Writing Project

1. Writing Project • You are going to be writing a personal narrative. • While writing the narrative, every day you will have a new writing task and challenge.

2. Monday’s Task Writing Challenge Grammar Challenge 2linking verbs 2 verb phrases 2 action verbs Skip lines and label. Check for cohesion. • Hook • Topic Sentence • 2-3 Supporting Details • Concluding Sentence

3. Verbs – Monday (For a list of the verbs, please see your interactive notebook) Linking verbs link the subject to the predicate. Ex. She is a very nice teacher. (pred noun) Ex. The teacher is very nice. (pred adj) Helping verbs help the main verb in the sentence. When helping verbs are used with main verbs, they form a verb phrase. Ex. She will go to the dance team tryouts today. Action verbs show action in the sentence. Ex. She took her daughter to the fair.

4. Pop Quiz - Verbs *Identify the action verb in the following sentences. • Sometimes, sleep takes over my existence. • However, if I could go to bed on time, I would not be as sleepy. *Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence. • However, if I could go to bed on time, I would not be as sleepy. *Identify the linking verbs in the following sentences. • The drowsiness seems to take over whenever I sit still. • Hopefully, I will be in bed by 10:00pm tonight.

5. Nonsense Words • Anti-Pennies • Dewrite

6. Tuesday’s Challenge – DO, IO, PN, & PA Writing Challenge Grammar Challenge (2) S-AV-DO (2) S-AV-IO- DO (2) S-LV- PN (2) S-LV-PA Skip lines and label. Check for cohesion. • Topic Sentence • 2-3 supporting details • Concluding Sentence

7. DO, IO, PN, & PA *A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. It answers the question "What?" after an action verb. *An indirect object comes before the direct object. The indirect object receives the direct object. It answers the question “To Whom?” after you identify the direct obj. *A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. LV PA • Ex. The sea is calm tonight. “Is” is your linking verb. *A predicate noun is a noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject. LV PN Ex. The sea was a beast tonight.

8. Pop Quiz Label the IO, DO, PA, or PN in each of the following sentences. If there is not one, put “none”. • Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of our country. • Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. • My dad gave my sister a Liberty Bell that he bought from the souvenir shop. • Paul Revere left on his horse. • Boston is the city where American independence began.

9. Nonsense Words

10. Wednesday’s Challenge: Adjectives, Adverbs, & Preps Writing Challenge Grammar Challenge 3 Adjectives 3 Adverbs 2 Prepositions Skip lines and label. Check for cohesion. • Topic Sentence • 2-3 supporting details • Concluding Sentence

11. Adjectives, Adverbs, and Preps *An adjective describes a noun. Ex. That is a very largeapple on the counter. Large describes the apple 5 *An adverb modifies (describes) a verb, adjective, or another adverb; It tells how, when, where, or to what extent. Adverbs normally end in –ly(sadly, remarkably, etc.). Ex. That is a very large apple on the counter. How large? Very *A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. Ex. That is a very large apple on the counter. A preposition

12. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words • Anti • De • Dis • Astro • Aud • Auto • Able • Ad • Ed

13. Thursday’s Challenge: Case Pronouns Writing Challenge Grammar Challenge 2 Nominative Prons 2 Objective Prons 2 Possessive Prons Skip lines and label. Check for cohesion. • Topic Sentence • 2-3 supporting details • Concluding Sentence

14. Nominative pronouns function as the subject and predicate pronoun in a sentence. (Look in your notes and write the nominative pronouns here.) S-Nom She is wonderful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Objective pronouns function as the direct obj, indirect obj, or obj of the prep in a sentence. (Look in your notes and write the objective pronouns here.) Oop-Obj Please give the article to me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Possessive pronouns show ownership. (Look in your notes and write the possessive pronouns here.) Poss Her hair looks awesome!

15. Friday’s Challenge: Writing Challenge Grammar Challenge 1 simple sentence 2 complex sentences 2 compound sentences Skip lines and label. Check for cohesion. • Topic Sentence • 2-3 supporting details • Concluding Sentence

16. The Structure of Sentences *Simple Sentence – 1 independent clause The test was really easy. *Compound Sentence – 2 or more independent clauses joined by FANBOYS The test was really easy, and I passed. *Complex Sentence – 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause joined by Aaawwubbist The test was really easy since I studied.