Week 16: Students call EEL rewarding work. (S/Vt/DO/OCN)

Class Overview

Yesterday we tackled a new sentence pattern, S/Vt/DO/OCN.  We also worked through the task sheet, #1-4 and 6 (Quid et Quo).  We used the detailed format of the Quid et Quo because I wanted students and parents to see that there is much to master yet on the nouns and pronouns charts.  Cycle 2 memory work from Foundations really helps with correctly classifying pronouns, so next year will be perfect for driving this in.

Finally, we ended class with a book called Merry-Go-Round, A Book About Nouns, by Ruth Heller.  The kids seemed to enjoy being able to follow terminology like collective, compound, and plural.  Her rhyming, light-hearted approach, combined with beautiful, colorful pictures really allows children to enjoy learning about parts of speech.

Object Complement Adjective

An OCN is a noun following a direct object that renames the direct object.  Some examples:

James called the treehouse Camelot.  DO=treehouse, OCN=Camelot.
To check whether a word is an OCN, remember to use the equals trick.
Treehouse=Camelot, Camelot=treehouse.

God named the man Adam.
They consider Jill a leader.
Sam painted the tree blue.
Students, who take my class, call me tutor. (S/Vt/DO/OCN, complex) Notice the backslash line to indicate the OCN.

With so many patterns to master and so many questions to ask in order to find the usage answers, I came up with a quick reference sheet.  I sent home a copy with each student, but if you would like it in digital form, follow this link to download it from my Dropbox account. https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2978yufglphc4j/Sent.%20Pattern%20questions.pdf

Grammar

Work on solidifying the basic grammar of the nouns and pronouns charts.  Keep up with the weekly memory work.

Dialectic

Talk about OCN sentences and try to compose some.  The guide provides a great list of transitive verbs that tend to work for OCNs.  They are: make, call, judy, choose, elect, nominate, name and paint.  Tackle the Quid et Quo just for fun.  See how far your child can fill it out on his/her own, then (if they are ready) go a little deeper by tackling the rest together.

I can tell the children really enjoyed the beautiful weather at lunch.  I had slumping kids all afternoon and had to continually rope in wandering minds.  It was a fitting price to pay, considering the temptation outside. I hope they were able to be outside the rest of the day.  Have a great week!  Everyone get healthy.  : )