week of February 9-13
Feb. 9-13
NAN
Monday: Writing Friendly Letters
1.Read the lesson in Rod & Staff on Writing Friendly Letters. Lesson 51
2.Choose a friend or family member to write a letter to. We will address an envelope on Wednesday and send it.
Wednesday: Active and Passive Voice
1. Take a look at these examples:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html
2. Read this.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm
3. Take this short quiz:
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-voice-quiz.htm
Friday: Writing a business letter
1. Read Lesson 55 in Rod & Staff
2. Write a letter to a business of your choice. Can be a real or made up business. If you decide to make it a real issue for a real business we can send the letter.
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Monday:Using Lay-Lie, Set-Sit, and Raise-Rise
1. Read over this:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_ohb_1/27/7023/1797945.cw/content/index.html
2. Try this:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm
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Monday: Writing Friendly Letters
1.Read the lesson in Rod & Staff on Writing Friendly Letters. Lesson 51
2.Choose a friend or family member to write a letter to. We will address an envelope on Wednesday and send it.
Wednesday: Active and Passive Voice
1. Take a look at these examples:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html
2. Read this.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm
3. Take this short quiz:
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-voice-quiz.htm
Friday: Writing a business letter
1. Read Lesson 55 in Rod & Staff
2. Write a letter to a business of your choice. Can be a real or made up business. If you decide to make it a real issue for a real business we can send the letter.
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Monday:Using Lay-Lie, Set-Sit, and Raise-Rise
1. Read over this:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_ohb_1/27/7023/1797945.cw/content/index.html
2. Try this:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm
Wednesday: Linking Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWlGzhXIeQ8
2. Then watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FabuyElq-6Q
3. Do this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/linking_verbs/quiz522.html
Friday: Pronouns
1. Watch this exciting video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1ciVFbecw
2. Take this short quiz
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/pronoun/quiz227.html
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Week of Jan. 26-Jan. 30
NAN-
Monday: Taking Notes
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM
I will come up with something this week for you to practice this skill. It's important to know how to do.
Tuesday: Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emlVxINBUk
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject_verb_agreement/quiz2181.html
Wednesday: Using Lay-Lie, Set-Sit, and Raise-Rise
1. Read over this:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_ohb_1/27/7023/1797945.cw/content/index.html
2. Try this:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm
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Monday: Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases
1. Watch this exciting video ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbNKPA0ubEM
2. Then watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a22nqBuFltk
3. Try this:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/171707.html?AP_rand=2145941781
Tuesday: Subject and Verb Agreement
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emlVxINBUk
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject_verb_agreement/quiz2181.html
Wednesday: Principal Parts of Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QAt5bQfuMk
2. Read this:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000357.htm
3. Write the Principal Parts of the following common verbs:
awake
break
forget
give
hang
keep
cost
cut
dig
eat
Monday: Taking Notes
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM
I will come up with something this week for you to practice this skill. It's important to know how to do.
Tuesday: Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emlVxINBUk
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject_verb_agreement/quiz2181.html
Wednesday: Using Lay-Lie, Set-Sit, and Raise-Rise
1. Read over this:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_ohb_1/27/7023/1797945.cw/content/index.html
2. Try this:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm
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Monday: Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases
1. Watch this exciting video ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbNKPA0ubEM
2. Then watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a22nqBuFltk
3. Try this:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/171707.html?AP_rand=2145941781
Tuesday: Subject and Verb Agreement
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0emlVxINBUk
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject_verb_agreement/quiz2181.html
Wednesday: Principal Parts of Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QAt5bQfuMk
2. Read this:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000357.htm
3. Write the Principal Parts of the following common verbs:
awake
break
forget
give
hang
keep
cost
cut
dig
eat
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Week of January 19-23
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Monday: Possessive Nouns
1. Read this:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/Possessive-Nouns.html
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html
Wednesday: Principal Parts of Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QAt5bQfuMk
2. Read this:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000357.htm
3. Write the Principal Parts of the following common verbs:
awake
break
forget
give
hang
keep
cost
cut
dig
eat
Friday: Simple Verb Tense
1. Read this:
There are three main verb tenses; past, present and future. Each tense is divided into; simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. In this lesson we are looking at the simple tenses in the past, present and future. The present tense of a verb is the 'original' form.
