Lesson 18 / Persuasive Paragraphs

HOMEWORK:

Write a Persuasive Paragraph.  Topic of your choice. 


Start preparing your Newspaper assignments.  Keep your work in one place so that it can be easily located when needed. 

Lesson 17 / HAIKU Poems

We started by reading 2 HAIKU poems.

HAIKU poems follow this syllable pattern...

  1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
  1 2 3 4 5

We clapped out the syllables as we read the poems again.

Ram Brave helped us :)

Students were given a picture of a Willow Tree and told to come up with a class poem.  

Together we wrote a HAIKU poem.  River...was our subject.

River

tranquil waterfall
flowing swiftly through the trees
refreshing and crisp


Then...students were given a vase of flowers and told to come up  with a class poem.

They had two options for an ending.  Both work.

HOMEWORK:

Write 2 HAIKU poems.

Rain
Frog

Lesson 16 / Story Writing Using Props

Untitled by Lizzy and Zion

Deep in the forest of Washington lived an Indian tribe called the Tutanka.  The chief, Yuki, which translated to The Eye of the Tiger...and his wife, Hadasa, which translated to Survivor...felt like their tribe was missing something.  One day, they were out hunting and found a weary man wearing a hat with skin like milk.  The man in the Hat, as they called him, was lost and famished in the woods for days. Capturing him they brought him to Yuki.  Yuki, not knowing his purposes demanded that he be killed as a sacrifice for the gods.  The man in the brown hat yelled,"Wait, I have some things you might want in trade for my life!" Hadasa, knowing English translated what he had said.  Yuki sat and pondered for a-while and then ordered the man to show them what he had.  The man cautiously pulled out what he had.  First was a piece of purple soft cloth that he called "silk." Next was a beautiful rock that he called a "sea shell."  The chief was slightly impressed, and said, "What else?" "I have one more thing," said the man.  He than a pulled out a strange stick that he called "a cross" and a thick leather book he called "the Bible." He told them about Christ, our savior.  Yuki and Hadasa, amazed at what he said, accepted the Lord into their hearts and by the grace of God... helped the man in the brown hat get home.  

Items Are Magical by Brie and Kianney

Once upon a time there were two people, a man and a woman who got shipwrecked on an island. Their names were Katie and Jack. One day they were chilaxing on the beach and they saw a flash of gold in the sky. They immediately got up and looked around. Right then four items of magical value washed up. But they did not know what the magic items had in store for them. Just then they thought they could benefit from these trinkets. Katie, being the more adventurous one; decided she would use this purple rope as an accessory for her raggedy dress. Jack needed a hat to protect his face from the sun so he picked it up and dusted the sand off of it. When they put these accessories on, they realized their life would never be the same. As soon as Katie tied that rope she noticed her feet were slowly rising into the sky. Joyfully, she spread her arms and FLEW into the oblivion. Flustered, Jack thought he would never see Katie again. He thought that the hat (also being magical) would make him fly too. So, he quickly put it on. Right then, the near future became clear to him and he could see the next 5 years and in the future him and Katie were living happily. So he took the hat off and called Katie to himself. After waiting for about an hour she finally came back. They decided to go back to their cabin and they took the items home with them. The next morning they went back outside. Jack grabbed the seashell and Katie grabbed the cross and nothing happened. They wondered if these items were full of magic as well as the others, so they put the items in their pockets and decided to go swimming. While they were swimming a huge tidal wave came over them. Katie being a better swimmer than Jack swam to the surface but Jack was not there.She dove down and saw Jack drowning. She knew she couldn't lift him but she bravely tried anyway. When she grabbed Jack's hand and lifted him with ease she knew what that cross could do. Katie decided to try using the shell as a last resort to save his life.  She put it to his lips and immediately he could breath.  They swam shore. They thanked God for these miraculous gifts that saved their lives.

Moral: God gives us things in our lives that we don't understand at first but when we're  patient to wait for him to reveal it to us.

HOMEWORK:

Start making a Story Web for your ARTIST 5 Paragraph Essay.

