The Verb: The "DOES WHAT" or ACTION in a sentence

In any sentence, there has to be something the noun does. Often, find the subject of the sentence and ask it, "does what"....This is how you find the main verb

The Noun's BFF (Adjective)

Question: What can make a noun be cooler, have personality, or make it really stand out? Why, of course, it's the best friend, Adjective:

Wednesday, September 18th

Hello Class:
**Today you have the opportunity to practice your vocabulary words.
--in your journal your words should be located as well.

Click Here to go To Inside Story Vocabulary

Oh, the Nouns all Around:

Word Skills Class: How Standards Will Be Earned

Hello Everyone!

HTC standards have changed a bit. These are the standards that will be addressed in this class: (and how they are to be earned)

Standard	How will can it be earned?	# hits
**Vocabulary (Reading Literacy standard)	Level 3: All the “Hard” Words on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level 2: 30 “medium” & 20 “hard” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level 1: 50 “medium” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com) Level E: 50 “easy” on Inside Story Flashcards (.com)	2 total
*Prefix/suffix/Latin & Greek Roots (Reading Literacy standard)	Level 3: visualization & test on 50 chosen complicated Latin/Greek Roots Level 2: visualization & test on the 30 most common L/G Roots Level 1: Choose 10 from common L/G Roots, 10 common prefixes, 10 common suffixes (visualization & test on them) Level E: Choose 25 common prefixes, and 5 common suffixes (visualization & test on them)	Full stand- ard
**Spelling (Communications Lit standard)	Level 3: Assess on 20 homophones, 100 freshmen words Level 2: Assess on 20 homophones, 80 chosen words from 8th grade lists Level 1: Assess on 15 homophones, 70 chosen words from 7th grade lists Level E: Assess on 10 homophones, 60 chosen words from 6th grade lists	Full stand- ard
**Parts of Speech (Communications Lit standard)	Level 3: Showcase ALL types of each POS introduced, with examples, plus visualization Level 2: ALL types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + original examples Level 1: SOME types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + original examples Level E: SOME basic types of each POS identified in assessment (matching) + some original examples	Full stand-ard
*Visualization (Reading Standard)	All Levels: *Visualization for POS found in magazines (placed into categories) *Visualization/Project for Vocabulary (of choice) *Visualization for Grammar Rules	1 hit
**Note Taking (Reading Standard)	All Levels: Teacher will assess that all notes given in class are: **Legible, easy to read without straining **Make use of bullets, asterisks (*), highlighters, or boxing **Use of 2 column notes is evident **Notes are organized according to the layout	1 hit

Other Word Skills "Stuff"

3 Types of Sentences:

1. Simple: one independent thought (clause)
         Example: The boy ran all the way to the store.
2. Compound: two or more independent clauses connected with a conjunction
         Example: The boy ran all the way to the store and slipped as he opened the door
3. Complex: independent clause combined with a dependent clause
         Example: After school yesterday, the boy ran all the way to the store.

Good vs. Well

Good is always an adjective
Well is always an adverb

Latin/Greek Roots

Reading Level 3: Choose 50 Roots to be assessed. You will create a Test Template (with just the roots) and an answer key (with the definition of the root, an example word, and the def. of the example word)

Click Here for Template

Parts of Speech Overview

Every sentence must have a WHO and a DOES WHAT.

The WHO= Noun/Pronoun (also called the Subject)

The DOES WHAT= Verb (also called Predicate)

Then, there are two Parts of Speech that give more detail, liven up the party.

Nouns + Adjectives= BFF

Verbs + Adverb = BFF

SO WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF SPEECH??

BUT WHY???

Preposition Pictures!

To help solidify memory of prepositions, as a class we completed two hands on activities.
**The first of these was Preposition Boxes, where we paper folded boxes and placed locations (with) the box.
** The second activity we explored our environment and took preposition pictures. Can you guess which prepositions apply to the following pictures, taken by students?

Word Skills Class

This class covers those trickier to obtain standards: Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, and Spelling.
Benefits:
You will earn 3 Spelling hits,
3-4 Vocabulary hits,
mark off your Parts of Speech standard within the level it is needed in.

**We will complete said standards through art creation, game play, partner practice, and full class discussion (tips of the trade)