Verbs practice, Intro to subjects, and main idea – Feeding Frenzy Day 12 Verbs practice, Intro to subjects, and main idea – Feeding Frenzy

Objectives: Identify and understand the main idea present in a nonfiction text. Chunk and Gist a nonfiction text Identify the subject of a sentence Homework: Close reading Week 2 due Friday Vocabulary quiz Monday Google Classroom Lecture Video (You need Notes)

Agenda Warm Up Vocabulary Practice Verbs homework check Grammar quiz Intro to subjects Feeding Frenzy Closure

Warm up Identify parts of speech in the following: I’m not going to school today. Do you know me? I am going to destroy the quiz today! Pay attention to the verb(s)!

Vocabulary – Group practice Lets prepare for the quiz! You have five minutes to practice your lesson- use the time wisely……. Flash Card Practice

Linking Verbs Practice Get into your pairs and complete the verb phrase worksheet from google classroom. Your quiz will have this information on it.

EXAMPLE I am learning (about life) (in colonial America). 1. Master craftsmen would teach young boys certain skills. 2. The young boys were called apprentices. 3. Some apprentices could learn all about fine furniture. 4. Others might be taught about the printing press. 5. An especially talented boy would be apprenticed to a lawyer or doctor. 6. Some girls were trained as housekeepers or cooks. 7. Many children did attend some type of school. 8. All should have learned daily living skills from their parents. 9. A farm boy would help his father with the chores. 10. A girl’s mother would show her daughter how to spin and weave.

C. Identifying Verb Phrases Underline the verb phrase in each sentence. Include main verbs and helping verbs. 1. The colonists would build a home as quickly as possible. 2. Wood from nearby forests was used for their homes. 3. In later years, some houses were made of brick. 4. Poor settlers could make their furniture from the many trees of the forest. 5. Wealthy families could order fancy furniture from England. 6. The colonists may have brought some tools and household items with them. 7. They did eat some new foods, such as corn. 8. Most colonists would wear rough, homemade clothing called homespun. 9. Adults and children did like games and contests. 10. Sometimes, they might fly a kite. 11. Colonial children might have become good at familiar games such as marbles and hopscotch.

GRAMMAR QUIZ Get your laptops. Sign onto google classroom. No talking ! Eyes on your own paper! Get your laptops. Sign onto google classroom. Take the verbs quiz. No Talking! When finished, take out your Close Reading Packet and work on week 2.

Subjects of the sentence

The subject of a sentence The Subject is the noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells what the sentence is about. The Subject is the thing that does the action(action verb) or is identified(linking verb). Mary had a little lamb. What is the sentence about? Mary? The Lamb? How do you know?

The Subject The main word or group of words that tells whom or what the sentence is about is called the simple subject. Example: Mary likes to eat pizza on Tuesdays. Mary is the simple subject as the sentence is about her. Complete subject consists of the simple subject and any words, phrases, or clauses that modify the simple subject. Example: Out of the beaker rose a foul-smelling foam.

How do you find it? To identify the subject, find the verb and ask “who” or what?” Ex: Here you can swim year-round. Verb: can swim Who can swim? Subject: You

More about subjects The subject of a verb is never in a prepositional phrase. Ex: Most of the women voted. (Who voted? Most is the subject as women is the object of a preposition)

Finding Subjects and Verbs 1. Find prep phrases and infinitive phrases. 2. Find the verb (action word or memorized word)...could be a verb phrase 3. Ask who or what did this? Action verb 4. Ask who or what is this? Linking verb

Subject and Verb will not be in a prep phrase. ex *Subject and Verb will not be in a prep phrase. ex. In the afternoon, Walt will play his trumpet on stage. * Verb will not be in an infinitive phrase. ex. I like to play football. ex. To write a poem is very rewarding.

Now You TRY In your pairs: Download the classwork doc and highlight the subjects in blue. *Remember, to find the subject you need to ask “Who” or “What” + the verb.

FEEDING FRENZY Close reading

Feeding Frenzy Get into you pairs download a copy of Feeding Frenzy You must Chunk and Gist the reading for main idea and answer the questions on the back. Compose a main idea statement at the end. Remember, a main idea is not: A Title A Summary Involve the Characters

Feeding Frenzy

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Closure List three things you learned about nonfiction today. Describe two of the steps needed to understand nonfiction. Compose one question you still have regarding nonfiction.