Day 29 – VCR 5 Quiz, Close Reading 4, Indirect Objects

Objectives  Analyze organizational text elements and their purpose in nonfiction.  Show how the organization of a text affects main idea.  Display an understanding of vocabulary.  Understand and Identify Direct Objects and indirect objects in sentences. Homework: 1. VCR 6 Flashcards

Agenda  Warm Up  VCR 5 quiz + VCR 6 intro  Indirect Object notes  Indirect Object/Direct object activity  Close Reading groups  Patterns of organization  Closure

Warm up Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, and direct objects in the following sentences. 1. The students of these lessons have studied subjects and verbs. 2. The hungry man ate cake, pie and rolls continually. 3. John wants a bicycle and a wagon for Christmas. 4. Everyone at the party enjoyed the hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks.

VCR 5 Quiz  Clear your desks and get your laptops.  No talking or looking at another’s screen.  When finished work on VCR 6.

Direct Objects Sheet #2 a. Mark all prepositional phrases and infinitive phrases. b. Underline verb 2x and subject 1x. c. Circle and label the DO. 1. Rafael is making a costume for the Halloween party. 2. Jack, did you catch a trout at Pine Lake last week? 3. The inspector noticed mud on the driver’s boot. 4. Some people took cameras to the air show. 5. Jen gave a framed picture to her cousin for his birthday. 6. Josh tied the knot much too tightly. 7. Put those bottles in the recycling bin. 8. Our uncle sent tickets for the play at the community center. 9. Karen offered her extra umbrella to me. 10. The mechanic inspected the brakes after the accident.

Indirect Objects  Must follow an action verb  Must come before a direct object

How to Find: 1. Eliminate all prepositional phrases and infinitive phrases. 2. Ask “who?” or “what?” after the verb 3. Circle and label the DO * may be compound 4. Ask if anyone or anything receives the DO. If so, that someone or something is the IO.

Andy brought a flower. subj. action verbdirect obj. Andy brought me a flower. subj. action verb indirect objdirect obj. A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done.

A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done. Sarah showed the class her new glasses. subject action verb indirect objectdirect object Jeff gave Caroline a chess set. Jeff gave a chess set to whom? Sarah showed her new glasses to whom?

Please Note…  If there is an indirect object, there must be a direct object.  However, you can have a direct object without an indirect object.

**ONLY ACTION VERBS HAVE INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT OBJECTS** Linking verbs do NOT have indirect objects or direct objects Linking verb: Zachary was a silly boy. Action verb: Zachary saw a silly boy.

Examples:  You gave me a dollar.  Aunt Susan knit us socks and sweaters.  I baked my guests cookies and brewed them coffee.  Jesse gave a black eye to his sister.

Direct Objects Sheet #2 a. Mark all prepositional phrases and infinitive phrases. b. Underline verb 2x and subject 1x. c. Circle and label the DO. 1. Rafael is making a costume for the Halloween party. 2. Jack, did you catch a trout at Pine Lake last week? 3. The inspector noticed mud on the driver’s boot. 4. Some people took cameras to the air show. 5. Jen gave a framed picture to her cousin for his birthday. 6. Josh tied the knot much too tightly. 7. Put those bottles in the recycling bin. 8. Our uncle sent tickets for the play at the community center. 9. Karen offered her extra umbrella to me. 10. The mechanic inspected the brakes after the accident.

1. Lisa made her boyfriend a homemade card for his birthday. 2. Sawyer gave his brother a dollar for a candy bar. 3. Sylvia wrote her teacher a letter of appreciation. 4. I stole my brother’s money from this wallet and gave him Monopoly money in its place. 5. Prehistoric animals have left us messages about ancient times. 6. At museums, tour guides show visitors huge skeletons of dinosaurs. 7. These skeletons offer the world evidence of ancient life. 8. Fossils provide scientists with even better specimens for study. 9. Natives of the North gave a museum a frozen Mammoth. 10. Fossils give us information about ancient changes in climate.

11. Fossil footprints have given experts a great deal of information. 12. Study of some footprints can tell an observer the size of the dinosaur. 13. The museum charges people $20 to see various fossils. 14. I asked Grandpa many questions about his past. 15. On the soccer field, the player gave the ball a strong kick. 16. The farmer fed his pigs mush. 17. Janice told Lynn a secret. 18. Tom ordered us pizzas for the tailgate party. 19. The boss gave his staff a lecture about office safety. 20. The principal gave the freshman class a special treat.

21. Santa brought the naughty children coal for their stockings. 22. Deborah ordered her mom flowers for her birthday. 23. The groom gave the bride a big smooch at the end of the wedding. 24. I left the man a message about my broken washing machine. 25. The chef cooked his sous chefs a new recipe to try. 26. Thad passed Ronald a note during class. 27. The professor assigned the students a twenty page paper. 28. Rick bought Royanne a valentine.

Group Practice – Close Reading Week 4 Get into groups of 4. Assign one member of the group to get your reading packets from me. Use your answer sheets to discuss the answers. ->Use your rationale in your discussions. You must have one written. When you establish a group answer, write it in the group answer portion of the answer sheet. You have 15 min. to complete.

Close Reading Objectives: Week Five Beyond standard annotation requirements, please complete the following: "Editor" pp Highlight the sentence that most contributes to the central idea. 2.Highlight the thesis statement. Re-state the thesis in the margin. 3.Highlight the author's use of appeal. Identify the type of appeal in the margins. 4.Highlight diction used specifically to appeal to the reader's emotion. Summarize the likely effects of this diction in the margins. 5.Is this thesis statement re-stated in the conclusion? If so, highlight it and draw a line connecting it to the thesis statement 6.Compose a statement evaluating this letter's effectiveness. Cite textual evidence to support your critique.

Closure 3, 2, 1  Write:  3 things you have learned about organizational structures today.  2 examples of indirect objects.  1 question you still have regarding today’s lesson.