Lesson 15 / 5 Paragraph Essays / Introductions

After having 3 completed Body Paragraphs...there are only two things left to do before our 5 Paragraph Essays are finished.  We need to add an INTRODUCTION & a CONCLUSION. 

Today in class...we wrote an Introduction paragraph together. 

We included a CLINCHER at the end...which included "the Son of God" ...taken from our first sentence. 

HOMEWORK:

Choose a BODY Paragraph topic from the three options below and write a paragraph about your own pet.  Don't forget a CLINCHER.

Lesson 14 / 5 Paragraph Essays

Using our WEBS as a guide...we wrote two BODY paragraphs in class.  We started with TOPIC SENTENCES (tells what the paragraph will be about) and ended with CLINCHERS (tells what the paragraph was about...using a similar idea as the Topic Sentence.) 

The first...

And the second...

HOMEWORK:  Using your WEB...write the third Body Paragraph  on your own...Jesus' Death & Resurrection.

Also...

You will be writing a 5 Paragraph Essay that will be published in our NEWSPAPER. 
Look up info about your ARTIST.    Your 3 Body Paragraphs are as follows...

Early Life
Great Works
Legacy

KEY WORD OUTLINE some of the info as you start your research.

Lesson 13 / 5 Paragraph Essay

It is tempting to panic when given an assignment like ....WRITE A 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY. 
What????!???!??!??????  5 WHOLE paragraphs?????????  HOW???????  That's too much!

No it isn't. 

I asked students to choose a topic they already knew something about.  Homeschooling was thrown into the mix along with Friendship.  We settled on Jesus.

Next...we decided on our Body Paragraphs.  Early Life...Ministry Years...and Death & Resurrection. 

HOMEWORK:  Without doing any research...create a WEB for each Body paragraph.  Post your 3 webs here. 

Lesso 12 / The Fox and the Grapes

Today we Key Word Outlined  The Fox and the Grapes.   By now, everyone should be getting comfortable with this skill.  If you are not...it is very easy to practice on your own.  Choose a fable and get to work! 

No excuses. 

HOMEWORK:

Complete all sections of your Hand-Out.

Use a Dictionary for the Vocabulary ( not online.)
Post your re-written fable here on the blog.

Lesson 11 / Story Web -Beg/Mid/End - Dress-Ups

One does not have to look far to find inspiration. 

I collect magazines...(libraries sell them for $0.10-$.25 / per) and pull them out when it's time to write.

We worked on this Story Web as a group. 

HOMEWORK:

Write a story using the above web for inspiration.  Include a Beginning/Middle/End. Dress-Up your story with QA's SV's and "ly" words.

Lesson #10 / Beginning-Middle-End

We started with an image.  We came up with a sentence which described the image.

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In this case...the sentence we chose was... The poor woman rocked her son to sleep.  It was our MIDDLE sentence.

Then we came up with a BEGINNING  sentence.   A tornado ripped through the farming town. 

 Then we came up with an ENDing sentence.  She thanked God that they were safe. 

We added a few more thoughts using the 5 W's & How.  Who/What/When/Where/Why/How

Before you knew it...we had a sweet little story.  

And it all started when we considered an image. 

The giant sneezed.  

Our MIDDLE sentence.

We added a BEGINNING sentence.  The lonely giant peeked through the window and watched the family at play. 

We added an ENDing sentence.  They realized he was friendly and went outside to climb on him.  

We added a few more thoughts using the 5 W's & How.  Who/What/When/Where/Why/How

Before you knew it...we had a sweet little story.  

And it all started when we considered an image. 

 

HOMEWORK:

Dress-Up the above 2 stories with at least one SV, QA, and "ly" word.  Underline or highlight all of your additions.  

Draw pictures of the BEGINNING and END (not absolutely necessary but ideal.)

Lesson #9 / Key Word Outlines & Dress-Ups

The fat (QA) gluttonous (QA) dog crossed the rushing (QA) river with a piece of yummy (QA) meat in his mouth.  Glancing (SV) down, he noticed (SV) his reflection in the water.  Thinking the reflection was another dog with a juicy (QA) and tender (QA) piece of meat in it's mouth, he selfishly (ly)grabbed.  Sadly, (ly) he ended up with nothing.  His piece of meat fell into the current and was swept (SV) away.  Obviously, the other piece of meat vanished (SV).  