2. Read and try this:
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/simple-tenses-verbs
3. Do this:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-verb-tenses5.html
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Monday: Nouns of Direct Address and Appositives
1. Read this:
A direct address is the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to. It is always a proper noun. It does not have any grammatical relationship to any part of the sentence. It is set off by commas.
2. Read this:
http://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/nouns_of_direct_address_examples/59/
3. Read this:
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these examples: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
3. Do this worksheet: Write the answers on paper. Don't scroll down to the answers!
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/add-an-appositive/view/
Wednesday: Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw
2. Go to this worksheet and write the answers on paper.
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/grammar/verbs/3rd-grade/worksheets/third-grade-verb-worksheet-sentences2.pdf
Friday: Verb - be
1. Go here and do this worksheet: Again, no cheating and write on paper
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/to-be-verbs/view/
Monday: Possessive Nouns
1. Read this:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/Possessive-Nouns.html
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html
Wednesday: Principal Parts of Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QAt5bQfuMk
2. Read this:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000357.htm
3. Write the Principal Parts of the following common verbs:
awake
break
forget
give
hang
keep
cost
cut
dig
eat
Friday: Simple Verb Tense
1. Read this:
There are three main verb tenses; past, present and future. Each tense is divided into; simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. In this lesson we are looking at the simple tenses in the past, present and future. The present tense of a verb is the 'original' form.
2. Read and try this:
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/simple-tenses-verbs
3. Do this:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-verb-tenses5.html
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Monday: Nouns of Direct Address and Appositives
1. Read this:
A direct address is the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to. It is always a proper noun. It does not have any grammatical relationship to any part of the sentence. It is set off by commas.
2. Read this:
http://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/nouns_of_direct_address_examples/59/
3. Read this:
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these examples: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
3. Do this worksheet: Write the answers on paper. Don't scroll down to the answers!
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/add-an-appositive/view/
Wednesday: Verbs
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw
2. Go to this worksheet and write the answers on paper.
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/grammar/verbs/3rd-grade/worksheets/third-grade-verb-worksheet-sentences2.pdf
Friday: Verb - be
1. Go here and do this worksheet: Again, no cheating and write on paper
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/to-be-verbs/view/
Week of January 12-16
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Monday: Simple & Compound Sentences
1. Go to this link:
http://blogs.scholastic.com/files/simple-and-compound-sentences-1.pdf
Write your answers on paper
Wednesday: Complex Sentences
1. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uxCOFY5xMw
2. Write 10 examples of complex sentences
Friday: Concrete vs. abstract nouns
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA76Wa7uUxw
2. Do the quiz on this link:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/799988.html
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Monday: Nouns
1. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnXUWJz0sE
and this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIJ9w4UVJM
2. Do this practice:
http://english-zone.com/grammar/find-a-noun1.html
3. Do this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/noun/quiz295.html
Wednesday: Singular & Plural nouns
1. Go here:
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/singular-plural-nouns.aspx
2. Play this game. Choose "complex" as the level.
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/singular_plural_nouns.jsp
Friday: Possessive Nouns
1. Read this:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/Possessive-Nouns.html
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html
Monday: Simple & Compound Sentences
1. Go to this link:
http://blogs.scholastic.com/files/simple-and-compound-sentences-1.pdf
Write your answers on paper
Wednesday: Complex Sentences
1. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uxCOFY5xMw
2. Write 10 examples of complex sentences
Friday: Concrete vs. abstract nouns
1. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA76Wa7uUxw
2. Do the quiz on this link:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/799988.html
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Monday: Nouns
1. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnXUWJz0sE
and this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIJ9w4UVJM
2. Do this practice:
http://english-zone.com/grammar/find-a-noun1.html
3. Do this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/noun/quiz295.html
Wednesday: Singular & Plural nouns
1. Go here:
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/singular-plural-nouns.aspx
2. Play this game. Choose "complex" as the level.
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/singular_plural_nouns.jsp
Friday: Possessive Nouns
1. Read this:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/Possessive-Nouns.html
2. Take this quiz:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html
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