Daily Oral Language

1. Daily Oral Language DAY 1 : )

2. 5 Paragraph Essay Review Wyatt, my “baby”, is a great dog. His breed, how he behaves, and my love of large dogs makes him my perfect pet. Wyatt is a coonhound. He is gentle and is supposed to be a good hunting dog. He is officially called a Climbing Tree Walker that should chase coon up trees. Unfortunately, Wyatt is more of a “tree-hugger”; he loves rabbits and will protect the. He thinks they are his friends. Wyatt loves to sleep and that is ok when I am tired. However, he is also my exercise companion. We can walk blocks and blocks and he will stay right by my side. I have always owned large dogs. Wyatt weighs about 80 pounds; he LOVES food! He is kind of fat, but still lets me roll him over when I want to snuggle with him. His breed, how he behaves and my love of large dogs makes Wyatt a great dog. He is my true buddy!

3. How we talk…… “Was up, dog?” “Dad, quit talkin’ gangsta!”

4. How we write…. “What’s up, glorious son?” “Father, please refrain from addressing me as if I were a geek.” • Rule #1: Start all sentences with a capital letter. • Rule #2: End all sentences with…. something!!!! Special note: When using quotation marks, all punctuation goes INSIDE the quotation marks. Also, when two people are talking, you can only have one person talking per paragraph.

5. Things vs. Actions • Subject – main noun in a sentence. What or who the sentence is about. • Predicate – verb describing what the subject is doing. • Mattlikes cookies. • Katphotographs friends. Assignment #1: Write two simple sentences. Underline the subject in blue & the predicate in red.

6. What about the other word? • The “thing” that the subject is responding to is called a direct object. • Mattlikescookies. • Katphotographsfriends. Assignment #2: In your sentences, underline the direct object in green.

7. Your turn…… • Write 10 simple sentences. • Exchange papers. • Underline: • Subject should be blue. • Predicate should be red. • Direct object should be green.