As a group, we used our Key Word Outlines to come up with a retelling of the fable.

We added SV's...QA's...and "ly" words.  



HOMEWORK:

Take the above retelling of the fable we did together in class...and improve it on your own.

Include a few of the following tools found in your TOOL BOX....

a.  5W's & How (Who, What, When, Where, Why & How)
b.  the 5 Senses  (Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, Taste)

Your final draft of this fable...should be posted on the blog.   

Lesson # 8 / Key Word Outline & Dress-Ups

Welcome Kianney to the class! 

Today we tackled our first Key Word Outline.

Our source text was Aesop's fable...Big and Little Fish.

Number each sentence in your source text.  Next...read the first sentence.  Choose the most important 3 words in that sentence.  Remember symbols and #'s are free (but we do not want to overuse them.)

Do the same for each sentence.  

Soon...you will have a finished Key Word Outline.

( The 1 and ) above are a number and a symbol for the moon...so they are FREE.)

 Without looking at the source text...retell the story out loud.  Use your Key Word Outline to do so. 

After each student retold the story in their own words...they were asked to DRESS -UP the story with quality adjectives, strong verbs, and "ly" words.

Students underlined their dress-ups.  

HOMEWORK: 

The Greedy Dog

A dog was crossing a river with a piece of meat in his mouth.  Looking down, he saw his reflection in the water.  Thinking his reflection was another dog carrying another piece of meat in it's mouth, the dog dropped his meat.  He made a grab for the other dog's piece.  But, of course, he ended up with nothing.  His own piece fell into the water and was swept away by the river.  The other piece disappeared with it.  

Make a Key Word Outline for this fable.  

(Remember to number each sentence...only three words per sentence.  #'s and symbols are FREE.) 

Post your Key Word Outline here.  Also...bring a copy to the next class. 

Lesson #7 / Dress-Ups / SV, QA, "ly", who/which

 

Add:who/whch

 

^Next week...we will be introduced to Aesop's Fables.  Our first fable...will be Big and Little Fish.  

HOMEWORK:  Read the fable at least 5 times before we next meet.  

Big and Little Fish

One evening a fisherman cast his net into the sea.  There were many fish in the sea, large and small. The net was filled immediately.   But as the fisherman pulled the net in, the smaller fish escaped through the mesh.  The bigger fish also tried to escape, but they could not.  The fisherman ate them. 

Lesson #6 Dress-Ups - Who/Which & Because

 

We started our lesson with a simple sentence.  We added a Quality Adjective (African)...an "ly" word (purposely)... and a who/which (who abused the animals daily.) 

Then, we added a "because." 

 

Again...we started with a simple sentence and proceeded to add Dress-Ups.

This was Galilee's sentence.

This was Lizzy's sentence.

 

This was Brie's...

This was Zion's....

The unicorn ate in the field.

...turned into.....

The shimmery gold unicorn whimsically ingested gummy bears and jelly beans in the magical cotton candy field.

HOMEWORK:

Add a SV, QA, "ly", who/which, because

1.  The car went by my house. 

2.  The boy played in the park.

Lesson 5 / Introduction to IEW Dress-Ups

We have a new student.  Everyone WELCOME, Brie!!!!  WOOT!  WOOT!

And today...Galilee joined in because even though she's been through this class before...it's always a good idea to review.

Jemima is our weekly tech support...so she gets to sit in on all classes and glean from our brilliance.   


Today we went over the 6 Dress-Ups used in the IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) curriculum.

Dress-Ups are simply tools we can add to our TOOL BOX of ideas that we can pull from when we are writing.

We focused our attention on 3 of the Dress-Ups.

Strong Verbs or SV's...

Quality Adjectives or QA's...

and..."ly" words....

Some of the students started making an "ly" List...going through the alphabet...letter by letter...thinking of as many "ly" words as they could. 

HOMEWORK:

1. The man went to the store.
2. The baby cried.
3. The bird flew.

Please add a SV, a QA, and and "ly" word to each sentence.